Dec. 11, 2018 U.S. Airmen share holiday spirit with Hirosaki orphans With children and adults alike counting down the days to Christmas, Team Misawa service members and families visited with orphans living in Hirosaki, Japan, bringing community and holiday cheer, Dec. 8.
Nov. 16, 2018 CSAR training enhances PACAF tactics U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 31st Rescue Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, participated in combat search and rescue training as part of exercise Keen Sword 19, near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 31.
Nov. 7, 2018 Wild Weasels engage in Yamada Sub Base bilateral exchange Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing visited with their Japanese counterparts from the 37th Surveillance Squadron during a bilateral exchange program, at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Yamada Sub Base, Yamada Town, Japan, Oct. 17 to 26. “Events like the BEP keeps the U.S. and Japan bonds tight and
Sept. 26, 2018 35th FW hosts JASDF Bilateral Exchange Program, builds Indo-Pacific partnership When allies smoothly integrate with each other, both professionally and emotionally, a sliver of a connection is established, becomes reinforced and later woven into an inseparable bond, providing balance in the Indo-Pacific region. Approximately two decades ago, Team Misawa initiated the
Sept. 11, 2018 Misawa Friendship Festival honors Hokkaido victims Out of respect for the victims of the Hokkaido earthquakes, the 35th Fighter Wing, together with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Air Wing, cancelled aerial demonstrations, focusing on ground demonstrations and renaming the event the Misawa Friendship Festival Sept. 9.
Aug. 31, 2018 Wenatchee Delegation Visits Misawa 2018 Delegates from Wenatchee, Washington, visited Misawa last week during their annual cultural exchange. These goodwill delegation visits continue to strengthen decades of partnerships after the first non-stop transpacific flight crash-landed in Wenatchee from Misawa.
Aug. 23, 2018 Team Misawa hosts Omnicon 2018 Team Misawa hosted Omnicon 2018, Aug. 18, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The event welcomed all with base access to enjoy shared interests in gaming, cosplay and other pop-culture hobbies, building bonds while sustaining a healthy community.