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Building Capabilities, Partnership, and Readiness during Bilateral Runway Repair

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Group and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen assigned to the Western Air Civil Engineering Group assess the damage to a rapid airfield damage recovery pad caused by explosives during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2023. U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Group and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen from the Western Air Civil Engineering Group comprised the bulk of service members attending the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anwtain Hanks)
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Misawa Air Base F-16 Reaches 10,000 Flying Hours

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jordan Kahn, 13th Fighter Squadron commander, prepares to taxi onto the runway in an F-16 Fighting Falcon to reach its 10,000 flight hour milestone at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022. Aircraft 913 is the second Block-50 F-16 at Misawa Air Base and third in the Air Force to reach 10,000 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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220911-F-MI946-1171

Attendees wave to a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II pilot taxiing the runway during the Misawa Air Fest at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. The air show gave community members an opportunity to see various aircraft, meet military personnel and observe ground and aerial demonstrations, encompassing the power of the joint and bilateral forces. This year’s aerial demonstrations included the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and JASDF F-35A Lightning II, Mitsubishi F-2, a CH-47J and UH-60 helicopter alongside a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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220908-F-TE598-1226

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron takes off of the runway during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-06 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. Agile Combat Employment is a warfighting concept that will increase survivability and allow for the generation of combat power despite enemy attempts at saturation attacks on forward airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Heller)
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220908-F-TE598-1037

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron throws up the “Panther Paw” before taxing an F-16 Fighting Falcon onto the runway during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-06 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. The exercise incorporates Agile Combat Employment, a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability and continue to generate combat power despite enemy attempts at saturation attacks on forward airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Heller)
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220908-F-TE598-1013

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron taxis an F-16 Fighting Falcon onto the runway during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-06 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. The 35th Fighter Wing conducted a readiness exercise to train and test the response and procedures for deployment and combat contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Heller)
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220829-F-MI946-1153

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron takes off of the runway during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-06 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2022. The exercise is part of an effort to incorporate Agile Combat Employment, a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability and continue to generate combat power despite enemy attempts at saturation attacks on forward airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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220829-F-MI946-1077

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron takes off of the runway during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-06 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2022. Beverly Sunrise is an exercise designed to train and test the response and procedures for deployment and combat contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern)
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Bilateral runway repair enhances partnerships

U.S. Airmen from the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron mix cement with water during Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training at Draughon Range, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. The exercise assessed Misawa's ability to perform Agile Combat Employment across a range of military operations in a complex and dynamic international security environment.
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Bilateral runway repair enhances partnerships

U.S. Air Force Col. David L. McCleese, 35th Mission Support Group commander, listens to JASDF Col. Koji Yamazaki, Civil Engineering Division Defense Planning and Policy Department, Air Staff Office, Civil Engineer Director, during Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training at Draughon Range, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. The cohesion of Japanese and U.S. forces during training exercises like this aids in enhancing the over 50-year security alliance maintained by the two nations, competition against peer adversaries, the joint team, and international partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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Bilateral runway repair enhances partnerships

Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Air Wing personnel outline an area to excavate in order to repair damage during Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training at Draughon Range, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. and Japanese partners worked alongside each other repairing the craters while observers from both countries took notes on the difference in procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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Bilateral runway repair enhances partnerships

Heavy machinery is lined up before Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training at Draughon Range, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. and Japanese partners worked alongside each other repairing the craters while observers from both countries took notes on the difference in procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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Bilateral runway repair enhances partnerships

Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Air Wing personnel level cement during Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training at Draughon Range, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. and Japanese partners worked alongside each other repairing the craters while observers from both countries took notes on the difference in procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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Bilateral runway repair enhances partnerships

Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Air Wing personnel operate heavy machinery to clear debris during Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training at Draughon Range, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. and Japanese partners worked alongside each other repairing the craters while observers from both countries took notes on the difference in procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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The 35th CES completes 2022 Prime BEEF training

An U.S. Airman assigned to the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron watches a drone for a Rapid Airfield Damage Assessment System (RADAS) class during the annual Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (Prime BEEF) training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2022. The drones are designed to significantly reduce hazardous exposure Airmen might encounter while assessing a damaged runway as well as reduce the time the airfield recovery and assessment process takes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)
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U.S. Navy Joint Interoperability

A U.S. Navy EA-18 Growler taxis on the runway at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 1, 2022. F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa, integrated with U.S. Navy EA-18 Growlers in order to rehearse multi-domain joint mission, increasing interoperability and strengthening collective lethality. The mission provided an opportunity to enhance joint interoperability and assure regional allies and partners that we remain committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joao Marcus Costa)
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Dedicated Crew Chief: Earned, not given

A 35th Fighter Wing crew chief waits for a jet to taxi to the runway at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2022. DCCs take direct responsibility for maintaining a single aircraft that they launch, recover, inspect, and troubleshoot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks)
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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: Airfield Operations and Weather

U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander looks at a Bowmonk Airfield Friction Meter at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 25, 2022. The Bowmonk is used to determine if there is enough friction on the runway for a jet to land safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks)
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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: Airfield Operations and Weather

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Strahin, 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield management shift lead, explains how runway surface conditions (RSC) and runway condition readings (RCR) are determined here at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 25, 2022. RSC are determined by visually checking if the runways are wet or dry. While the RCR determines how much traction the runway has when covered with ice or snow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks)
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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: Airfield Operations and Weather

U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joey R. Meininger, 35th Fighter Wing command chief, visit the 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield operations flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 25, 2022. Airfield operations personnel oversee the maintenance and daily operations of the runways, lighting and other airfield components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks)
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