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  • Total force effort enables Misawa exercise

    The 35th Fighter Wing reached out to an unlikely source to help support a weeklong operational readiness exercise that wrapped up here March 5.Misawa needed to transport dozens of Airmen to the Republic of Korea in support of the exercise, but lacked airlift transportation. Nearly 2,000 miles away

  • Brotherly bonds through hardship

    With his eyes forward, feet shoulder-width apart and hands at the small of his back, he stood at parade rest. All around him, fellow basic trainee graduates were greeted one by one with smiles and hugs from their loved ones.Despite the lively sounds of congratulations and praises that filled the

  • Misawa recognizes national day of prayer

    Members of the Misawa community attended the National Prayer Luncheon here, March 5. U.S. Air Force Col. Dondi E. Costin, Pacific Air Forces command chaplain, gave a speech on the luncheon's topic, "Thank Outside the Box," encouraging Misawa members to focus on being thankful in all aspects of their

  • 35 MDG executes aeromedical evacuation

    Airmen from the 35th Medical Group teamed up with the California Air National Guard to execute an aeromedical evacuation exercise March 5, 2015, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. It was the first of its kind here, and more than 30 patients were transported from the belly of a C-130J Hercules onto medical

  • Navy munitions plays part in ORE

    Navy Munitions Command East Asia Division Unit Misawa conducted a weapons training exercise in support of Beverly Sunrise 15-2, an Air Force operational readiness exercise that took place here March 4.NMC Misawa assembled and configured 30 underwater mines during the exercise to ensure U.S. Forces

  • EOD clears Misawa’s airfield

    Late Tuesday morning, during a time when it would normally be filled with lively maintainers and taxiing F-16 Fighting Falcons, the flightline here took on a very different look. It was littered with unexploded bomblets from an enemy missile, every couple hundred yards marking another deadly threat.

  • Misawa Flyers take-on Tokyo Marathon

    A group of Misawa runners participated in the Tokyo Marathon, a 26.2-mile course that took place Feb. 22, 2015 and traveled through main tourist attractions in Tokyo.The race is one of six World Marathon Majors, and of the 34,063 participants, six were from Misawa Air Base, Japan.A handful of the