A U.S. fighter made a precautionary landing Thursday in northern Japan, temporarily closing a shared military-commercial runway, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense. An F-16 Fighting Falcon from ...

Ella Mandel and Eva Brettler shared their experiences with students from Misawa Air Base and described life inside Nazi concentration camps in stark terms.

The bombers’ arrival for joint drills signals deterrence toward China and North Korea, despite local backlash after one aircraft’s emergency landing disrupted civil flights. Last week, the Japan Air ...

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JSADF) has three early warning aircraft squadrons. Squadron 602, based in Hamamatsu, operates four Boeing E-767s, making Japan the only operator of this AWACS based ...

Misawa Air Base, Japan — Recently, The 7th Bomb Wing completed a bomber task force weapons load at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Airmen conducted munitions preparation, inspected munition components, ...

The United States recently sent its supersonic bombers to Japan, an American treaty ally in the Western Pacific Ocean, for a pit stop refueling to support "high demand operations." Newsweek has ...

The first rotational Bomber Task Force (BTF) mission involving B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to Japan had a rocky start following an unplanned landing on a commercial runway. In mid-April, at least ...

Four U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers deploy to Misawa Air Base in Japan on April 18, 2025, for a Bomber Task Force deployment.

US marines secure an AIM-120D Captive Air Training Missile at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on 7 December 2024. (USMC/Cpl Chloe Johnson) Tokyo and Washington are working to launch a study to assess the ...