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Delegates from the Wenatchee Valley, Washington sister city delegation pose in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon with 35th Fighter Wing leadership at Misawa Air Base.

(Senior Airman Patrick Boyle/U.S. Air Force)

Delegates from the Wenatchee Valley, Washington sister city delegation pose in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon with 35th Fighter Wing leadership at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 3, 2025.

Sharing the base’s mission and operations with the sister-city delegation fostered transparency and partnership, strengthening public awareness of the wing’s role in maintaining readiness.

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