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  • Weapons loaders arm F-16 for combat

    Weapons load crews from the 13th and 14th Aircraft Maintenance Units dueled each quarter to decide who would face off in the Jan. 20 annual weapons load crew competition.  The two winning teams, both from the 13th AMU, who faced off head-to-head for the top crew, were: Crew

  • PMEL secures 35FW strikes on target

    The sound of jets ripping through the skies, munitions deploy with a loud boom echoing around the area. The words "target hit, confirmed" relay over pilot radios, and in the blink of an eye they veer off into the distance. This would never be possible without the precision measurement equipment lab

  • Misawa Airman embraces the gift of giving

    Nearing the end of the week families celebrated and enjoyed festivities and peace brought by the Christmas season, and while the holidays are a time for sharing, love and togetherness, there were few who were almost left out of the happiness. The days leading up to the holiday seemed bleak, but a

  • Harunaoka Senior Home receives visit from Airmen, families

    A Japanese elder, left, and Eiko Koiwa, center, a caretaker, smiles at Matthew Joiner, right, son of Master Sgt. James Joiner, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosives ordnance disposal technician, at Harunaoka Old Age Home, Misawa City, Japan, Dec. 22, 2016. Approximately 20 Airmen and their

  • Communications Airmen go postal

    U.S Air Force Senior Airman Edwin Cajigas-Olavarria, the 35th Maintenance Operations Squadron munitions inspector, walks away from the post office at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2016. Misawa’s post office receives three trucks daily with a multitude of packages and mail from all over the world.

  • Crew chiefs secure airpower, presence

    Most of Misawa’s Airmen retire from working once the sun sets, but for some maintainers, nightfall is the beginning of their day.Dedicated crew chiefs with the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron play a role in sustaining the 35th Fighter Wing’s investments to project airpower and meet its security

  • US, Japan break barriers, reinforce partnership during exchange

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force service members engaged in a bilateral exchange program at Misawa Air Base, Japan, from Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, to increase interoperability and break down language barriers. Conducted by Fifth Air Force since 1995, this year’s BEP featured eight enlisted