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    35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit wins load crew competition

    The 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the 80th AMU squared off against one another in this year’s first 8th Maintenance Group Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter Competition at Kunsan Air Base, April 3.  
  • A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis down the runway at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 30, 2020. In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 can fly more than 500 miles, deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point. This F-16 belongs to the 14th Fighter Squadron, assigned to Misawa AB in 1994. Their emblem is the Fighting Samurai. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)

    For Misawa Airmen, the mission continues

    The 35th Fighter Wing’s mission of projecting combat air power and defending the U.S. and Japan moves forward. “Despite the current COVID-19 crisis, our mission continues,” said Maj. David Dubel, the 14th Fighter Squadron director of operations. “This is a difficult yet opportune time for everyone to prove we can carry on with the mission regardless of the trials that stand before us. We have to proceed to do what we do here to ensure we are ready to answer our nation’s call.”
  • Airmen assigned to the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 24, 2020. Air Force maintainers inspect every part of the aircraft to ensure the pilot is safe and able to carry out the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Beaux Hebert)

    Eielson maintenance squadron keeps Aggressors flying amidst global pandemic

    Airmen assigned to the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 24, 2020. Air Force maintainers inspect every part of the aircraft to ensure the pilot is safe and able to carry out the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyrone Powell, left, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal journeyman and Airman 1st Class Derik Rosse, right, a 35th CES EOD apprentice, inspect an F6A robot at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2020. Personnel work together with reconnaissance robots to help locate, disarm and remove improvised explosive devices. The robots enter areas inaccessible or too dangerous for people and handle potential explosives without risking any lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)

    Misawa EOD team trains to save lives

    “Initial success or total failure” is the motto fueling explosive ordnance disposal Airmen to accept nothing less than perfection in and out of uniform. The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight’s mission is to clear hazards by locating, identifying and neutralizing explosive devices so base operations can resume quickly during contingency operations.
  • Staff Sgt. Dylan Rutkowski, a 35th Maintenance Squadron armament maintenance supervisor, inspects a chute of an M61A1 Vulcan gun system at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2020. A defect in the chute could cause a malfunction affecting the round travelling through the chute. The Airmen achieved zero fails through calendar year 2019 on 33 straight gun systems, each system containing 29 major components, 903 maintenance steps and 247 inspection tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)

    Armament back shop locked, loaded

    From rotary launchers to gun systems, the 35th Maintenance Squadron armament back shop ensures the lethality of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Airmen continually test, repair and perform daily maintenance on alternate mission equipment such as aircraft pylons, missile launchers, bomb racks and targeting pods and guns.
  • Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing disassemble a communication flyaway kit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2020. The CFK is a network used to connect to a satellite to help provide people with communications wherever they are. Multi-Domain Airman training encompasses the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to successfully generate combat power in an austere and expeditionary battlespace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)

    Multi-Domain Airman training kicks off

    More than 25 Airmen from the 35th Operations Support Squadron, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, 35th Force Support Squadron and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron teamed up to enhance their readiness by participating in the first Multi-Domain Airman training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29. The purpose of this training is to create Airmen who are proficient in multiple areas outside of their own designated career field specialty.
  • An airman calls Airman Against Drunk Driving at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 15, 2020. A2D2 is ran out of T’s Burritos Friday to Saturday from 11:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. To use their services, call 0176-77-2232 or DSN 226-2232 Friday to Saturday from 11:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)

    Airmen Against Drunk Driving: We drive to save lives

    Airmen Against Drunk Driving transportation services ensure base members get home safely, mitigating any potential risks of impeding the 35th Fighter Wing mission.
  • Airman 1st Class Andre Patterson, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew member, directs his ‘three man’ during the placement of the jammer at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 7, 2020. The three-man team is responsible for making sure the munitions are safe and match mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)

    14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Airmen load today to fight tomorrow

    Weapons loaders work around the clock, rotating shifts 24 hours a day, seven days a week ensuring every aircraft is armed properly and safely.
  • Members of the 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, lift a bomb during the 2019 Penn Fest competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 19. 2019, The 25th AMU finished loading their aircraft the quickest and won the load crew competition overall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Edwards)

    Aircraft maintenance unit blows away competition at 2019 Penn Fest

    The 8th Maintenance Group hosted the 2019 Penn Fest, Oct. 19, and brought together five aircraft maintenance units, and their respective aircraft, from across the Republic of Korea. This year, Penn Fest gave several AMUs the chance to see who had the best air force load crew in the ROK.
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. Pacific Air Forces commander, receives a Wolf Pack patch from Col. Tad Clark, 8th Fighter Wing commander, during a visit at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 18, 2019. Brown was stationed at Kunsan from April 1987 to October 1988 as a first lieutenant and then again from May 2007 to May 2008, where he led the Wolf Pack as “Wolf 46.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Mendez)

    Wolf 46 returns as PACAF commander

    Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 18, for an in-depth look at the 8th Fighter Wing mission and to provide Wolf Pack Airmen insight into the future of PACAF.
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