U.S. Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing Chapel team, and Japanese Chaplains conduct a bilateral chaplain exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026.

35th Fighter Wing Chaplain Exchange

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing Chapel team, and Japanese Chaplains conduct a bilateral chaplain exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026. The visit highlighted the continued partnership between Misawa Air Base and the surrounding Japanese community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Koby Mitchell)
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Yoshiyuki Komukai, Tenrikyo Reverend, discusses differences in military and Japanese Chaplains during a Chaplain Exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026.

35th Fighter Wing Chaplain Exchange

Yoshiyuki Komukai, Tenrikyo Reverend, discusses differences in military and Japanese Chaplains during a Chaplain Exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026. Komukai described how Japan’s clinical religious counselors provide interfaith spiritual care, a practice shaped by post-disaster response efforts after March 11, 2011, and supported by formal training programs developed through Tohoku University. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Koby Mitchell)
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Lt. Col. Eli Dowell, 35th Fighter Wing Chaplain, discusses differences in military and Japanese Chaplains during a Chaplain Exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026

35th Fighter Wing Chaplain Exchange

Lt. Col. Eli Dowell, 35th Fighter Wing Chaplain, discusses differences in military and Japanese Chaplains during a Chaplain Exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026. Dowell compared how U.S. military chaplains provide confidential counseling, commander advice and religious support with Japan’s interfaith, chaplaincy model that expanded following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Koby Mitchell)
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  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing Chapel team, and Japanese Chaplains conduct a bilateral chaplain exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026.

    35th Fighter Wing Chaplain Exchange

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing Chapel team, and Japanese Chaplains conduct a bilateral chaplain exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026. The visit highlighted the continued partnership between Misawa Air Base and the surrounding Japanese community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Koby Mitchell)
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  • Yoshiyuki Komukai, Tenrikyo Reverend, discusses differences in military and Japanese Chaplains during a Chaplain Exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026.

    35th Fighter Wing Chaplain Exchange

    Yoshiyuki Komukai, Tenrikyo Reverend, discusses differences in military and Japanese Chaplains during a Chaplain Exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026. Komukai described how Japan’s clinical religious counselors provide interfaith spiritual care, a practice shaped by post-disaster response efforts after March 11, 2011, and supported by formal training programs developed through Tohoku University. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Koby Mitchell)
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  • Lt. Col. Eli Dowell, 35th Fighter Wing Chaplain, discusses differences in military and Japanese Chaplains during a Chaplain Exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026

    35th Fighter Wing Chaplain Exchange

    Lt. Col. Eli Dowell, 35th Fighter Wing Chaplain, discusses differences in military and Japanese Chaplains during a Chaplain Exchange at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026. Dowell compared how U.S. military chaplains provide confidential counseling, commander advice and religious support with Japan’s interfaith, chaplaincy model that expanded following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Koby Mitchell)
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35th Fighter Wing Chaplain Exchange

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  • By Senior Airman Koby Mitchell
  • 35th Fighter Wing
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan. --  

Members assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing Chaplain team hosted a Chaplain Exchange with off-base Japanese Chaplains at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26, 2026. The exchange brought together visiting Japanese interfaith chaplains, alongside a Tohoku University Hospital representative to discuss spiritual care practices and mutual support for their local communities. 

Japanese Priests are shown a rotating-face system used for Catholic, Protestant, and neutral services in the Chapel at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026.

Japanese Priests are shown a rotating-face system used for Catholic, Protestant, and neutral services in the Chapel at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26th, 2026. The chapel team demonstrated the rotating-face system and explained how it helps transition the worship space to support Catholic, Protestant and neutral services for a diverse community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Koby Mitchell)
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Members assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing Chaplain team host a Chaplain Exchange with off-base Japanese Chaplains at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26, 2026

Members assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing Chaplain team host a Chaplain Exchange with off-base Japanese Chaplains at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb 26, 2026. The exchange brought together visiting Japanese interfaith chaplains, alongside a Tohoku University Hospital representative to discuss spiritual care practices and mutual support for their local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Koby Mitchell)
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