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251209-F-VQ736-1147

Volunteers seal and attach labels to bags during the 2025 Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025. Across the work tables, participants from the installation and the local area packaged holiday treats, demonstrating how unified community engagement contributes to a stronger 35th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)
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A volunteer places goodie bags onto a table during the 2025 Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025. The goodie bag assembly brought the base community and Misawa residents together, highlighting how the community ties bolster the 35th Fighter Wing through steady collaboration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)
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251209-F-VQ736-1129

A volunteer places cookies into bags during the 2025 Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025. Participants from across the base and the Misawa community teamed up to prepare festive treat bags, highlighting how local partnerships reinforce the 35th Fighter Wing through shared support and connection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)
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251209-F-VQ736-1104

Cookies wait to be bagged during the 2025 Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025. Airmen, families and Japanese neighbors joined together to assemble festive treat bags, illustrating how community involvement strengthens the cooperation that supports a resilient 35th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)
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251209-F-VQ736-1023

Volunteers prepare bags during the 2025 Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025. The gathering brought together Team Misawa members and local Japanese partners to prepare holiday treats, reflecting the community connections that strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bench)
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Resilient Airman

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Avery Fortenbery, a 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, installs the lower pin on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2018. The aircraft-safe maintenance procedures communicate to the rest of the crew the aircraft is cleared to have post-flight maintenance work performed on it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Genesis Tejada)
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Snow maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Avery Fortenbery, a 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, installs a cover on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2018. Crew chiefs assist Misawa AB’s fighter squadrons by ensuring quality maintenance for the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Genesis Tejada)
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Safe and secure

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Avery Fortenbery, a 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, installs an upper pin at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2018. Crew chiefs play a vital role in ensuring aircraft like the F-16 Fighting Falcon can fly at a moment’s notice. The mission of the 35th Fighter Wing is to protect U.S. interests in the Pacific and defend Japan; deter adversaries through our presence, readiness, and ability to project combat air power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Genesis Tejada)
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Dark and wet maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Avery Fortenbery, a 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, removes covers from a storage pocket on the intake cover of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2018. This task ensures compliance with aircraft-safe maintenance procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Genesis Tejada)
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Maintainer in the snow

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Avery Fortenbery, a 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, installs a pitot probe protective cover on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2018. Airmen ensure the mission goes on, no matter the weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Genesis Tejada)
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Yum, yummy and yum

Peppermint pretzel snacks sit in a tray at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. The 35th Operations Group raised approximately $3,750 in order to provide food, a bouncy castle and gifts from Santa during their Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanage visit, letting the children know they are loved and cared for by people outside of their community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Santa's helpers

Team Misawa members play with orphans at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. During the event, personnel dressed up as Santa’s elves and reindeer to spread holiday cheer and take photos with the orphans. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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And one for you

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Cole, a 35th Operations Support Squadron targeteer, offers a gift to a child at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. Approximately 70 Team Misawa personnel traveled two hours to Hirosaki, Japan, providing children an opportunity to interact with American kids, building bonds between the U.S. and its host neighbor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Chips and sandwich, yum

Volunteers setup lunch at Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanager, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. Team Misawa often holds events with the community to support their host nation counterparts, by volunteering with orphanages, schools and elderly homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Innocent blue

Suree Kotecki, daughter of U.S. Air Force Capt. Steven Kotecki, the 35th Operations Support Squadron chief of analysis, walks toward a bus on its way to Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanage, in Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. The orphanage encouraged volunteers to bring as many of their children as possible to give the children an opportunity to play with their own small-sized American counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Ho, ho, ho in the building we go

Team Misawa volunteers bring in gifts and games into the Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanage at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. The 35th Operations Group coordinates annually with the orphanage to provide food, games, presents and holiday cheer to the children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Journey to Hirosaki

Approximately 70 Team Misawa members traveled 2 hours from Misawa Air Base, Japan, to Hirosaki, Japan, to bring holiday cheer to 38 Japanese orphans. During the visit, members dressed as Santa, Mrs. Clause and their elves and reindeer, delivering gifts from the children’s wish list in order to remind them people think, care and love them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Chapel resiliency retreat readies Airmen

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexander Crutchfield, a 35th Maintenance Squadron structures technician, makes a jump at a ski resort in Hachimantai, Japan, Jan. 29, 2017. Airmen from many shops had the opportunity to ski or snowboard to practice the four Air Force resiliency pillars including: physical, spiritual, mental and social domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Chapel resiliency retreat readies Airmen

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Katelin Napolitano, a 35th Medical Operations Squadron urgent care clinic technician, dons her knit hat at a ski resort in Hachimantai, Japan, Jan. 29, 2017. Airmen spent two days at the resort to practice their four Air Force pillars of resiliency including: physical, mental, social and spiritual. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Chapel resiliency retreat readies Airmen

Skiers prepare to ride a lift at a ski resort in Hachimantai, Japan, Jan. 29, 2017. Misawa Air Base's chaplain corps provided an opportunity for Airmen to exercise their resiliency tools during a ski trip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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