F-16 Fighting Falcons arrive at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 26, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sarah Williams) Modernization at Osan Osan Air Base is one of two major U.S ...

Two B-1B Lancers taxi on the flightline before taking off to complete a mission during Bomber Task Force 25-2 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class ...

One of the wing’s F-16 Fighting Falcons landed at Misawa Air Base in Aomori prefecture on Wednesday due to an in-flight “equipment indication,” according to an email from wing spokesman Capt ...

A United States Air Force F-16 fighter jet receives fuel from a KC-46A aerial refueling aircraft near Misawa Air Base in Japan on June 5, 2025. Senior Airman Robert Nichols/U.S. Air Force The U.S ...

The base is currently at the center of the U.S. Air Force's modernization strategy in the country, following a modernization plan announced by the Department of Defense on July 3, 2024.