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  • From Misawa to Chitose: 35th CES Showcases Bilateral Airfield Recovery

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted integrated Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) operations with Japan Air Self-Defense Force engineers during exercise Resolute Force Pacific in a landmark display of bilateral readiness, at Chitose Air Base, Japan, July

  • ENDEX: REFORPAC 2025 Comes to a Close

    After four weeks of nonstop flying, fueling, loading and launching, Misawa’s 35th Fighter Wing is wrapping up exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025, marking a milestone month of agile combat employment, joint integration and combat readiness across the Indo-Pacific.

  • U.S., JASDF Forces keep Lightning engaged in REFORPAC 2025

    During exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025, U.S. Forces worked with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) airmen at Matsushima Air Base, Japan, to demonstrate the power of integrated operations and bilateral readiness in the Indo-Pacific.

  • Air Force, JASDF conduct bilateral rapid airfield damage repair exercise

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members participate in a rapid airfield damage repair exercise as a part of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025. The REFORPAC exercise spans more than 50 locations across the Pacific, sharpening the USAF’s ability to rapidly deploy, sustain operations

  • Flying Forward: A Career Built with Misawa at the Heart

    After more than two decades of service and three separate assignments to Misawa Air Base, U.S. Air Force Col. Matt “SWAT” Kenkel, 35th Fighter Wing (FW) deputy commander, is bidding farewell to the Wild Weasel community and reflecting on a career defined by commitment, connection and combat