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Yum, yummy and yum

Peppermint pretzel snacks sit in a tray at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. The 35th Operations Group raised approximately $3,750 in order to provide food, a bouncy castle and gifts from Santa during their Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanage visit, letting the children know they are loved and cared for by people outside of their community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

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Santa's helpers

Team Misawa members play with orphans at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. During the event, personnel dressed up as Santa’s elves and reindeer to spread holiday cheer and take photos with the orphans. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

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And one for you

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Cole, a 35th Operations Support Squadron targeteer, offers a gift to a child at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. Approximately 70 Team Misawa personnel traveled two hours to Hirosaki, Japan, providing children an opportunity to interact with American kids, building bonds between the U.S. and its host neighbor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

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Chips and sandwich, yum

Volunteers setup lunch at Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanager, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. Team Misawa often holds events with the community to support their host nation counterparts, by volunteering with orphanages, schools and elderly homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

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Innocent blue

Suree Kotecki, daughter of U.S. Air Force Capt. Steven Kotecki, the 35th Operations Support Squadron chief of analysis, walks toward a bus on its way to Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanage, in Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. The orphanage encouraged volunteers to bring as many of their children as possible to give the children an opportunity to play with their own small-sized American counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

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Ho, ho, ho in the building we go

Team Misawa volunteers bring in gifts and games into the Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En Orphanage at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 9, 2017. The 35th Operations Group coordinates annually with the orphanage to provide food, games, presents and holiday cheer to the children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

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Journey to Hirosaki

Approximately 70 Team Misawa members traveled 2 hours from Misawa Air Base, Japan, to Hirosaki, Japan, to bring holiday cheer to 38 Japanese orphans. During the visit, members dressed as Santa, Mrs. Clause and their elves and reindeer, delivering gifts from the children’s wish list in order to remind them people think, care and love them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)

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Chapel resiliency retreat readies Airmen

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexander Crutchfield, a 35th Maintenance Squadron structures technician, makes a jump at a ski resort in Hachimantai, Japan, Jan. 29, 2017. Airmen from many shops had the opportunity to ski or snowboard to practice the four Air Force resiliency pillars including: physical, spiritual, mental and social domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Chapel resiliency retreat readies Airmen

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Katelin Napolitano, a 35th Medical Operations Squadron urgent care clinic technician, dons her knit hat at a ski resort in Hachimantai, Japan, Jan. 29, 2017. Airmen spent two days at the resort to practice their four Air Force pillars of resiliency including: physical, mental, social and spiritual. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Chapel resiliency retreat readies Airmen

Skiers prepare to ride a lift at a ski resort in Hachimantai, Japan, Jan. 29, 2017. Misawa Air Base's chaplain corps provided an opportunity for Airmen to exercise their resiliency tools during a ski trip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Chapel resiliency retreat readies Airmen

A piece of nori with a bunny print sits in a bowl of ramen at a ski resort in Hachimantai, Japan, Jan. 28, 2017. The ski resort included many restaurants varying from Japanese to Indian cuisine available for Airmen to eat after skiing or snowboarding to the bottom of the mountain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Chapel resiliency retreat readies Airmen

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Katelin Napolitano, a 35th Medical Operations Squadron urgent care clinic technician, puts her snowboarding socks on at a ski resort at Hachimantai, Japan, Jan. 29, 2017. Approximately 40 Airmen from various shops participated in a resiliency retreat organized by Misawa's chaplain corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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