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  • Misawa fighter pilots, maintenance Airmen double operations during surge

    The 13th Fighter Squadron and its maintenance team increased operations during a three-day surge, generating 36 sorties each day, here, Feb. 13-16. “We increase our operations tempo – doubling it – going from flying two flying periods to four flying periods,” said Lt. Col. David Wray, the 13th

  • Steam plant operations bring the heat

    The roar of an F-16 Fighting Falcon rips overhead through the snowy sky as Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group prepare the next aircraft for launch.  Despite the weather, their hands stay warm enough to tighten the next bolt thanks to the constant hiss of Misawa's steam

  • Wild Weasel of the Week: Amn Vanessa Gonzalez

    Each week a member of the 35th Fighter Wing is selected as the Wild Weasel of the Week. This individual is recognized based on superior performance, outstanding work ethic, and overall good conduct and discipline. The 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit chose Amn Vanessa Gonzalez, a scheduler, to be

  • Medical personnel stay ready for the real deal

    Medical facility personnel arrive for another day on the job and prepare for the day’s workload. Immediately a voice over the intercom sounds off, “Code blue! Code blue! Code blue!,” alerting all staff a patient has collapsed from a heart attack and requires immediate attention.When a 35th Medical

  • US, Thai relationship rekindled during COBRA GOLD 17

    Cobra Gold is a Thailand and United States co-sponsored Combined Task Force and joint theater security cooperation exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand. CG17 kicked off Feb. 14 and will close out on Feb. 24 with up to 29 nations participating.

  • COPE NORTH 2017 set to strengthen multilateral partnerships in Pacific

    Approximately 130 Airmen and multiple F-16 Fighting Falcons departed Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 7 and 8, to participate in Exercise COPE NORTH 2017.CN17 is a multilateral U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored field training exercise, originating here in 1978, now conducted annually at Andersen Air

  • Wild Weasel of the Week: SrA Trentyn Tavares

    Each week a member of the 35th Fighter Wing is selected as the Wild Weasel of the Week. This individual is recognized based on superior performance, outstanding work ethic, and overall good conduct and discipline. The 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron chose Senior Airman Trentyn Tavares, a Labor and