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  • RAT ensures bilateral training relocation kicks-off without delay

    Transporting more than 100,000 lbs. of cargo and 100 U.S. Air Force Airmen over 1,000 miles to Tsuiki Air Base, Japan didn’t happen on a whim, it required months of coordination between eight agencies from the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron to the Japan Ministry of Defense.The weight of this load

  • 1st MAW Marines strengthen relationship with Misawa community

    More than 20 Marines, Sailors and Airmen banded together with Misawa City employees to conduct a beach cleanup at Miss Veedol Beach in Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. The Marines and Sailors with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Airmen

  • Cope Angel strengthens alliances on mainland Japan

    Team Misawa and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members executed exercise Cope Angel 17 side-by-side at Draughon Range and Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, for the first time on the country's mainland.CA17 is an annual bilateral event between the JASDF, known as the Koku-Jieitai, and U.S. Air Force in

  • Japan, ROKAF leaders tour Misawa during Joint Staff College visit

    In the midst of a Senior Officers Leadership Course tour, 49 Japanese and Republic of Korea lieutenant colonels and colonels visited Misawa Air Base to better understand the United States' air and naval mission capabilities here Dec. 13. The senior leaders from the Japanese air force, navy and army

  • Navy crewman educates Misawa youth on drones

    The Misawa teen center hosted a drone safety symposium for children Dec. 8, honing in on the fundamentals of flying and using them near the flight line.Children, ages eight to 18, had the chance to fly drones as well as learn how the military incorporates them in modern-day warfare.“I thought this

  • US, Japan break barriers, reinforce partnership during exchange

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force service members engaged in a bilateral exchange program at Misawa Air Base, Japan, from Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, to increase interoperability and break down language barriers. Conducted by Fifth Air Force since 1995, this year’s BEP featured eight enlisted