Volunteers collect sweet treats for Misawa service members
Misawa Air Base, Japan -- Karen Bigelow left, and Andrea Leon, center, transport a load of cookies as Kelli Wimmer prepares to count them during the annual Misawa Cookie Caper here, 1 Dec 2010. Each year, volunteers ask the Misawa community to bake sweets for distribution to single and unaccompanied service members on the base. The Cookie Caper is just one of many traditions observed at Misawa Air Base during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Captain Darrick B. Lee/released.)