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  • Target confirmed: precision munitions training comes to Misawa

    Editor's Note: The name of the joint terminal attack controller, or JTAC, has been left out of the article for security purposes.Standing outside the seventh story of the Draughon Range control tower, a JTAC braces himself against the fierce, winter wind, his feet planted firmly on the grated ledge.

  • 4th Quarter Load Crew Competition

    Every year, Airmen from the 13th and 14th Aircraft Maintenance Units compete in quarterly & annual Load Crew Competitions. The rivalry is fierce, which makes for a good show!

  • Drill to perfection

    Those who have been to awards ceremonies, banquets or retirements at Misawa Air Base, Japan, are likely to have observed a Base Honor Guard drill team conducting the colors ceremony to start of an event.The Base Honor Guard currently consists of 16 active Airmen who support a range of events

  • This Month in 35th Fighter Wing and Misawa Air Base History: January

    One of the strengths of Misawa Air Base and of the 35th Fighter Wing is the positive bilateral relationship with both the local community and the nation of Japan, and the month of January features prominently in the history of the U.S.-Japan relationship at Misawa.  Here are a few of the important

  • Why I Wear the Uniform: A1C Patrick Hoerle

    I wear the uniform of the United States Air Force for many reasons. There is the great pride I feel knowing I defend the Constitution and contribute to keeping our country free. I also feel a sense of responsibility to this country, my family and others.Freedom is not granted; it must be fought for

  • New BTZ course assists in fast-track promotion

    Sitting at attention, back straight with hands in lap, Airmen at Misawa Air Base participated in the first mock senior airman below-the-zone promotion board here, Dec. 15.The mock board was part of the Professional Development Center's new "BTZ 101" course designed to assist airmen first class on

  • Sweet success: Molding partnership through mochi making

    Members of the 35th Fighter Wing and Japan Air-Self Defense Force participate in the annual Mochi Pounding Ceremony at a JASDF facility at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15. 2014. According to JASDF Maj. Gen. Hirohide Inoue, 3rd Air Wing commander, the making of Mochi highlights the relationship of