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  • Misawa City Hosts International New Sports Festival 2025

    Laughter and cheers filled the air as children from Misawa Air Base and the local Japanese community came together for the International New Sports Festival 2025 on March 1, 2025. Open to participants of all ages, the festival provided a fun and energetic way to strengthen friendship through the

  • Misawa Principals Breakfast

    Leaders from the 35th Fighter Wing and Misawa Air Base met with school principals on February 7, 2025, to discuss strategies for improving student life, fostering community relationships, and developing future leaders.

  • Fabrication Flight Metal Technologies; Piece by Piece

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Franquez, 35th Maintenance Group (MXG) Fabrication Flight metal technologies craftsman, discusses the fabrication flight’s mission at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2024.

  • Mission Ready with Aircrew Flight Equipment

    Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) ensures the safety and readiness of U.S. Air Force aircrew members. AFE personnel maintain, inspect, and prepare critical gear like life preservers, oxygen masks, and parachutes. Regular maintenance and inspections enable safe flight operations, supporting mission

  • Guard and Protect 2024

    Airmen from the 35th Security Forces Squadron and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member take cover during the Guard and Protect training during exercise Keen Sword 25, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 29, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S.

  • Beverly Sunrise 24-6: Air Superiority and Combat Readiness

    During Beverly Sunrise 24-6, U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 13th Fighter Squadron engaged in simulated different scenarios to enhance combat readiness ensuring air superiority and deterrence through the Indo-Pacific region.

  • Readiness Exercise 2024: Beverly Sunrise 24-6

    The exercise was conducted to test and enhance the base's emergency response, with simulated real-world scenarios, Airmen enhanced their understanding of procedures to keep mission capabilities.