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  • Misawa Airmen give Fighting Falcons a face lift

    In their mid-20's, the F-16 Fighting Falcons at Misawa Air Base are older than most Airmen that maintain them. The paint on the jets recently reached its maximum service life and began reverting back to its original form of a liquid, creating potential hazards during flight, yielding the need for a

  • USAF intelligence intergrates with JASDF counterparts

    The 35th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analysts dedicated more than 50 hours, from May 22 to 26, to familiarizing four Japan Air Self-Defense Forces intelligence analysts from multiple bases throughout Japan, on skills and techniques required for Red Flag-Alaska 17-2 in order to improve

  • Concrete partnership showcased during airfield construction

    Usually the Misawa Air Base community hears the roaring of the F-16 Fighting Falcons, but since early May, the sounds of jack hammers and construction machines fill the air as a makeover occurs on the flight line.The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 35th Security Forces Squadron flex their

  • JTAGS reinforces Soldiers' combat tactics training

    On an overcast day, U.S. Soldiers creep through trees and foliage with faint noises of cracking twigs under each step. All of a sudden, an explosion goes off and the team readies themselves for tactical combat and mission execution.Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company, Joint Tactical Ground Station

  • 13th, 14th Fighter Squadrons swap locations

    Pilots with the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons, assigned to Misawa Air Base, swapped out temporary duty locations after a month spent at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, respectively, May 26, 2017.Due to routine flight line maintenance, planned years in

  • Maintainers sharpen Demo Team air show

    The Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team maintainers are an elite set of professionals ensuring the F-16 Fighting Falcon is fit to fly in air shows across the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater.“I volunteered for the position when it became available because I love my job and what better way than to

  • PACAF F-16 Demo Team strengthens bonds through professionalism

    The Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team from Misawa Air Base, Japan performed at the Hofu Air Festival, giving approximately 30,000 spectators a front row seat to the power and maneuverability of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, May 21.The team's objective is to strengthen the U.S. Air Force's