10 May 2018 US, Japan Bilateral Bond Shown through Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics Operations MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Working alongside a counterpart creates an unbreakable bond, a positive relationship, and inspires creativity. The shared camaraderie between the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 pilots lent to demonstrating and ultimately...
17 July 2018 35th Fighter Wing Guidon Passed to New Commander MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Fighter Wing guidon was placed into new hands during a change of command ceremony here, July 16.During the ceremony, Col. R. Scott Jobe, the former 35th FW commander, relinquished command to the fighter wing’s 66th commander, Col. Kristopher W. Struve.The event was...
16 April 2018 New Zealand Offers Unique Training to Demo team WANAKA, New Zealand -- “We got out of our F-16 Fighting Falcons and the amount of support we received from the Kiwis was awesome,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot. “We had a lot of positive interactions with the community; they welcomed us with open...
20 July 2018 Pacific Air Forces Demo Team Fuels Alaskan Community during Arctic Thunder 2018 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- While an F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration engages communities across the world through its gravity-defying tricks, the team behind the machine also engages with the community across the Indo-Pacific region but in a more... green way.Arctic Thunder, a...
17 May 2018 Friendship Day Signifies Change for PACAF Demonstration Team MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- A secluded table of Airmen in a corner of a ballroom on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni bellows with laughter as the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team shares memories after a long day of air show performances. Quickly, these...
06 September 2018 U.S., Japanese Emergency Responders Train to Perfect Safety, Security for Air Show MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Fire rose above the trees and sirens rang across the field from fire trucks, police vehicles and ambulances starting the 2018 Annual Air Show Emergency Management Exercise, Aug 29.Lt. Col. Bradley Brough, the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, said security forces,...
06 July 2018 The 35th Fighter Wing Safety Office: Keeping the 'Wild Weasel' Off the Endangered Species List MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Welcome to Misawa where an abundance of new adventures awaits! Arriving in winter? Grab a snowboard and hit the slopes. Perhaps it’s summertime; hop on a jet ski and explore Lake Ogawara. But before heading out, there is an element of risk associated with most recreational...
16 July 2018 Bleeding Blue: Misawa Maintenance Officer's Dreams Comes True MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Her parents gave her a set of model military airplanes when she was younger and she had a grandpa, uncles and cousins in the service. As a little girl, she always knew she wanted to be in the military.As she prepared to go to Misawa Air Base as a then-2nd Lieutenant,...
28 March 2018 Misawa Airman Earns Prestigious Japan America Air Force Goodwill Association Award MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Cheers fill the ballroom as Senior Master Sgt. Paul Riley, the 35th Maintenance Squadron armament flight chief, walks across the stage. He greets the Japanese leaders and presenters with a bow, instead of the typical handshake. Riley flashes a smile as he receives the...
11 October 2018 The 35th Fighter Wing Kicks Off RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 kicked off at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 4 with primary flying operations being executed over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. Misawa Air Base’s 35th Fighter Wing is serving as the lead unit throughout the Pacific Air...