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  • ENDEX: REFORPAC 2025 Comes to a Close

    After four weeks of nonstop flying, fueling, loading and launching, Misawa’s 35th Fighter Wing is wrapping up exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025, marking a milestone month of agile combat employment, joint integration and combat readiness across the Indo-Pacific.

  • Flying Forward: A Career Built with Misawa at the Heart

    After more than two decades of service and three separate assignments to Misawa Air Base, U.S. Air Force Col. Matt “SWAT” Kenkel, 35th Fighter Wing (FW) deputy commander, is bidding farewell to the Wild Weasel community and reflecting on a career defined by commitment, connection and combat

  • Certified to Serve: K-9 Team Joins the Fight

    MWDs support integrated base defense operations through patrols, vehicle inspections and security sweeps, ensuring the 35th Fighter Wing can sustain combat airpower with speed, precision and protection.

  • Faces of REFORPAC: A1C Andrew Mikel, 35th LRS

    REFORPAC, part of the first-in-a-generation department-level exercise series, challenges U.S. forces and allies across 3,000 miles, more than 50 locations and over 400 aircraft. For Mikel, that means more jets, tighter timelines and expanded coordination across units.