Jan. 9, 2019 F-86F Sabre: Longstanding symbol of U.S.-Japan alliance Risner Circle at Misawa Air Base, Japan, displays the F-86F as a static aircraft today. After the first Combined Air Festival in 1980, the Japanese and American base commanders dedicated an F-86F as a symbol of the U.S.-Japan friendship. The F-86F Sabre began production in 1952, and gained
Nov. 7, 2018 Wild Weasels engage in Yamada Sub Base bilateral exchange Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing visited with their Japanese counterparts from the 37th Surveillance Squadron during a bilateral exchange program, at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Yamada Sub Base, Yamada Town, Japan, Oct. 17 to 26. “Events like the BEP keeps the U.S. and Japan bonds tight and
April 12, 2018 35th LRS Fuels Airmen upgrade F-16 quick launch, recovery capability Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing and local Japanese contractors worked together to upgrade Misawa’s hot pit refuel capabilities March 20, enhancing the wing’s quick launch and recovery mission.
March 12, 2018 Chapel team cultivates healthy community, wins PACAF award In order to support nearly 11,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers and their dependents, it takes a team of dedicated service members and volunteers to ensure their four Comprehensive Airmen Fitness pillars are fully met.
Aug. 14, 2017 Cope Angel strengthens alliances on mainland Japan Team Misawa and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members executed exercise Cope Angel 17 side-by-side at Draughon Range and Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, for the first time on the country's mainland.CA17 is an annual bilateral event between the JASDF, known as the Koku-Jieitai, and U.S. Air Force in
March 31, 2017 Gosser golf course receives ancestral visitor A fallen pilot’s daughter visited the Gosser Golf Course at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 25 through 28, to pay respect to her father.“My father was my hero,” said Debra Buchanan, daughter of Ret. Maj. Delbert Gosser, a former 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron. “I was the youngest child and the only