The Pentagon recently named Misawa AB, Japan, as one of the five “best of the best” installations in DOD for 2005. The Commander in Chief’s Installation Excellence Award goes to facilities that provide excellent mission support using “resources available to them.”
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
