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The B-1B bomber deployment in Japan will reinforce stability in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said.
Three days later, the second pair of B-1B bombers assigned to Dyess Air Force Base were tracked flying off the Kamchatka ...
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Two B-1B Long Range Bombers Arrive in Japan
The bombers’ arrival for joint drills signals deterrence toward China and North Korea, despite local backlash after one ...
Misawa is not the only U.S. base in Japan that will have a permanent presence of F-35s – MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) ...
PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — was found at five places near Misawa Air Base during a December survey, according to data posted on the Aomori Prefectural Office website.
Levels of toxic “forever chemicals” in treated industrial wastewater at Misawa Air Base had significantly fallen six months after an inadvertent leak of residual firefighting foam at an ...
The US is slated to begin deploying F-35A fighter jets to Misawa Air Base in Japan by early 2026, according to local government sources. According to the source, facilities at the Misawa base – ...
Before the aircraft deployment to Komatsu earlier in April, only the Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture had F-35A fighters, 39 of them. To further strengthen air defenses on the Sea of Japan ...
Misawa Air Base, Japan, prior to flight during exercise COPE North 20 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 28, 2020. Schneider is nominated to become the next commander of Pacific Air Forces.
Japanese officials have also stated that the U.S. has kept Japanese authorities informed about this development, and that the Japanese government, officials in Aomori prefecture and in Misawa city ...