Visiting aircraft act as aggressors during inspection

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - A C-130 from the Alaska National Guard and eight F-16s with the 35th Fighter Squadron out of Kunsan Air Base, Korea, sit on the flightline awaiting participation as aggressors during an operational readiness inspection here Dec. 6. The 35 FW is currently going through an ORI which occur every two years. The Pacific Air Forces Inspector General Team will spend this week evaluating the deployment capabilities of Misawa's airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

Visiting aircraft act as aggressors during inspection

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - A C-130 from the Alaska National Guard and eight F-16s with the 35th Fighter Squadron out of Kunsan Air Base, Korea, sit postured on the flightline here awaiting participation as aggressors during an operational readiness inspection here Dec. 6. The 35th Fighter Wing from Misawa is currently going through an ORI which occur every two years. The Pacific Air Forces Inspector General Team will spend this week evaluating the deployment capabilities of Misawa's airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

End-of-runway inspection ensures safe flying

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off after their end-of-runway inspection here Oct. 26. The purpose of EOR is to arm the munitions on the jet and ensure it is safe to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

End-of-runway inspection ensures safe flying

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Butzin, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, completes final checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the end-of-runway inspection here Oct. 26. The purpose of EOR is to arm the munitions on the jet and ensure it is safe to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

35th Fighter Wing maintains perfection at Alaska

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 13th Fighter Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan takes off from the flightline at Eielson Air Force base, Alaska Sept. 20.Several units from Misawa are participating in the Distant Frontier exercise. The exercise hones pilot’s air-to-ground and air-to-air skills by simulating realistic enemy surface-to-air missile fire and advanced enemy air combat tactics. (Courtesy photo)

Wild Weasels dominate air and land during base exercise

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Col. Gregory Kreuder, 13th Fighter Squadron, signals the claws of the Panther "the 13th FS's hand sign" as he moves down the taxi-way during a training exercise July 28. The 35th Fighter Wing is engaged in a three-day pre-deployment exercise, simulating a variety of scenarios in a pre-combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)