Located on the Pacific coast of Aomori Prefecture, the small city of Misawa has long been defined by its aviation heritage. In 1931, it was the takeoff point for the first successful nonstop ...

An unidentified woman from Misawa Air Base survived a frigid night in northeastern Japan recently after becoming lost while snowshoeing. The 67-year-old American civilian went missing Friday, base ...

TOKYO – With North Korea still issuing threats and invective, it’s worth turning attention to the U.S. air base in Misawa, Japan. That’s where a memorial service was held Tuesday marking the 44th ...

A pair of American stand-up comedians with prime-time experience are coming Saturday to Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan for one night only. The show’s headliner, Dwayne Perkins, of Brooklyn, N.Y ...

Aircraft and personnel assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess AFB, Texas, landed at the base in northern Japan on Apr. 15, 2025. A number of B-1B Lancer strategic bombers will ...

Donald E. Ohman, 78, of Misawa, Japan passed away December 25, 2023 in his home. He was born June 9, 1943 in Jamestown, NY, son of Edward and Irene Ohman. He graduated from Jamestown High School in ...

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 ...

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 ...