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  • Building up Capabilities

    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

  • Team Misawa host Air Fest 2023

    Misawa Air Base hosted the Misawa Air Fest, Sept. 10, 2023. The Air Fest allowed Misawa AB an opportunity to showcase their mission of protecting U.S. interests in the Pacific and defending japan; deterring adversaries through their presence, readiness and ability to project air combat power.Thank

  • USAF and JGSDF conduct quarterly field training

    The 374th Security Forces Squadron and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 34th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, conducted a joint field training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 30 and 31, to maintain the readiness of both forces and improve joint interoperability. Based on the “Guard and Protect”

  • Yokota holds first-ever 24-hour POW/MIA remembrance run

    Team Yokota honored Americans who were prisoners of war and more than 81,000 who served and never returned home for National POW/MIA recognition day by hosting its first-ever 24-hour POW/MIA remembrance run, Sept. 14-15.

  • Metals technicians work with precision

    Metals Technicians at the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron fabricate and weld machine components to practice and produce components for machinery at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Metals technicians must ensure they maintain the highest standards of their skill for fabrication operations on aircraft and

  • Misawa leaders sign 2023 Suicide Prevention Proclamation

    September is designated as Suicide Prevention Month, a time when the Department of Defense brings added attention to the complex issue of suicide and emphasizes the valuable resources and support available year-round for active-duty service members as well as their families, veterans, retirees and

  • 374th MSG hosts combat dining-in

    Airmen from the 374th Mission Support Group and Japan Air Self-Defense Force came together for an evening of camaraderie and competition during a combat dining-in at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2023.

  • Wild Weasel Walk-through: 35th Communications Squadron

    The primary objective of the 35th CS is to strategically uphold the infrastructure essential for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, navigational aids, information operations, and postal services, catering to the 17,000-strong combined and joint community at the Misawa

  • Keeping the giants in the sky

    A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron is readied for open fuel tank maintenance at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Open fuel tank maintenance helps find and eliminate any possible failures and maintain the overall integrity of the aircraft.

  • Misawa Holds Patriot Day Retreat

    The ceremony paid special tribute to the victims and families of those lost in New York, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon due to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.