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  • Dedicated Crew Chief: Earned, not given

    Misawa Air Base recognizes a new dedicated crew chief (DCC) at a DCC Ceremony on the flight line on Feb 23, 2022. These individuals are responsible for the cleaning, inspecting, servicing and maintaining their assigned aircraft while mentoring and training new crew chiefs.

  • 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.

  • Tech. Sgt. Raymond Madayag: Prioritizing people, staying mission ready

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 35th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS) Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight play a huge role in the daily lives of Team Misawa members.From ensuring water is safe for use and consumption to providing advice on potential health hazards in workplaces, the

  • PACAF leaders visit Misawa Air Base

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, PACAF command chief, and their spouses visited Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19-20, 2021.

  • HMLA-169 Goes the Distance

    Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 executed one of the longest maritime HMLA self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft Wing history during exercise Tiltrotor/Rotary Wing (TR/RW) 2107. TR/RW 2107 is a unilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan that demonstrates