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  • JASDF to host Misawa Air Festival

    The Misawa Air Base gates will open to the public Sunday at 8:30 a.m. for the 2008 Misawa Air Festival, with a mixed formation of F-2s, F-4s, T-4s and our own F-16CJs taking flight over the crowd at 9:01 a.m. The Misawa Air Festival will be unique in a couple of ways this year, said Capt. Chris

  • PRT proving ingenuity is all it takes to make a difference

    In a country where the reality is that parents will have to bury one of their children before the age of 5, members of a coalition provincial reconstruction team at Zabul, Afghanistan, are working to reverse this staggering trend. After two Air Force medical professionals spent some time on the

  • Top leader visits Misawa, praises Airmen

    Lt. Gen. Edward Rice, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, presided over a change of command ceremony for the 35th Fighter Wing Monday. While here, he took the opportunity to discuss recent changes in Air Force leadership, Misawa's role in the mission and how we fit into the overall

  • Air Force releases E-5 promotion list

    The following Team Misawa senior airmen were selected for promotion to staff sergeant: 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Sellers, Andrew 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Almaraz, Mario Altizer, Andrew Armstrong, Joshua Bose, Jesse Cain, Christopher Castleberry, Jonathan Dunn, Kyle Fifita, Siaosi

  • New wing commander takes the reins

    In a change of command ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Edward Rice Jr., commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, Col. David Stilwell became the new commander of the 35th Fighter Wing in Hangar 949 at 9:30 a.m. Monday. Colonel Stilwell replaced Col. Terrence O'Shaughnessy who served at