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Falcons rise with the sun

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Cory Farrer, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, taxis an F-16 Fighting Falcon toward the runway for a predawn takeoff Feb. 3. The F-16 was the first fighter jet to employ a "fly-by-wire" control system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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Falcons rise with the sun

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Cory Farrer, 13th Fighter Squadron pilot, taxis an F-16 Fighting Falcon toward the runway for a predawn takeoff Feb. 3. The F-16 is a multi-role, all-weather fighter capable of accurately delivering ordnance during non-visual bombing conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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Falcons rise with the sun

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- While piloting an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Capt. Craig Phelps takes off into the Misawa morning sky Feb. 3 during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 10-01. Lasting a total of eight days, the exercise's aim was to hone Airmen's skills as they operated in a "deployed" environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)
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Falcons rise with the sun

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- While piloting an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Capt. Craig Phelps takes off into the Misawa morning sky Feb. 3 during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 10-01. Throughout the exercise, Airmen prepared, flew and maintained F-16s as base personnel trained to test their deployed-operational skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)
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F-16 Fighting Falcon

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Floodlights illuminate an F-16 Fighting Falcon outside a hardened aircraft shelter Jan. 19. Flightline operations continue into the night to keep Misawa's F-16s, pilots and maintenance crews ready to deploy at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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Misawa after dark: fuels management flight

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Curtis Skaggs, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crewchief, places chalks behind the tires of an R-11 fuel truck in a hardened aircraft shelter Jan. 19. Safety of personnel and equipment is a top priority on the flightline, and the mandatory chalks help prevent vehicles such as this from accidentally rolling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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Misawa after dark: fuels management flight

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- An R-11 fuel truck carrying JP-8 jet fuel pulls up in front of a hardened aircraft shelter to refuel an F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 19. The 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight ensures 35th Fighter Wing and transient aircraft receive fuel 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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JASDF leadership gets firsthand look at "wild weasel" mission

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. David Stilwell, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Kiyoshi Yada, Northern Air Defense Force commander, return to the 14th Fighter Squadron Nov. 20. General Yada experienced the wing's fighter mission, firsthand, while riding in an F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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JASDF leadership gets first-hand look at "wild weasel" mission

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Kiyoshi Yada, Northern Air Defense Force commander, thanks Staff Sgt. Chad Miller, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crewchief, for his assistance Nov. 20. Sergeant Miller made sure General Yada was secured in his seat and harness for his familiarization flight in one of the 35th Fighter Wing's F-16 Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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JASDF leadership gets firsthand look at "wild weasel" mission

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A dual-seat F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis in front of its single-seat counterpart Nov. 20. Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force generals were offered a unique opportunity to get a firsthand perspective of the 35th Fighter Wing's mission from the backseat of an F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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JASDF leadership gets firsthand look at "wild weasel" mission

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon piloted by Col. David Stilwell, 35th Fighter Wing commander, with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Kiyoshi Yada, Northern Air Defense Force commander, takes off from Misawa Air Base Nov. 20. The flight provided an opportunity for General Yada to better understand the role and capabilities of the 35th Fighter Wing's F-16 fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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JASDF leadership gets firsthand look at "wild weasel" mission

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Crews prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon for flight Nov. 20. The F-16 is a compact, multi-role fighter capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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JASDF leadership gets firsthand look at "wild weasel" mission

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Chad Miller, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crewchief, inspects the elevators of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 20. Keeping in constant contact with the pilot, Sergeant Miller serves as the pilot's eyes and ears outside the aircraft during engine startup and preflight operational checks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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JASDF leadership gets firsthand look at "wild weasel" mission

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Pablo Jimenez, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crewchief, talks with the pilot during engine startup on the flightline Nov. 17. Headsets allow crewchiefs to stay in contact with their pilots despite the noise level associated with engine startup. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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JASDF leadership gets firsthand look at "wild weasel" mission

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. RC Craig, 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, acquaints Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hideo Maehara, 3rd Air Wing commander, with the cockpit of a F-16 Fighting Falcon Nov. 17. Colonel Craig flew General Maehara in the F-16 to give him a first-person perspective of the wing's fighter mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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JASDF leadership gets firsthand look at "wild weasel" mission

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hiroaki Maehara, 3rd Air Wing commander, and Col. RC Craig, 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, look through a photo album in the 13th Fighter Squadron heritage room Nov. 17. Colonel Craig gave a tour of the squadron prior to General Maehara's familiarization flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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18th AGRS

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – An 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon based out of Eielson Air Base, Alaska, is parked on the Misawa Air Base flightline Oct. 27. Aggressor forces arrived here to act as opposing forces, using enemy tactics, techniques and procedures to give a realistic combat simulation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)
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Air Fest 2009

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A B-52 Stratofortress flies over the runway during Air Fest 2009 at Misawa Air Base, Japan Oct. 18. (Courtesy photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Erickson)
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Air Fest 2009

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A formation of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds performs an aerial demonstration during the Misawa Air Fest 2009 Oct. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)
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Misawa Air Base hosts Air Fest 2009

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Pacific Air Forces Aerial Demonstration Team performs an aerial demonstration concluding Air Fest 2009 Oct. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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