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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 ...
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Keen Sword 25: Supporting the Joint-Bilateral Air Defense Kill Chain Across Japan

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - 38th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade deployed several units to strategic air defense positions across Honshu, Japan in support of Keen Sword 25 (KS25), demonstrating the ...
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World War II-era grenade found by snorkeling Misawa airman sparks shelter-in-place order

TOKYO — Residents of an Air Force base in northeastern Japan were told to shelter in place Friday after an airman reported finding what turned out to be a Japanese grenade from World War II. “Out of ...
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U.S. to send dozens of advanced fighter jets to Japan amid growing Asia tensions

A KC-135 tanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and F-16 fighter aircraft from the 35th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, are seen here in 2003. The Pentagon on ...
Wall Street Journal

Japan's IRCJ To Help Daiei, Misawa Restructure

The Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan said Dec. 28 it will orchestrate the restructuring of Daiei Inc. and Misawa Homes Holdings Inc., two struggling borrowers of UFJ Holdings Inc., as part of ...