Tree Lighting Ceremony
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Joel Malone, 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, Maj. Gen. Hideo Wakabayashi, 3rd Air Wing commander, and two children from the Misawa schools flip the switches to light up Risner Circle and the water tower during the holiday tree lighting ceremony here Nov. 30. The tree lighting ceremony is an annual event that is attended by Misawa Air Base residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wilson)