The 14th Fighter Squadron at Misawa AB, Japan, recently joined with the 67th Fighter Squadron from Kadena AB, Japan, on the island of Okinawa, and elements of the Japan Air Self Defense Force for four days of aerial combat in an exercise dubbed “Seikan War,” reports SSgt. Vann Miller. The event gave the Misawa F-16 and Kadena F-15 pilots and maintainers a chance to train and share tactics with JASDF airmen. The conclusion of Col. Doug Carney, an F-15 pilot from Kadena: “We should do this more often. Even though we fly the same or similar airplanes, we have different methods of employing and executing.”
New B-52 Radar Makes First Flight
Dec. 12, 2025
The Air Force’s radar modernization effort for the B-52 Stratofortress entered flight testing recently, a “milestone” for the once over-budget system that senior leaders call the start of a new era for the Cold War bomber.
