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  • Inside the Cockpit

    US Ambassador to New Zealand visits Demo team

    The U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa visited with Misawa Air Base Airmen with the 14th Fighter Squadron during the 30th annual Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow March 29.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Emily Wall, a Pacific Air Forces' Demonstration Team crew chief, pauses for a photo after performing maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, Feb. 3, 2018. As a surprise to her family, Wall took a different route than her siblings and enlisted in the military knowing she wanted to impact her peers, travel the world and make a difference for her country. After her four years of experience, she now encourages other women in her profession to push through and overcome adversity in the maintenance world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

    Female crew chief overcomes adversity, joins PACAF F-16 Demo Team

    It’s been more than a decade since a woman joined the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team, and in late January, Senior Airman Emily Wall, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, broke social norms introducing something new to the aerial demo team. Growing up the youngest of seven siblings, she wanted a life of her own, different than
  • The PACAF F-16 Demo Team preps for a two-day airshow at Nyutabaru AB.

    Ready, set, demo

    The Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team, based at Misawa Air Base, Japan, arrived at Nyutabaru Air Base, Miyazaki, Japan, Nov. 29, to participate in the two-day Nyutabaru Air Show, which expects to attract approximately 100,000 spectators.Continuing their long-standing relationship with Nyutabaru AB, this year marks the demo team's seventh
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Scott Pippin, a 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, explains the 35th Fighter Wing’s mission and their heritage as “Wild Weasels” while talking with Wenatchee Valley delegates visiting Misawa City during their annual cultural exchange tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 24, 2017.

    First transpacific flight creates Washington, Misawa bond

    Delegates from Wenatchee Valley, Washington, visited Misawa Air Base and City during an annual cultural exchange tour Aug. 22-27, following in the footsteps of their ancestors who made the first non-stop transpacific flight from Misawa City, Japan, to Wenatchee, Washington, in 1931.
  • Osprey is approved for takeoff

    Northern Viper tests Team Misawa’s readiness

    Military exercises bring teams’ strengths and weaknesses to light, providing vital feedback used to ultimately overcome challenges and stretch flexibility while executing the mission. Exercise Northern Viper 17 did just that throughout the month of August, testing Team Misawa’s support readiness by bringing in more than 500 Marines and multiple
  • Cope Angel wings soar across mainland Japan

    Cope Angel strengthens alliances on mainland Japan

    Team Misawa and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members executed exercise Cope Angel 17 side-by-side at Draughon Range and Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, for the first time on the country's mainland.CA17 is an annual bilateral event between the JASDF, known as the Koku-Jieitai, and U.S. Air Force in order to fortify interoperability between Team
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelly Coats, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, poses for a photo on the flight line at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2017. In her capacity, Coats cares for the maintenance of runways, lighting and other airfield components and systems, and helps ensure all takeoffs and landings can proceed without incident. When she’s not working, she’s drawing the base’s comic strip, “Airmanitis.” Coats’ art is her escape from reality lending to her resiliency as a warfighter in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

    'My art is who I am'

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelly Coats, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, shares her story and the road to drawing comic art for the Air Force.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, pauses for a photo with construction site leaders at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2017. Several shops came together to revitalize the airfield. The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron worked with Japanese contractors to reconstruct the airfield, allowing the enhancement of future operations while saving Air Force money. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie Hutto)

    Concrete partnership showcased during airfield construction

    Usually the Misawa Air Base community hears the roaring of the F-16 Fighting Falcons, but since early May, the sounds of jack hammers and construction machines fill the air as a makeover occurs on the flight line.The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 35th Security Forces Squadron flex their muscles every hour of every day while working alongside
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patryk Myko Dela Cruz, a 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron mission generation vehicle equipment maintenance technician, plays a guitar at Misawa City, Japan, April 8, 2017. Dela Cruz played guitar for the base chapel at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, which is where he learned of the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development program. After talking with his leadership, he was able to apply for the program, ultimately getting accepted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

    Airman aims high, achieves life dreams

    There are hundreds of thousands of active duty Airmen in the enlisted force; only 85 are accepted into the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development program each year.This program is a continuous effort to give the nation's best and brightest enlisted Airmen the opportunity to further excel with appointments to the United States Air Force Academy. One
  • A commercial aircraft takes off at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2017. While the flightline is closed, Misawa residents can fly commercially to Yokota Air Base, Japan, and use the space-available program available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

    Passenger terminal keeps Misawa moving

    Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part feature highlighting the 730th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location Bravo air terminal ground handling services.Misawa’s runway will be closed from May 10 to July 5, affecting many families and military members who travel during those times.Master Sgt. Francisco Aguilera, the 730th AMC
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