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  • Serow Samurai: Ready to Respond

    Serow Samurai strengthened Total Force integration by reinforcing expeditionary readiness, ensuring Airmen are prepared to adapt and operate in defense of U.S. and allied interests across the Pacific.

  • Misawa community comes together for Tanabata Festival

    Team Misawa and members of the local community came together to celebrate Tanabata in Misawa, Japan, July 24 - 26, 2026. Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, is held annually to commemorate the separated lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi on the one day of the year they are allowed to meet. Engaging

  • Packing Readiness for Red Flag-Alaska 26-3

    Airmen inspected cargo to ensure personnel and equipment met readiness requirements, enabling the 35th Fighter Wing to deploy safely and efficiently for RF-A 26-3, where joint and multinational forces will train to strengthen interoperability and combat capability.

  • Strengthening the Alliance: F-16 Fam Flight

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Keita Funakura, Northern Air Defense Force commander, co-pilots with U.S. Air Force Col. Jeromy Guinther, 35th Operations Group commander, in a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon in a familiarization flight that marked his farewell to the 35th Fighter Wing and reflected

  • 13th Fighter Squadron integrates FENIX simulators into Valiant Shield 26

     F-35 pilots assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron (FS) used F-35 Emulated Non-Operational Flight Program Interoperability Experience (FENIX) simulators during Exercise VALIANT SHIELD 2026 from June 22–30 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, connecting the squadron to a distributed training environment