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  • Sincerely, Japan

    Since my early teens, the word, “Japan,” escaped my mouth hundreds of times. TI was infatuated with the country's unapologetic uniqueness.When I was 15, I owned my first Japanese car…a short-lived Honda Prelude, replaced by a Nissan 240SX, and declared to my parents I would someday live in Japan and

  • PACAF Demo Team fuels Alaskan community during Arctic Thunder 2018

    While an F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration engages communities across the world through its gravity-defying tricks, the team behind the machine also  engages with the community across the Indo-Pacific region but in a more... green way. Arctic Thunder, a biennial air show, allowed the Pacific Air

  • New Zealand offers unique training to Demo team

    “We got out of our F-16 Fighting Falcons and the amount of support we received from the Kiwis was awesome,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot. “We had a lot of positive interactions with the community; they welcomed us with open arms.”There are three

  • Misawa community visits Naval Air Terminal

    Japanese community members joined Misawa Air Base on the monthly Friday Tour March 16 with stops at Risner Circle, Lakeview Grille, Gosser Memorial Golf Course, the Naval Air Terminal and included a windshield tour of the installation.

  • Annual tug of war event strengthens US, Japan partnership

    Teams with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force came together to forge friendships and compete in the 16th Annual Northern Air Defense Force Commander’s Cup Tug of War Tournament at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 18.