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Tadakatsu Kumagai, left, and Migaku Esashika, 35th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, participate in a simulated crashed aircraft during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. The training demonstrated the value of an integrated emergency management approach, bringing U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force responders together to strengthen coordination, reduce language barriers and improve Team Misawa’s collective response to crisis events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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Migaku Esashika, left, and Tadakatsu Kumagai, 35th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, respond to a simulated crashed aircraft during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. By bringing U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force responder teams together under realistic emergency conditions, the training strengthened the shared procedures, coordination and interoperability required for an effective installation-wide crisis response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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A U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa and Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Wing carry a simulated patient on a stretcher during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. The exercise demonstrated Team Misawa’s ability to respond to a crisis as a cohesive, integrated force, uniting U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force across large-scale emergency response and force health protection missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 35th Medical Group operate a casualty collection point for simulated patients during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. The training demonstrated the value of an integrated emergency management approach, bringing U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force responders together to strengthen coordination, reduce friction and improve Team Misawa’s collective response to crisis events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing, Navy hospital corpsmen assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Wing respond to a simulated U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II crash during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. By bringing U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japanese responder teams together under realistic emergency conditions, the training strengthened the shared procedures, coordination and interoperability required for an effective installation-wide crisis response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Wing run to secure the perimeter of an emergency scene during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. The exercise demonstrated Team Misawa’s ability to respond to a crisis as a cohesive, integrated force, uniting U.S. Air Force, Navy and JASDF across large-scale emergency response and force health protection missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron transfer a simulated patient to a stretcher for transport during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. The training demonstrated the value of an integrated emergency management approach, bringing U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force responders together to strengthen coordination, reduce friction and improve Team Misawa’s collective response to crisis events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Benjamin McEntire, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, catches Airman 1st Class Steven Kelly, 35th Comptroller Squadron financial operations technician acting as a simulated hysteric patient, during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. The training demonstrated the value of an integrated emergency management approach, bringing U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force responders together to strengthen coordination, reduce language barriers and improve Team Misawa’s collective response to crisis events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Paul John Benedictos, 35th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, marks a simulated patient as deceased with a wristband during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. By bringing U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force responder teams together under realistic emergency conditions, the training strengthened the shared procedures, coordination and interoperability required for an effective installation-wide crisis response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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Simulated patients lay down on the flightline during an aircraft mass casualty exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 26, 2026. The exercise demonstrated Team Misawa’s ability to respond to a crisis as a cohesive, integrated force, uniting U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force across large-scale emergency response and force health protection missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)

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Misawa Air Base sharpens emergency response with Navy, JASDF partners

Published Aug. 27, 2026
By Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench
35th Fighter Wing

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan --

The training demonstrated the value of an integrated emergency management approach, bringing U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force responders together to strengthen coordination, reduce language barriers and improve Team Misawa’s collective response to crisis events.

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