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  • Misawa Airmen support COPE NORTH

    Approximately 400 Airmen and several F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 35th Fighter Wing departed Misawa Air Base, Japan, to participate in COPE NORTH 2015, a multilateral operational training exercise in Andersen AFB, Guam, Feb. 2, 2015. This exercise allows the U.S. Air Force and Navy, Japan Air Self

  • Generating Airpower: Chiefs of the flightline

    Growing up in backwoods Arkansas, he'd never turned a wrench a day in his life. Most of his time was spent at fishing holes, hauling hay and running around with his buddies. The closest he got to a garage was changing his car oil for a senior year shop class. It would be an understatement to say he

  • Misawa celebrates 50 years of BSC

    Each year, the Air Force celebrates Biomedical Sciences Corps during a week-long observance.Comprised of 15 primary specialty codes, the BSC is the most diverse corps in the Air Force Medical Service and stands by its motto, "United in the Mission." This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Corps,

  • 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