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  • Twenty Years at Misawa: The 35th Fighter Wing

    October 1, 2014 is an important day in the history of Misawa Air Base, Japan.  Twenty years ago today, the 35th Fighter Wing activated and assumed base operations for Misawa and command of the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons.  The very same day, the Air Force created five new units -- the 35th

  • F-35 Lightning II demonstration comes to Misawa

    Lockheed Martin hosted an F-35 Lightning II cockpit demonstration simulation Sept. 24-26 at Misawa Air Base, Japan.The demonstration was brought to Misawa in order to increase awareness of the new aircraft for all personnel and to become familiar with the multi-role fighter that will ultimately be

  • Misawa celebrates 67th Annual AF Ball

    U.S. Air Force, Navy, Japan Air Self-Defense Forces and local community members come together to celebrate the 67th Annual Air Force Ball at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2014. The event included a Prisoners of War and Missing in Action commemoration and cake-cutting ceremony, as well as live

  • CES improves Misawa's runway

    A team of more than 50 individuals have been working tirelessly to repair the airfield and runway here since March.The team of Airmen from the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron and Japanese contractors are responsible for ensuring the runway is improved with minimal interference to daily flying

  • No-notice exercise demonstrates Misawa readiness

    Misawa Airmen responded to a no-notice recall Sept. 15, 2014, as part of exercise Beverly Sunrise 14-08.This base-wide response demonstrated to Col. Timothy Sundvall, 35th Fighter Wing commander, how quickly the Airmen under his command could generate aircraft and relocate them and personnel to a

  • Bilaterally learning medical skills

    Every summer for the past 13 years, the 35th Medical Group has hosted a shadowing program for Japanese medical students from Hirosaki University in Aomori Prefecture.Four to six Japanese students are selected to participate each summer for the seven to 10 days of on-the-job learning with

  • Misawa reflects on 9/11

    Can you remember where you were or what you were doing when the attack happened on 9/11? Today is a day of reflection ...Thirteen years ago on Tuesday, September 11th at 8:46 a.m., terrorists started a series of coordinated suicide attacks against the United States. As a result, 2,977 innocent lives