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  • From innovation to Airman of the Year at Misawa

    That combination of innovation, leadership and mission impact earned Schaeffer one of the Air Force's highest enlisted honors. In 2026, the Air Force selected him as one of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, representing PACAF. The annual program recognizes enlisted Airmen for superior leadership,

  • Misawa Air Base sharpens emergency response with Navy, JASDF partners

    The training demonstrated the value of an integrated emergency management approach, bringing U.S. Air Force, Navy and Japan Air Self-Defense Force responders together to strengthen coordination, reduce language barriers and improve Team Misawa’s collective response to crisis events.

  • Strength in Action: Misawa Hosts First Strongest 100

    The event brought members of the Misawa Air Base community together through challenging competition, fostering camaraderie and a shared commitment to fitness that supports a ready and connected joint and bilateral military community responsible for defending Japan from adversaries.

  • Wild Weasel Walk-Through: 610th Air Control Flight

    U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew T. Hoyt, 35th Fighter Wing deputy commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason T. Amaxopulos, 35th FW command chief, visit the 610th Air Control Flight ACF) during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 24, 2026. The visit highlighted how 610th ACF weapons

  • HOPE starts here: Misawa Airmen strengthen resiliency

    Today, Thompson serves as president of the HOPE Initiative at Misawa Air Base. Nearly a decade after learning what it meant to have someone ask if he was OK, he found himself on the other side of that conversation when an Airman walked into his office.