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  • ENDEX: ‘Wild Weasels’ return from VIGILANT ACE 18

    Miles above the ground, blue skies and white clouds acted as a gym for more than 230 aircraft over Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, last week. Among these aircraft, the 35th Fighter Wing used their Block 50 F-16 Fighting Falcons as another machine to strengthen and solidify training capabilities

  • UPDATE-PRESS RELEASE: Misawa Airman found deceased in on-base residence

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Blackwell, assigned to the 35th Operation Support Squadron, was found unresponsive in his dorm room on Thursday and pronounced deceased at approximately 12 p.m.Blackwell was a 25-year-old from Mililani Town, Hawaii, and an airfield systems technician who

  • First Japanese-built F-35A lands at Misawa AB

    A Defense Contract Management Agency government flight representative landed the first Japanese-made F-35A on Misawa AB's runway, Nov. 2.Maj. Elijah Supper piloted the brand-new aircraft from the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out facility, and was quickly

  • Airmen receive prime training during VIGILANT ACE 18

    Under layers of mission-oriented protective posture gear, the bitter wind pierces the faces of 35th Maintenance Group personnel while they grasp tools underneath the belly of an F-16 Fighting Falcon.“It’s pure chaos, something we don’t see at Misawa,” said Master Sgt. Nicholas Ward, a 35th Aircraft

  • 35th OG Aviation Resource Management soars to top in PACAF

    U.S. Pacific Air Forces presented the 35th Operations Group Aviation Resource Management team at Misawa Air Base, Japan, with the Sergeant Dee Campbell Outstanding Small Unit of the Year award.The aviation resource managers received the award for their actions in three categories--direct operational

  • PRESS RELEASE: Misawa Airman found deceased in on-base residence

    A Misawa Air Base member was found unresponsive on-base and declared dead this morning.The identity is being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification. The cause of death is under investigation and more details will be released as they become available.

  • Panthers, Samurais relocate for VIGILANT ACE 18

    The 35th Fighter Wing relocated 18 F-16 Fighting Falcons and more than 280 personnel to participate in VIGILANT ACE 18, an annual flying exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, occurring Dec. 4 through 8.The exercise tests the readiness of 35th FW Airmen to rapidly respond within the