The 13th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan, deployed its new F-35A fighters to a major exercise for the first time, sending them to Pacific Air Forces’ premier air combat training event: Red Flag-Alaska.
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Misawa Air Base welcomed its first permanently assigned F-35A fighters March 28, marking the first time the Air Force has based F-35s in Japan.
The Pentagon formally split the combined U.S. Forces Japan and the Fifth Air Force into separate commands, ending a dual-hatted arrangement that had been in place for more than 60 years. The separation means that the former combined commander, Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, ...
The Air Force permanently transferred F-16 fighter jets from Misawa Air Base in Japan to Osan Air Base in South Korea late last month, the next step in its transition to base F-35s in Japan. The move continues a modernization...
A dozen F-16s from Misawa Air Base are joining back-to-back exercises across the Philippines’ vast archipelago, including the northernmost major island less than 200 miles from Taiwan.
Two of the U.S. Air Force’s three bases in Japan got new commanders on July 9 and the outgoing head of U.S. Forces Japan and the 5th Air Force warned of “increasingly aggressive” adversaries, ahead of major force changes.
The Air Force is investigating a ground emergency involving an F-16 fighter jet that took place at Misawa Air Base, Japan on Aug. 17. No one was injured in the mishap.
The U.S. and Philippines air forces are reviving a combat training exercise after more than 30 years as both nations grapple with China’s growing military might. From May 1-12, American fighters will practice tactics with the Philippine air force in exercise Cope Thunder. The drills ...
The Wild Weasels at Misawa Air Base, Japan, showed off their advanced armament in the base’s first joint, bilateral elephant walk on June 22. Twelve F-16CMs from the base lined up with 12 Japanese F-35As, two U.S. Navy E/A-18G Growlers, a Navy C-12, two U.S. ...
Niger Base Blowback; USAFA Virtual Graduation; and more ...
An F-16 pilot mistakenly dropped an inert bomb on private property near Misawa Air Base, Japan, in November because of a failure of communication, according to a recently released Pacific Air Forces investigation into the incident. On Nov. 6, 2019, an F-16 with the 14th ...
The 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, recently completed an Agile Combat Employment exercise to test whether small teams of Airmen can quickly deploy and operate in austere locations. In order to work, Airmen can no longer focus on a single Air Force ...
