Ash Wednesday Service

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Chaplain (Capt.) Richard Beyea, 35th Fighter Wing base chaplain, gives the Protestant Ash Wednesday Service Feb. 25, 2009. Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of repentance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer)

Ash Wednesday Service

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Chaplain (Capt.) Richard Beyea, 35th Fighter Wing base chaplain, gives the Protestant Ash Wednesday Service Feb. 25, 2009. Chaplain Beyea performed two Ash Wednesday Services, Protestant and Catholic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer)

Misawa Airmen receive JAAGA award

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Warrant Officer Yasuo Iimura, 3rd Air Wing, and his wife, Taeko, receive a Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association award from Japan Air Self-Defense Force retired Gen. Ikuo Tohtake Feb. 20, 2009. Warrant Officer Iimura was recognized for his contributions as NCO Association president of Misawa Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)

Misawa Airmen recieve JAAGA award

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Chad Pelletier, 610th Air Control Flight, receives a Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association award from Japan Air Self-Defense Force retired Gen. Ikuo Tohtake Feb. 20, 2009. Captain Pelletier was recognized for his contributions to the annual Japan Day event as project officer for the 35th Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)

Misawa welcomes home 300+ deployed Airmen

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Jill and Jada Banks await the arrival of Senior Airman Corey Banks March 1, 2009. Airman Banks was one of 275 Airmen to return to Misawa following a deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

14th FS returns to Misawa

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Col. Shane Riza, 14th Fighter Squadron commander, is greeted by his two sons after returning to Misawa Feb. 27, 2009. Colonel Riza deployed with the 14th FS to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, for five months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez)

Misawa welcomes home deployed Airmen

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Havoi Moreno, 6, daughter of Staff Sgt. Jose Moreno, waits for her father March 1, 2009. Sergeant Moreno, from El Paso, Texas, was one of the many members deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in support of the 14th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Araceli Alarcon)

14th Fighter Squadron Returns from Deployment

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Adam Yeo, 35th Maintenance Squadron phase crewchief, hugs his family March 1, 2009. Sergeant Yeo returned from a deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in support of the 14th Fighter Squadron. He and his family hail from Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

Misawa welcomes home deployed Airmen

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- John Parker Jr., 4, proudly displays a sign celebrating his father's return March 1, 2009. John waited with countless other friends and family members waiting for the passenger airplane bringing friends and families home. John and his family are from Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

14th FS returns to Misawa

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - A jet breaks formation during its final approach to land Feb. 27, 2009. The returning F-16s performed a low-altitude formation fly-by to signal their return. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

The key masters

Senior Airman Jesse Testudine loads and adjusts the master and blank in a key cutting machine to make a key for a customer Feb. 25 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airman Testudine and fellow locksmiths make an estimatedn 430 keys a month for new personnel, new building structures and to replace lost keys. Airman Testudine is a locksmith with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, and is deployed from Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

The key masters

Senior Airman Jesse Testudine searches for the correct key blank to make a duplicate key Feb. 25 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airman Testudine and fellow locksmiths make around 430 keys a month for new personnel, new building structures and to replace lost keys. Airman Testudine is a locksmith with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, and is a native of Baltimore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)