DefenceTalkMISAWA AIR BASE, Japan: Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing conducted a two-day surge exercise April 4-5 with F-16 Fighting Falcons at Misawa Air Base. “During surge operations, we’re validating our wing’s ability to generate (aircraft) in a simulated combat scenario,” said Capt. Josh Plocinski, the 14th Fighter Squadron chief of standardization and evaluation. For […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-16s-surge-during-two-day-drill-at-misawa-67210/

DefenceTalkThe RQ-4 Global Hawk made its first operational flight out of Misawa Air Base on June 6. The flight marked two milestones: the first time an RQ-4 mission has flown out of Japan, and the first operational mission flown out of a jointly-used civilian and military airfield. According to detachment officials, combining and coordinating civilian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/misawa-launches-first-global-hawk-59878/