Japan, U.S. aircraft share 'win-win' situation at Misawa

(EXCERPT) , By Vince Little and Hana Kusumoto, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Sunday, October 12, 2003

In place for more than a quarter-century, the agreement allowing
American and Japanese aircraft to share Misawa Air Base’s runway is
considered a model of efficiency by officials from both nations.

Japan Air System, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Misawa Naval Air
Facility and U.S. Air Force are among those agencies regularly using
the runway, Misawa Air Base spokesman 2nd Lt. James Bressendorff said,
adding the runway handles more than 1,000 flights annually.

“The arrangement has been highly successful,” he said Friday. “We have
an impeccable safety record, and it’s a win-win situation for everyone
who uses it.”

Various Defense Department aircraft occasionally use the runway, with
landing privileges coordinated by U.S. Forces Japan and the Japanese
government, he said.

Misawa’s runw...

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