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Air Force surveys find falling levels of 'forever chemicals' at fighter base in Japan

Levels of toxic “forever chemicals” in treated industrial wastewater at Misawa Air Base had significantly fallen six months after an inadvertent leak of residual firefighting foam at an aircraft shelter, officials said.

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Snowman-building, bowing airmen catch Twitter's attention while fixing F-16 in Japan

Photos and video show 11 crew members lined up on an Aomori Airport ramp beside a snowman as the F-16 taxis away past mounds of snow.

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Japanese governor disappointed by F-16s' return to skies after fuel tanks fell on seaside town

The F-16 pilot jettisoned the tanks during an in-flight emergency and landed without further incident at Aomori Airport, about 45 miles west of the air base, around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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Air Force recovers 2 fuel tanks that fell on Japanese town

A pilot jettisoned the tanks from the Fighting Falcon during an in-flight emergency, the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base said.

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U.S. fighter jet dumps fuel tanks before emergency landing in Japan

According to local authorities, the cause of the emergency landing remains unknown.

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Japan asks U.S. to ground fighter jets after tank dumping case

Japan has requested the U.S. military to investigate the dumping of two fuel tanks by an F-16 fighter jet before it made an emergency landing at an airport in northeastern Japan, officials say.

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Ire in Aomori after U.S. jet fighter ditches two fuel tanks | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet based at Misawa Air Base jettisoned two fuel tanks after the pilot experienced engine trouble and made an emergency landing at Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan, the Defense Ministry and local authorities said.

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Japan asks U.S. to ground fighter jets after tank dumping case

Japan asks U.S. to ground fighter jets after tank dumping case
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U.S. fighter jet dumps fuel tanks before emergency landing in Japan

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet belonging to Misawa Air Base dumps two fuel tanks before making an emergency landing at Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan.

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U.S. fighter jet dumps fuel tanks before emergency landing in Aomori

A U.S. F-16 fighter jet belonging to Misawa Air Base dumped two fuel tanks Tuesday evening before making an emergency landing at Aomori Airport in northeastern Japan, the Defense Ministry and local authorities said. The emergency landing at around 6:10 p.m. prompted the closure of the airport's lone runway, affecting…

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