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  • Command Post: The brain of the base

    In a dimly lit room buried three stories underground, two Airmen sit poised, their faces illuminated by monitors as they survey and react to any incoming information and intelligence flashing across their screens.These Airmen are controllers for the 35th Fighter Wing's Command Post, and act as

  • Step up to stop sexual assaults

    The military is battling an invisible enemy, one who lurks among us and attacks when the opportunity presents itself. Within the Pacific Air Force, there were 52 allegations of this crime reported last year. This April marks the 10th Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The base's Sexual Assault

  • Exchange pricing parity ensure consistency worldwide

    Whether stationed here or in the United States, service members can expect to find the same, or very similar, prices at Army & Air Force Exchange Service facilities worldwide. Known as pricing parity, this practice ensures Exchange prices are established centrally. "While there may be some slight

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

    In celebration of our heritage, the 35th Fighter Wing History Office presents notable anniversaries in the history of Misawa Air Base and the 35th Fighter Wing for the month of April:April 1, 1942: The Misawa Air Group of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force was reorganized into the 26th Air Combat

  • Ready, resilient, prepared

    The U.S. Air Force's mission of combat-readiness worldwide requires Airmen who are capable, responsible, and comprehensibly fit, both mentally and physically. Short-notice deployments, temporary duty assignments, and unexpected relocations can often have Airmen scrambling to get their ducks in a row

  • The life cycle of fuel: From pipeline to flightline

    The journey that jet fuel takes to ultimately feed F-16 Fighting Falcons at Misawa Air Base, Japan is a long one. Beginning in Hachinohe city, the jet fuel travels almost 17 miles to reach Misawa AB, where it is meticulously examined by the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel management flights

  • What’s your ‘stache mean?

    Every March, Airmen around the Air Force start growing mustaches for what's known as "Mustache March." It has become a way for us as Airmen to reach back and recognize one of the greatest fighter pilots and leaders we've seen in our modern force, Col. Robin Olds. Ask around your units why we