Club Beyond: More than a milkshake

A middle school student adds toppings to her milkshake during the first Club Beyond meeting to kick off the year at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2013. Middle school students crowed the Robert D. Edgren High School cafeteria after school to find out about Club Beyond and have a milkshake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)

Club Beyond: More than a milkshake

Club Beyond volunteers pour milkshakes that were made in a garbage can for students at Robert D. Edgren High School before the first Club Beyond meeting to kick off the year at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2013. Luckily for the students, the Club Beyond volunteers used a clean garbage can that had never been used to hold trash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)

Elementary Spelling Bee comes to E. N. D.

Final round spelling bee competitors wait their turn to spell during the Cummings Elementary School Spelling Bee competition at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 4, 2013. Although the competition began on Feb. 1 with 35 students, by the final round there were only 12 students left to compete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

Hungry for Chinese

Cooking participants enjoy the meal they prepared during a cooking class in the Airman and Family Readiness Center kitchen at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 4, 2013. Besides the main dish, Chinese Lemon Chicken, the amateur chefs prepared a bowl of fruit and fried rice and brownies. The next cooking class is scheduled for Feb. 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Feb. 26, from 6-8 p.m. For more information about mulit-cultural events, call the Airman and Family Readiness Center at 226-4735.

Hungry for Chinese

Michelle Hackett, left, and Cheryl Ray glaze and coat chicken for a Chinese cooking class in the Airman and Family Readiness Center kitchen at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 4, 2013. During the class, attendees learned to make Chinese lemon chicken. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

Lt. Gen. Fedder visits Misawa for first time

U.S. Air Force Col. Cheryl Minto, left, 35th Maintenance Group commander, and Col. Stephen Williams, 35th Fighter Wing commander, salute as Lt. Gen. Judith Fedder, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, departs from Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2012. While visiting the base for the first time, Fedder greeted Airmen and inspected work areas within the 35th Mission Support Group, the 35th Operations Group and the 35th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Kee)

Save yen, shop at market

A Japanese customer walks out of a clothing stand at the Misawa 9th Day Market in Misawa City, Japan, Jan. 29, 2013. Fruit, vegetables and fish are not the only things sold at the farmers market. Off to the side or in the back of the market, kitchenware, various household items, clothes, shoes, used kimonos and other trinkets can be found. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

Save yen, shop at market

Various kinds of seafood are put on display at the Misawa 9th Day Market in Misawa City, Japan, Jan. 29, 2013. Because the fruits, vegetables and fish come from local farmers and fishermen, the produce are fresher than in a grocery store. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

You’ve got mail: post office upgrade

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Marc Bates, 35th Communications Squadron postal clerk, places a package notification paper in a mailbox at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 24, 2013. Previously, the post office had yellow slips to inform you of a package, now they have a yellow paper that includes your name, the package tracking number, package arrival date and what shelf the package was stored. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Kee)

You’ve got mail: post office upgrade

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Marc Bates, 35th Communications Squadron postal clerk, scans an incoming package at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 24, 2013. Before the Trackpad upgrade, the post office would write everything by hand into a book and the process took two people to accomplish. Now, it only takes one person to scan the package for proper documentation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Kee)

13th and 14th AMUs battle to claim “load crew of the quarter”

U.S. Air Force Col. Stephen Williams, 35th Fighter Wing commander, Senior Airman Ronald Olney, Airman 1st Class Michael Howell, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew members, Senior Airman Stephen Kim, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew team chief, and Col. Cheryl Minto, 35th Maintenance Group commander, gather together as the team receives the award for best load crew of the quarter. This is the second consecutive win for the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

13th and 14th AMUs battle to claim “load crew of the quarter”

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Herriott (back), 35th Maintenance Group weapons standardization, evaluates as Airman 1st Class Michael Howell (front), Senior Airmen Stephen Kim (center) and Ronald Olney, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew members, load an AIM-9L/M on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a Load Crew of the Quarter Competition at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 18, 2013. This competition grades 13th and 14th Fighter Squadron AMU members on a variety of areas which include safety, appearance, speed and accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)