Story by Senior Airman Robert Nichols | 60th Air Mobility Wing | 06.18.2025
As the demands of modern warfare evolve and the need for global reach remains at the forefront of the U.S. Air Force’s strategic priorities, aerial refueling continues to serve as the humble enabler of air superiority. This past week, aircrews assigned to the 9th Air Refueling Wing and 60th Air Mobility Wing flew a KC-46A Pegasus to Misawa Air Base, Japan, showcasing the indispensable role......
Story by Airman Hannah Bench | 35th Fighter Wing | 04.28.2025
The 35th Fighter Wing (FW) cargo deployment function (CDF) innovation lab is currently developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) flight scheduling system called “Moneyball” at Misawa Air Base, Japan....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Forces Japan | 02.20.2025
SAPPORO, Japan - The Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa Snow Team, made up of Sailors from Naval Air Facility Misawa and tenant commands, participated in the 75th Sapporo Snow Festival from January 28 to February 8 in Sapporo, Japan, marking the Navy’s 40th year of participation....
Courtesy Story | Commander, Naval Forces Japan | 01.27.2025
The Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa Snow Team has arrived in Sapporo, Japan, Jan. 28 to begin work on a Navy-themed snow sculpture for the 75th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, marking the Navy’s 40th year of participation....
Story by Patrick Ciccarone | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District | 08.27.2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District’s (USACE JED) Misawa Resident Office (MRO), located in the wintery hinterlands of Japan’s Aomori prefecture, is home to a small, but tight-knit team of eight individuals – four Department of the Army Civilians, and four Japanese employees. Together they keep Misawa Air Base’s 35th Fighter Wing’s (FW) ‘tip of the spear’......
Story by Airman 1st Class William Rodriguez | 35th Fighter Wing | 01.03.2024
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - In a remarkable display of community solidarity, a collaborative effort between U.S. military members and Japan Search and Rescue successfully located and rescued a missing community member in the Hakkoda Mountain Range. The ordeal began on December 29th, when a the 67-year-old mother of a Misawa Air Base member halted contact with her son at 1:30 p.m. while......
Story by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks | 35th Fighter Wing | 09.22.2023
Recently, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, in collaboration with the 35th Operations Support Squadron, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Japanese contractors, successfully completed the construction of a mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS) and a mobile runway edge sheave (MRES) on a taxiway at Misawa Air Base, Japan....
Story by Airman 1st Class William Rodriguez | 35th Fighter Wing | 10.03.2022
Misawa AB 35th CONS closes out FY22 successfully
