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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 35th Dental Squadron perform a stretcher transfer during a home station medical response training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2025. This training strengthens the 35th Fighter Wing’s rapid medical readiness and reinforces its ability to sustain combat power through agile, on-base emergency response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Luis Escobar, left, 35th Dental Squadron (DS) flight chief, gives directions to Airmen from the 35th DS during a home station medical response training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2025. This training strengthens the 35th Fighter Wing’s rapid medical readiness and reinforces its ability to sustain combat power through agile, on-base emergency response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bench)
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Robert D. Edgren Middle/High school re-opens

Gabriella Gray, center, Robert D. Edgren Middle/High School student body president, and Thomas Brady, center right, Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) director, begin cutting a ribbon to symbolize the grand re-opening of Edgren Middle/High School at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4, 2021. Local leadership and DODEA representatives from across the world came to celebrate with the faculty and students after more than a year of renovations to the school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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Robert D. Edgren Middle/High school re-opens

Gabriella Gray, center, Robert D. Edgren Middle/High School student body president, and Thomas Brady, center right, Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) director, begin cutting a ribbon to symbolize the grand re-opening of Edgren Middle/High School at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4, 2021. After more than a year of renovations, the school officially re-opened with 21st century upgrades that allow students to be creative and innovative in a student-centered learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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Robert D. Edgren Middle/High school re-opens

Gabriella Gray, center, Robert D. Edgren Middle/High School student body president, and Thomas Brady, center right, Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) director, begin cutting a ribbon to symbolize the grand re-opening of Edgren Middle/High School at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4, 2021. Local leadership and DODEA representatives from across the world came to celebrate with the faculty and students after more than a year of renovations to the school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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Misawa Highlights: Air Force SNCO graduates Chief Petty Officer Academy with honors

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy classmates pose for a group photo with Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Jason M. Vanderhaden at Petaluma, Calif., July 16, 2021. The academy teaches skills such as professionalism, self-awareness, leadership, communication and strategic thinking. (Courtesy Photograph by Master Sgt. Amir Mustafa Hassan Awad)
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Misawa Highlights: Air Force SNCO graduates Chief Petty Officer Academy with honors

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Amir Mustafa Hassan Awad, 35th Force Support Squadron career assistance advisor, participates in an obstacle course at Petaluma, Calif., July 15, 2021. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy focuses heavily on teamwork and building students’ confidence through classroom and team-building activities. (Courtesy Photo by Master Sgt. Amir Mustafa Hassan Awad)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Friedel (center), Misawa Air Base installation commander, celebrates with Japanese Air-Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takahiro Kubota (left), 3rd Air Wing commander, and Mr. Akio Takebayashi (right), Misawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, after dedicating the Misawa Officer’s Club Ballroom as the “Tomodachi Room” at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. The room was dedicated on the 10-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and named after Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Joao Marcus Costa)
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Doing something is better than nothing

A notebook displaying a suicide awareness message sits on a desk at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 9, 2019. The quote, originally from Max Lucado’s book “God is With You Every Day”, means it is not the sole responsibility of one person to take care of those who need help, but everyone should have compassion to help others. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Air Force psychologist supports #BeThere

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mary Zander, a 35th Medical Operations Squadron clinical psychologist and the suicide prevention program manager, holds up a suicide awareness poster board at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 9, 2019. Zander reached out to various units in coordinating suicide awareness events throughout 2018 to help engage community members in meaningful conversations about suicide prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen with the 601st Squadron, Airspace Warning Control Wing, listens to U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Raley, a 610th Air Control Flight weapons director technician, as he teaches an English class at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 7, 2019. Raley regularly taught English classes on and off base, this being one of the many reasons he won the Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association award for 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Ryouta Sakai, left, a 601st Squadron, Airspace Warning Control Wing operator and Airman 1st Class Taichi Imura, center, a 601st SQ AWC Wing dispatcher, receive assistance from U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Raley, right, a 610th Air Control Flight weapons director technician, during an English class at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 7, 2019. Raley said his English classes help break down language barriers between the two teams, enabling them to work more cohesively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airman with the 601st Squadron, Airspace Waring Control Wing reads an English worksheet to his classmates at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 7, 2019. U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Raley, a 610th Air Control Flight weapons director technician, coordinated with the unit to set up English classes strengthening communication between the 601st SQ and 610th ACF. He expanded his reach of English teaching by working with the Misawa International Center to conduct off-base classes to Misawa City locals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Raley, left, a 610th Air Control Flight weapons director technician, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Shigeru Aihata, right, a 6th Air Defense Missile Group supply management section chief, prepare to receive the Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association award at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2019. The JAAGA awards happen annually, honoring the top JASDF and U.S. Air Force member who best contributes to building U.S.-Japan partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Raley, left, a 610th Air Control Flight weapons director technician, receives the 2019 Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association award from Japan Air Self-Defense Force Ret. Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, the JAAGA president, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2019. Raley received the award for continuously bolstering the U.S.-Japan alliance on and off base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Air Force 35th Fighter Wing Airmen and the Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association leaders pose for a group photo after a JAAGA award ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2019. Established by the Tsubasa-kai-JASDF Veterans Association- 23 years ago, Misawa AB and the JAAGA members held award ceremonies to honor the selected U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force enlisted service members, who strive to build the U.S. and Japan partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Gift exchange

Japan Air Self-Defense Force 1st Lt. Kimamura, left, a 37th Surveillance Squadron weapons director, gives U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Alsvig, right, the 35th Fighter Wing command chief, a gift during a bilateral exchange program at Yamada Sub Base, Yamada Town, Japan, Oct. 18, 2018. Alsvig attended the first two days of the exchange to learn about the 37th Surveillance Squadron’s mission and how they work alongside their allies to maintain peace and balance in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Goodbye sunshine

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Layne, the 35th Fighter Wing bilateral exchange program lead coordinator, waves goodbye to Chief Master Sgt. John Alsvig, the 35th Fighter Wing command chief, during their visit to Yamada Sub Base, Yamada Town, Japan, Oct. 18, 2018. The 35th FW works together with several Japan Self-Defense Force bases to provide cultural and bilateral exchanges throughout the year, cultivating enhanced teamwork between the U.S. and Japanese forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Yamada Town

Yamada Town, Japan, sits in a valley of various Japanese mountains, Oct. 18, 2018. The town hosts Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Yamada Sub Base. The installation’s mission contributes to maintaining balance in the Indo-Pacific region through detecting and notifying ally forces who respond to unknown and enemy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Dishing it out

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hannah Tatum, a 35th Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems technician, grabs rice during a bilateral exchange program at Yamada Sub Base, Yamada Town, Japan, Oct. 18, 2018. During the event, U.S. Air Force service members stayed with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts, learning to better integrate with each other and reinforce U.S. and Japanese relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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