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  • Runway repair concludes, fighters return early

    After nearly two months of construction, Misawa Air Base’s runway became fully operational more than a week ahead of schedule, June 26, and both fighter squadrons returned home.Due to teamwork between the entire 35th Fighter Wing, Pacific Air Forces and host nation construction companies, military

  • RED FLAG-Alaska concludes; Misawa tactics, teamwork primed

    In a place where the sun never sets, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska has been the perfect home to more than 60 aircraft and their squadrons as they took to the skies to further readiness, strengthen interoperability with allies and challenge the status quo to ensure air superiority.The 14th Fighter

  • U.S., Japan engineers reinforce Pacific unity, interoperability

    The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted a bilateral engagement event with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force civil engineering counterparts, which focused on base recovery and developing friendships June 20 through 22, at Misawa Air Base. The exchange featured various construction, fire and

  • Air Control Flight: Eyes in the skies at Red Flag

    It’s a dark room, lit up by a handful of bright screens; each one displays locations of different airframes in the sky. It’s laid out like a virtual play book with Airmen who look like football coaches wearing headsets giving instructions.  They're the 610th Air Control Flight from Misawa Air Base,

  • Eagles’ eyes surround weasels’ den

    When Misawa Air Base Airmen are within the Indo-Asia-Pacific region securing partnerships with allies or conducting the “Wild Weasel” mission, constant vigilance is maintained, and when they return to home station situational awareness is heightened for ever-changing threats. The Eagle Eyes program

  • Cloudy with a chance of jets

    Two weather forecasters from Misawa Air Base, Japan, were responsible for advising 100 pilots flying 86 aircraft and more than 1,500 personnel for the entirety of RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2.“It was intimidating at first,” said Senior Airman Joseph Goebel, a 35th Operations Support Squadron weather

  • Misawa Airman gets flight of a lifetime

    It's a dry 80 degrees in the shaded flow-through. For a crew chief, this is a pretty desirable work environment. Not too hot and not too cold... but for Airman 1st Class Jaimie Smith, the weather doesn't matter. The long hours don't matter. To her, this is more than a just a job. “I've always wanted