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  • 35th FW Airmen depart for Cope Taufan 16

    U.S. Air Force Airmen board a Boeing 757 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2016. The plane was destined for Pangkalan Udara Butterworth and Pangkalan Udara Subang, Malaysia, where nearly 250 Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing will participate in exercise Cope Taufan 16. The exercise allows for an

  • AF director of civil engineers tours new EOD compound

    Airmen with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron salute Maj. Gen. Timothy S. Green, the Air Force Director of Civil Engineers and Deputy Chief of Staff for logistics, engineering and force protection with Headquarters U.S. Air Force, as he arrives on a tour bus at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 1, 2016.

  • 35th FW welcomes new commander

    The 35th Fighter Wing guidon was placed into new hands during a change of command ceremony here, July 7.During the ceremony, Col. Timothy Sundvall relinquished command of the fighter wing to its 65th commander Col. R. Scott Jobe.The event was presided over by Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces, Japan

  • Legal Blotter - 2nd Qtr 2016

    During 2016's 2nd quarter, 18 Misawa Airmen received nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice. Commanders used the following as a means of punishment, rehabilitation, and maintaining good order and discipline.Nonjudicial Punishments (Articles 15):A senior airman

  • Cryogenics provides the coolest, freshest air

    U.S. Air Force Airman Wesley Henderson, a fuels distribution technician with the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, oversees a liquid oxygen tank refilling at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 29, 2016. Liquid oxygen tanks are refilled every three to four months and are used to produce breathable air for