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F-35A Wild Weasel: Misawa’s new SEAD role for dominance

The skies over the Indo-Pacific just got a whole lot more dangerous — for America’s adversaries. When F-35A Lightning IIs touched down at Misawa Air Base, Japan, they didn’t just represent a new ...
The Aviationist

Local Officials Protest After U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Emergency Landing Closes Misawa Airport

Misawa Airport, currently hosting B-1B Lancers on a Bomber Task Force deployment, was forced to close for 90 minutes following an emergency landing. Officials from Misawa city’s administration, as ...
Stars and Stripes

Japan receives first of three Global Hawk surveillance drones at Misawa Air Base

An RQ-4B Global Hawk surveillance drone that landed Saturday at Misawa Air Base in northeast Japan is the first of three that will be operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, according to the ...
The Intercept

Shift to Software Demodulation in Misawa Expands Collection, Saves Money

DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (S//SI//REL) Shift to Software Demodulation in Misawa Expands Collection, Saves Money FROM: ...
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MISAWA, JAPAN: TIGHT KNIT ENGINEERS MAKE THE TEAM WORK

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District’s (USACE JED) Misawa Resident Office (MRO), located in the wintery hinterlands of Japan’s Aomori prefecture, is home to a small, but ...
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F-35A Wild Weasel: Misawa’s New SEAD Role in Pacific Airpowe

A stealthy, fifth-generation fighter jet hunting radar systems sounds like something from a Tom Clancy novel — but it’s the very real mission now taking shape at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The F-35A ...