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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Demi Ebert, a 35th Force Support Squadron recreation assistant, measures cedar planks in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. The shop carries various types of wood like mahogany, cherry and purpleheart. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

A plaque hangs on a wall in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2017. Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, takes his skills and passes them down to many service members who use the shop as a creative way to destress. (Courtesy Photo)

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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, adds details to a plaque at the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Vanessa Breen, the 35th FSS director of arts and crafts and auto complex, considers Kashiwazaki an important asset to the shop because of his talent and skill in woodworking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, saws out a detailed piece in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Kashiwazaki worked at Misawa’s woodshop for 18 years, making various plaques, gifts and lumber pieces for customers. The woodshop is used for recreational purposes enabling service members a way to relieve stress through a creative outlet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, uses a table saw to carve a detail piece in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. In order for personnel to have access to the shop’s tools, they must take a safety class, teaching individuals about each tool and how to properly use them. Airmen build their resiliency through building woodcrafts, which powers their ability to perform all tasks fluidly at work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, uses a table saw to carve out an Air Force rank insignia in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Kashiwazaki said adding details and creating new designs is his favorite part of woodwork. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, uses a circular sander to smooth a detail wood piece in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Kashiwazaki has more than 30 years of experience in woodworking and teaches others how to properly determine and use power tools for their projects. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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“Airmanitis” shares comedic glimpse at Team Misawa

“Airmanitis” is Team Misawa’s official comic strip written and drawn by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelly Coats, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The comic strip started nearly a year ago from initial production discussion to actual implementation and shares the commander’s messaging in a humorous way that connects with Misawa personnel and their families. Not only does the comic strip increase the base’s overall morale, but is Coats’ stress relief and lends to her overall resiliency as a warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Her best friend, her sister, Kristy

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelly Coats, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, takes a selfie with her sister, Kristy, several years ago in Glendale, Arizona. Coats joined the Air Force because she wanted to be just like her sister. Kristy is eight years older than Coats and has four children but always claims Coats as one of her own. Whenever she needs someone to talk to, Kristy is Coats’ first resource and lends to her overall resiliency as a warfighter and member of Team Misawa. (Courtesy photo by Kelly Coats)

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Quick sketch

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelly Coats, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, sketches a dragon in her dorm room for fun at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 23, 2017. Coats draws anything form dragons to knights in shining armor to the base’s comic strip, “Airmanitis.” She said drawing is what gets her up in the morning and what relaxes her at the end of the day—it’s how she maintains her resiliency as a warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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Airfield manager controls runway

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kelly Coats, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, poses for a photo on the flight line at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2017. In her capacity, Coats cares for the maintenance of runways, lighting and other airfield components and systems, and helps ensure all takeoffs and landings can proceed without incident. When she’s not working, she’s drawing the base’s comic strip, “Airmanitis.” Coats’ art is her escape from reality lending to her resiliency as a warfighter in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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