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Local Officials Protest After U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Emergency Landing Closes Misawa Airport
Misawa Airport, currently hosting B-1B Lancers on a Bomber Task Force deployment, was forced to close for 90 minutes ...
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Air Force bomber blocks Japanese runway, disrupting commercial flights, reports say
The Air Force shares the runway with commercial flights at Misawa Airport and military flights by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Footage posted Wednesday by RAB Aomori Broadcasting shows a ...
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North Korea lashes out at Air Force’s ‘Swan of Death’ bomber deployment in Japan
Guam, a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean 1,891 miles south of Misawa, is a forward operating location for U.S. bombers ...
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Misawa F-16s to be Replaced by F-35A Jets Starting in 2026
Misawa is not the only U.S. base in Japan that will have a permanent presence of F-35s – MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) ...
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B-1B Lancer Arrivals at Misawa Air Base Mark First Bomber Task Force Deployment to Japan
A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Bomb Squadron takes off from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Apr. 14, 2025 in support of a Bomber Task Force at Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo ...