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  • 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

  • Crew chiefs generate Fighting Falcons before Sunrise

    Crew chiefs from the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepared several F-16 Fighting Falcons for flight to the Republic of Korea in support of operational readiness exercise Beverly Sunrise 15-2 on March 1.An ORE tests Airmen's ability to incorporate wartime procedures into their daily duties. This

  • DeCA expects several more months before Pacific commissaries return to normal

    The Defense Commissary Agency says it will take a few months to stabilize product deliveries to its stores in the Pacific as shipments from West Coast ports return to normal schedules.DeCA's announcement comes after a tentative agreement was reached Feb. 20 between the Pacific Maritime Association

  • Total force effort supports ORE deployment

    Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, teamed up with members of the California Air National Guard to load and deploy cargo and personnel to the Republic of Korea in support of Exercise Beverly Sunrise 15-2. More than 30 Misawa Airmen from various squadrons spent the weekend

  • Speeding it up: 35 LRS Refueling

    After about a two-year construction process, the installation of a Type III constant pressure system was completed and R-12 fuel servicing vehicles were used to refuel an aircraft at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 24, 2015. The underground constant pressure fuel system allows R-12 fuel servicing