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  • US, Japan Airmen enhance bilateral partnership, make friends

    Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing from Misawa Air Base flew to Chitose Air Base on the island of Hokkaido April 11-20 for a U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training specifically designed to bring the two nation’s air forces closer as allies and friends.

  • 30th Annual Japan Day glows with Nebuta parade

    Float carriers chant as drums beat loudly, syncing with their inner metronome for the first Nebuta parade held on Misawa Air Base during its 30th Annual Japan Day event, April 7 and 8. Whether residents heard the loud cracks of kendo swords or walked Friendship Boulevard to see the street

  • Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

    U.S. and Japanese pilots with the 35th Fighter Wing and 3rd Air Wing participated in dissimilar air combat-training as part of their monthly bilateral ritual here, last week.“DAC-T is a practice of using various aircraft while integrating with other national forces to execute one common goal,” said

  • Circle of life: Team Misawa releases baby salmon into wild

    Families and children flooded the Oirase Salmon park, as the wind whipped around them, for the 20th Annual Baby Salmon Release, March 18.“This event plays a big part in both uniting with our gracious Japanese hosts and reminding us of our connection with the environment,” said Zakary Payne, the 35th

  • U.S., Japan explosive ordnance disposal ignites bilateral training

    The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team collaborated with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tohoku EOD school instructors to conduct integrated training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 2 and 3.Headquarters Air Force, Office of the Director of Civil Engineers, Pacific Command