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  • Misawa Hosts First Joint Enlisted Bilateral Combat Dining-in

    Members of Team Misawa pose together prior to Misawa’s first joint enlisted bilateral combat dining-in event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 28, 2023. A combat dining-in is a military tradition consisting of a dinner with bizarre rules, water fights, informal uniforms, and various other events that

  • U.S. Ambassador visits Misawa

    U.S. Ambassador to Japan, the Honorable Rahm Emanuel, visited U.S. military and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force members at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2022.Emanuel met with leaders from the 35th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Facility Misawa and and 3rd Air Wing to discuss the allied mission and to

  • 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.

  • USAF, JASDF leaders coordinate on dormitory improvement plans

    U.S. Air Force Col. William Bernhard, 35th Mission Support Group commander, recently hosted Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Kato Fumihiko, 3rd Air Wing vice commander, for a tour of the 35th Fighter Wing’s Unaccompanied Housing campus at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

  • Scoring a goal in bilateral relations

    The 35th Security Forces Squadron and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force security personnel united for a bilateral soccer game at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 15.

  • 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

  • Annual tug of war event strengthens US, Japan partnership

    Teams with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force came together to forge friendships and compete in the 16th Annual Northern Air Defense Force Commander’s Cup Tug of War Tournament at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 18.