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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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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

Team Misawa personnel hold their trash collection after a cleanup in Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017. The group of volunteers picked up approximately 100 pounds of trash, collecting everything from small plastic bottles to a large toilet seat. As an effective community outreach event, Misawa Air Base often holds site cleanups to reinforce the strong foundation of trust between the U.S. and its host nation of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st class Sadie Colbert)

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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

Team Misawa personnel look for trash in Lake Ogawara’s camping site, at Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017. The team of four collected approximately 100 pounds of garbage along the lake’s bank. Misawa Air Base regularly holds cleanups within the community and to enhance its connections with its host nation of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

A U.S. Air Force Airman holds up a bottle in Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017. Team Misawa partnered together to clean Lake Ogawara’s camp site and gathered approximately 100 pounds of garbage. Misawa AB regularly holds cleanups in order to establish connections and build bonds with the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Darla Laubacher, a 35th Maintenance Squadron fuels system technician, picks up a piece of trash at Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017. Airmen from Misawa Air Base covered more than half a mile in length and tooking time to sort out recyclable materials from combustible trash. Their efforts resulted in a safer camp site for locals to use and strengthened the foundation of Misawa AB’s relationship with its host nation of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Darla Laubacher, left, a 35th Maintenance Squadron fuels system technician, and Staff Sgt. Talia Alicea, a 35th MXS nondestructive inspection technician, scan the Lake Ogawara camp site for trash in Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017, at Misawa City, Japan. The two worked together to help clean the lake’s camping sites, providing a safer environment for the local community to enjoy. Misawa AB regularly volunteers in the local area, which reinforces the strong bond between the U.S. and its host nation of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Cookies delivered to service members

U.S. Air Force Airmen package cookies for delivery during the annual Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2016. After the cookies are divided and packaged, first sergeants and other leadership across the base hand delivered them to their units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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Packaging cookies

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Smalling, left, the 35th Medial Operations Squadron immunizations NCO in charge, and Tech. Sgt. Johnnie Powell, right, the 35th Force Support Squadron readiness and mortuary affairs NCO in charge, divide cookies during the annual Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2016. Volunteers gave more than 14,400 home-baked cookies to the event, while others donated dough to be cooked. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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Wing commander packages cookies

U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, 35th Fighter Wing commander, assists Airmen package cookies during the annual Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2016. Preparation began two days prior when volunteers baked donated dough at the Commissary and collected baked cookies from around the Misawa community for packaging. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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JASDF receives cookies

Japan Air-Self Defense Force members receive candy canes from Karri Frizzell, the Cookie Caper committee leader, during the annual event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2016. The Cookie Caper leads also included JASDF members because they are also away from their families during the holidays. Additionally, the volunteers provided a CD of holiday music as an extra gift to the JASDF members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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Cookies, Cookies Cookies

Cookies line tables at the officer’s club ballroom during the annual Cookie Caper event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2016. The 2016 Cookie Caper baked more than 21,000 cookies for unaccompanied service members throughout the base during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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