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35th Fighter Wing
The 35th Fighter Wing is the host unit
to Transload at Misawa Air Base, Japan -- the northernmost U.S. air base in
Japan. The only combined, joint service installation in the Western Pacific,
Misawa Air Base is located on the shores of Lake Ogawara in Misawa City in
the Aomori Prefecture. The wing's mission is to "help defend Japan and
promote regional security in the Pacific by providing forward presence,
deployable forces, and quality mission support."The wing flies two squadrons
of the Block 50 model F-16CJ and F-16DJ Fighting Falcon. The wing conducts
daily F-16 flight training to maintain its combat readiness edge. Its pilots
fly air-to-air weapons delivery exercises over water and sharpen their
air-to-ground skills using the ripsaw gunnery range located 12 miles north
of Misawa. In addition to its flight training schedule, the wing holds
quarterly local operational readiness exercises, which allow its people to
concentrate training on war fighting skills essential for readiness. The
35th Fighter Wing also maintains its readiness by participating in Pacific
Air Forces-sponsored exercises, including Cope Thunder in Alaska, and joint
U.S. forces exercises, such as Cobra Gold in Thailand. Three times a year,
the wing participates in 5th Air Force-sponsored Cope North bilateral
exercises involving the United States and Japan. Four groups are assigned to
the 35th Fighter Wing: the 35th Logistics Group, 35th Medical Group, 35th
Operations Group and 35th Support Group. The 35th Fighter Wing also serves
as the host unit to a variety of associate units representing all four U.S.
military services. These units include Naval Air Facility Misawa, Naval
Security Group Activity Misawa, Company E Marine Support Battalion, 301st
Intelligence Squadron, 3rd Space Surveillance Squadron and the Army’s 750th
Military Intelligence Company. Transload Navy division will conduct all
training mission on this base
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