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  • Misawa's Make-A-Splash Pool Relay

    A Make-A-Splash pool relay competitor swims in the 200-meter relay at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 24, 2023. The 200-meter relay was one of three events hosted by the 35th Force Support Squadron to promote and allow Airmen to participate in physical activity while building morale. (U.S. Air Force

  • Grissom Dining Facility closed for renovations

    As part of the Misawa Air Base Campus Plan, the Grissom Dining Facility (DFAC) will be closed for renovation beginning Feb. 27, 2023. The planned renovation is scheduled to be completed in January 2024.

  • JAAGA Visits Misawa Air Base

    A group of attendees with the Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association (JAAGA) pose for a photo in front of a fighter jet engine at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2023. The JAAGA, a group comprised of Japanese civic business leaders, contributes to improving the friendship and bond between

  • Misawa Airman receives JAAGA award

    For the first time in three years, the Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association (JAAGA) was able to recognize the 2022 award recipients in person during a ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 7, 2023.

  • Misawa AB opens Warrior Preparation Arena

    Alexandra Tiller, Troy University site director, shows resource pamphlets during the grand opening of the Warrior Preparation Arena at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 6, 2023. Construction for the Warrior Prep Arena began in early 2022 and was completed later that year as an initiative to improve

  • Deicer keeps the mission from slipping

    Sheets of snow blanket Misawa, one of the U.S. Air Forces snowiest base, leaving a picturesque view of the flight line. However, the accumulation of snow, ice and frost disrupts the mission of the 35th Fighter Wing by degrading aircraft and grounding flights.Aircraft deicing is an integral part of

  • Misawa participates in Keen Sword 23

    U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces performed training in support of Exercise Keen Sword 23 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10-19, 2022.  KS23 is a joint, bilateral field training exercise designed to enhance U.S.-Japan combat readiness and interoperability while demonstrating the U.S.