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)