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  • An F-86F Sabre displays both 13th and 14th Fighter Squadron colors on its tail as it sits in Risner Circle at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 18, 2018. By mid-1953, Fifth Air Force described the aircraft as the most-suitable fighter-bomber during the Korean War. The aircraft didn’t have operating problems and was noted for its stability at high altitudes. The aircraft remains emblazoned today with both 3rd Air Wing and 35th Fighter Wing shields, symbolizing the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    F-86F Sabre: Longstanding symbol of U.S.-Japan alliance

    Risner Circle at Misawa Air Base, Japan, displays the F-86F as a static aircraft today. After the first Combined Air Festival in 1980, the Japanese and American base commanders dedicated an F-86F as a symbol of the U.S.-Japan friendship. The F-86F Sabre began production in 1952, and gained popularity during the Korean War. It displayed a superior
  • U.S. Air Force Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team and contractors perpare two F-16 Fighting Falcons from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for an aerobatic practice at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 26, 2018. Eielson AFB supported the demo team by providing aircraft to fly as well as contractors to maintain the jets for the 2018 Arctic Thunder biennial air show . (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

    PACAF Demo Team, Eielson AFB jets support Arctic Thunder 2018

    The Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team worked hand-in-hand with Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to save 20,000 to 30,000 pounds of fuel and thousands of taxpayer dollars in support of Arctic Thunder 2018 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 30 to July 1.“We used the 18th Fighter Squadron aggressor F-16 Fighting Falcon model,
  • The Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team plants native vegetation by a riverbank with the Youth Employment in Parks program members in Anchorage, Alaska, June 29, 2018. The YEP program provides a 10-week summer program, hiring Anchorage teens to complete park improvement projects. Participants learn natural resource management job skills by building trails and restoring stream banks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

    PACAF Demo Team fuels Alaskan community during Arctic Thunder 2018

    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 biennial air show, allowed the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team to hone their

  • Col. R. Scott Jobe takes final flight

  • Focus pocus

    Bilateral vehicle maintainers keep Misawa’s trucks roadworthy

    Working side-by-side, U.S. Air Force Airmen and their Japanese national counterparts in the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron allied trade and body shop provide 24-to-48 hour repairs to Team Misawa’s fleet of vehicles on the road.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Keith Wright, the 35th Fighter Wing flight safety NCO, poses for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 23, 2018. This year marks 75 years of safety identifying flight risks, evaluating flight line supervision and examining flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks)

    Staying safe in flight

    The 35th Fighter Wing safety office trains Airmen to prevent safety issues ranging from work place incidents to aviation mishaps, which provides pilots insight to the potential dangers they could face in flight.
  • Madrids climb out of $230,000 debt, financially inspire servicemembers

    Tech. Sgt. climbs out of $230,000 in debt, financially inspires service members

    Sometimes debt can be seen as a neverending mountain, getting higher and steeper, keeping some financially trapped for years. Tech. Sgt. George Madrid, a 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron quality assurance evaluator, and his wife, Erika, found themselves $230,000 deep in debt, and their financial mountain looked like Mt. Everest. They needed a way
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