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  • Misawa Air Base Hosts 35th Annual Special Olympics 2023

    Misawa Air Base recently hosted its 35th Annual Special Olympics. During the event athletes patriated in various sports such as cornhole, football toss, volleyball and soccer. The Special Olympics strives to create a better world by fostering the acceptance and inclusion of all people here in

  • Fire Prevention Week 2023

    U.S. Airmen, JASDF and Misawa City Fire Department partnered up during Fire Prevention week at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 8-12, 2023. The annual Fire Prevention Week provided the community with the opportunity to see a fire station and interact with firefighters and their equipment, learning the

  • Misawa United Connects Cultures on, off the Field

    The Misawa United soccer team came together to donate fans at a local indoor soccer area in Misawa City, japan, Sept. 20, 2023. Misawa United's goal is to continue to strengthen the local Japanese and U.S. friendship through sports and participation in each other’s community events.

  • COMPACAF: “There’s no place like Misawa”

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, visited Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 10 and 11, to highlight the strategic importance of the region and longstanding regional partnerships, the great strides PACAF has made, and the contributions of Misawa Airmen and

  • 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

  • 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.