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  • Airman drummer beats adversity with style

    Those who know him would normally describe him as soft-spoken and reserved, but life was and is anything but quiet for this musically-inclined Airman.Since birth Airman 1st Class Kyle Henaire’s parents believed he was destined to have an instrument in his hands.“When he was an infant, we took him in

  • VMFA-121 helps prepare JASDF for F-35A

    Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 hosted members of Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Third Air Wing for an educational tour and class centered around the F-35A Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 13, 2017. The tour was an effort from the Marine Corps to share knowledge and

  • Rain, sleet or snow, Misawa's bilateral weather flight will know

    An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot cruises across the cloudless sky, as the yellow sun scorches the canopy with muggy heat pressed against the glass. Suddenly, in the corner of his left eye, he views a storm brewing. Within a matter of seconds dark clouds blanket the sky and blacken as sparks of

  • Misawa Airmen contribute to U.S., Vietnam subject matter expert exchange

    The United States and Vietnam People’s Army, along with several nongovernmental organizations, came together for Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 17-2 with humanitarian assistance and subject matter expert exchanges September 5 to 18.PACANGEL missions consist of several humanitarian assistance and disaster

  • Misawa Ready Technician program increases maintainers' expertise

    Team Misawa constantly maintains a high operations tempo, preserving their force lethality while developing the best leaders to dominate in air, space and cyberspace.  To help maintain the wing's F-16 Fighting Falcon fleet, the base received an influx of new Airmen who are expected to flawlessly

  • Pacific Partners Air Festival enriches U.S., Japan friendship

    A boom rolled across the flight line, announcing the start of what the brooding cloud layer had promised since dawn; within a matter of minutes rain came crashing down as individuals scattered to find cover. What seemed to put a damper on the start of the Pacific Partners Air Festival quickly