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  • RPU manages Sunrise Airmen

    Airmen from the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron simulated accepting personnel through a reception processing unit at the Richard Bong Training Facility during exercise Beverly Sunrise 15-1, Dec. 8.In a real-world operation, Misawa AB becomes a hub for forward deployed Airmen from all over the

  • Airmen sent off into Sunrise

    Approximately 200 Airmen from Misawa Air Base deployed Dec. 4, 2014, in support of Beverly Sunrise 15-1, an exercise held across multiple bases in Pacific Air Forces. Their first stop was the Personnel Deployment Function line before loading and boarding a C-130 Hercules. This was Misawa's first

  • Airmen tested in new ORE procedures

    Personnel from the 35th Fighter Wing responded to a no-notice recall Dec. 3 in support of Beverly Sunrise 15-1 operational readiness exercise operations.Following an evaluation from Pacific Air Force's Inspector General Team, multiple PACAF bases, including Misawa, reconstructed exercises to more

  • Misawa lights up the holidays with tradition

    More than 175 American and Japanese dignitaries and family members attended the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2014. Families enjoyed live entertainment, squadron holiday card contest and lighting of the tree, a tradition dating back to Dec. 4, 1980. The First

  • Misawa NCO creates charity for children's hospitals

    What initially started out as one Airman's idea to raise funds for hospitalized military children quickly turned into a video game charity stretching across 6,000 miles.Tech. Sgt. Clayton Holcomb, 35th Communications Squadron NCO in charge of infrastructure, created "Operation Game Drop" to collect

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

    December is always a festive season at Misawa Air Base, and since 1945, U.S. military forces at Misawa have welcomed Christmas with celebration and cheer.  December is generally the month of the first snow at Misawa, and a white Christmas is almost guaranteed at the world's snowiest U.S. military

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool,  designed to provide Microsoft Outlook e-mail users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information, is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5."I can't overstate the operational