14 March 2018 Misawa Medic Chills in Antarctica, Supports Operation Deep Freeze MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Most humans will never venture as far south as Antarctica. The seasons rarely change with every dawn lighting up the snowy white tundra void of vegetation. The chilly air feels crisp as ice pierces even the thickest of garments.Nestled deep within these chilling, often...
27 February 2018 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Patches Up, Beds Down F-16s at COPE NORTH ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- What was previously a quarterly bilateral exercise held at Misawa Air Base, members of the 35th Fighter Wing are now currently in the midst of exercise COPE NORTH 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This two-week exercise is designed to enhance multilateral air...
20 February 2018 More Than Allies: Immigrant Airman Forges Intercultural Friendships MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- An intelligence analyst by day and cultural envoy by night, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura grew up one of four siblings of a Hispanic immigrant family in Los Angeles, California. Of his family, “Vinny” and his brothers spoke both English and Spanish.“Mijo, can you...
29 December 2017 Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Leader Visits Misawa, Emphasizes Warfighter Mindset MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Anthony Spadaro, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) senior enlisted leader (SEL), made his first visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20 and 21.To kick off his two-day visit, Spadaro experienced an interactive mission brief from 35th Fighter Wing,...
27 March 2018 Chitose, Misawa Bilateral Exchange Airmen Reunite Year Later MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Ten Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen from the 2nd Fighter Wing at Chitose Air Base, Japan, took part in the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 21.Stemming back to 1995, the semi-annual exchange program strengthens bilateral ties by...
09 March 2018 Navy Super Hornets Leave Nest, Soar Skies with Air Force Falcons MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Several U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, honed joint-integration tactics with Misawa Air Base’s F-16 Fighting Falcons across Northern Japan skies, Feb. 28.Falcon and Super Hornet pilots...
02 May 2018 U.S. F-16s Relocate, Misawa Airmen integrate with Japan Air Self-Defense Force in Chitose CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- Nearly 95 personnel and six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base soared to Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 23 to 27 to participate in an aviation training relocation program.Misawa AB F-16s, Yokota AB C-130J Super Hercules and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15...
21 March 2018 Annual Tug of War Event Strengthens US, Japan Partnership MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Teams with the U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy (USN) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (USAF) came together to forge friendships and compete in the 16th Annual Northern Air Defense Force Commander’s Cup Tug of War Tournament at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 18.Nineteen...
09 April 2018 Determination, Detonation and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Reconnaissance Initiation MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Misawa’s 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team, ranked one of the best in Pacific Air Forces, created opportunities to share their wealth of knowledge with their host nation EOD partners March 29 and 30.The 35th CES EOD flight worked...
10 July 2018 Weapons System Evaluation Program Tests 13th Fighter Squadron Weapons Capabilities JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- The 13th Fighter Squadron participated in Combat Hammer at JBPH-H, an evaluation exercise, which is part of the Air Force’s weapons system evaluation program from June 11-15.“Combat Hammer is where we evaluate cradle-to-grave precision guided munitions,”...