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  • EOD: Locate, identify, neutralize

    The motto, “initial success or total failure,” fuels Airmen with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight to think outside the fuse box and accept nothing less than perfection when performing their duties.The EOD mission is to locate, identify and neutralize explosive

  • Bombs blast targets at Misawa Range Day

    Many gathered around in anticipation as F-16 Fighting Falcons soared into the sky during a Range Day event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 21, 2016.Range day is a yearly event coordinated by the 35th Operations Support Squadron, allowing Misawa personnel and families to spectate F-16s drop bombs and

  • When the bark is as scary as the bite

    As the largest career field in the Air Force, it is the job of security forces squadrons to protect and defend the base. However, the Airmen don’t do it alone as they rely on their four-legged companions: military working dogs. “The [K-9’s] abilities are incredible,” said Tech. Sgt. Juventino

  • Runway construction paves way for flight

    After nearly three weeks of construction, Misawa Air Base’s runway became fully operational Aug. 5. Due to the high volume of aircraft using the runway, the west section’s pavement surface was highly degraded resulting in the need for a repair. The 3,840 cubic meters of asphalt laid on the

  • Avionics Airmen save time, money with innovative device

    F-16 Fighting Falcon avionics specialists maintain and repair a wide range of electronics systems in the aircraft, ranging from communications to flight controls. To keep up with a demanding operations tempo, Misawa’s avionics Airmen developed a device to make their performance even more efficient,

  • U.S., Japan bilateral exercise enhances mine countermeasure capabilities

    An awaiting crew huddled along the deck of a ship as the whirring blades of an MH-53E Sea Dragon displaced the seawater below and landed on the helicopter pad of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel JS Uraga. This afternoon excursion between the U.S. Navy Helicopter Mine Countermeasures

  • Annual Traffic Safety Day promotes safe driving, U.S.-Japan partnership

    Dressed in service uniforms, more than 100 U.S. military and Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel attended the 24th Annual Traffic Safety Day in the Misawa Civic Center, July 22. The summer event, which began in 1992 and lasts for 10 days each year, stressed the importance of preventing