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  • Bilateral MWD Training

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Staff Sgt. Norimasa Takahashi, military working dog (MWD) handler and Dicker, JASDF MWD, search for substances during a bilateral training event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 29, 2022. The U.S. and Japan continue to train together, utilizing their MWDs patrol

  • Bilateral RADR pad

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members, assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing and the 3rd Air Wing respectively, pose for a group photo during a ceremony to commemorate the completion of a bilateral Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery (RADR) pad at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan,

  • JASDF airmen prepare to compete in annual NADF English Competition

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) airmen prepare to compete in the annual Northern Air Defense Force (NADF) English Competition at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14, 2021.The NADF English Competition is a tournament open for all the uniformed JASDF personnel to compete in their English proficiency.

  • Misawa fighters “ACE” trilateral exercise CN21

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam— More than 230 Airmen and 15 F-16’s from the 35th Fighter Wing forward deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as the lead wing for Cope North 21 (CN21), Feb. 3-19.CN21 is an annual exercise that serves as a keystone event enhancing United States, Australian and

  • RURK training empowers Japanese partners

    The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Water and Fuel Systems Maintenance Flight conducted Rapid Utility Repair Kit (RURK) training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) airmen, teaching them to make repairs to fuel lines in an emergency Nov. 12.The training, involving 11 U.S Air Force and 10 JASDF