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  • Team Misawa commemorates Police Week 2025

    Law enforcement is a profession marked by long hours, missed holidays, and time away from loved ones. Officers commit themselves to protecting their communities, often without recognition or praise. Police Week serves as a powerful reminder that their sacrifices are not forgotten. It is a time to

  • 8 AF leadership meets with JASDF, visits 35 FW

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, center, commander Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center, views the flightline during an immersion tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2025. Leaders engaged directly with Airmen to better understand Bomber Task Force operations and

  • Team Misawa generates fighter jets for Joint Forcible Entry exercise

    Members of the 35th Fighter Wing, U.S. Marine Corps Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 and, Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224, and U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron 138 launched aircraft during a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise, demonstrating the U.S. Indo Pacific Command’s ability to

  • Wild Weasel Walk-Through: Friendship Gate

    This week U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joey R. Meininger, 35th Fighter Wing command chief, met with 35th Security Forces Squadron members to learn about how they keep team Misawa safe through entry control point procedures at the main gate,

  • Misawa commander, mayor harvest rice with Oozora Elementary School

    U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, harvests rice during a community relations event in Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 8, 2020. Friedel joined Misawa Mayor Yoshinori Kohiyama and students from Oozora Elementary School for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt.

  • Misawa Community Parade: standing stronger together

    The Misawa Community Action Team hosted the 2020 Misawa Community Parade: Standing Stronger Together to boost morale and unity, demonstrating community resilience at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 3.The Misawa CAT brought base members together while operating under COVID-19 restrictions that came