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“We’re flying decoys with big bombs”

U.S. Air Force Capt. Scott Pippin, a 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, explains the 35th Fighter Wing’s mission and their heritage as “Wild Weasels” while talking with Wenatchee Valley delegates visiting Misawa City during their annual cultural exchange tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 24, 2017. The visitors, consisting of city mayors, college and high school students, and respective family members, visit Misawa City annually highlighting the legacy of community relations initiated by the historic Miss Veedol flight in 1931. The flight was the first non-stop transpacific flight by two Americans from Wenatchee, Washington, and who took off from Misawa City, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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You got served

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tylacia Berard, a 35th Force Support Squadron food service journeyman, seasons chicken at the Grissom Dining Facility at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 15, 2017. Food service Airmen usually serve roughly 300 people per day. With the recent increase in personnel due to exercise Northern Viper 17, their numbers have shot up to nearly 800 daily. This means more food to whip up and serve at each meal. Misawa Airmen are currently exercising as a power projection hub with additional services being offered to accommodate more personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Portraiture in the Expansion Bay

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Amber Slavik, a 35th Medical Support Squadron medical logistics technician, poses for a photo in the medical group expansion bay at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2017. Slavik is joined by her brother, Airman 1st Class Anthony Kovacs, Jr., at Misawa Air Base. Slavik contributes to the mission by managing all hospital equipment and assisting with supply purchases to ensure the medical group remains fully capable to perform its duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Home on the line

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Kovacs, Jr., a 14th Fighter Squadron crew chief, poses on the tarmac at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2017. Kovacs serves along-side his sister, Senior Airman Amber Slavik, who are both stationed at Misawa Air Base. His day-to-day duties ensure F-16 Fighting Falcons remain ready to fly, fight and win by inspecting and repairing any issues that arise on the airframe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Sibling Airmen

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Amber Slavik, left, a 35th Medical Support Squadron medical logistics technician, and Airman 1st Class Anthony Kovacs, Jr., right, a 14th Fighter Squadron crew chief, pose in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2017. Slavik and Kovacs are siblings stationed at Misawa Air Base together. They’re originally from Amherst, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Demi Ebert, a 35th Force Support Squadron recreation assistant, measures cedar planks in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. The shop carries various types of wood like mahogany, cherry and purpleheart. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

A plaque hangs on a wall in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2017. Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, takes his skills and passes them down to many service members who use the shop as a creative way to destress. (Courtesy Photo)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, adds details to a plaque at the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Vanessa Breen, the 35th FSS director of arts and crafts and auto complex, considers Kashiwazaki an important asset to the shop because of his talent and skill in woodworking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, saws out a detailed piece in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Kashiwazaki worked at Misawa’s woodshop for 18 years, making various plaques, gifts and lumber pieces for customers. The woodshop is used for recreational purposes enabling service members a way to relieve stress through a creative outlet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, uses a table saw to carve a detail piece in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. In order for personnel to have access to the shop’s tools, they must take a safety class, teaching individuals about each tool and how to properly use them. Airmen build their resiliency through building woodcrafts, which powers their ability to perform all tasks fluidly at work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, uses a table saw to carve out an Air Force rank insignia in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Kashiwazaki said adding details and creating new designs is his favorite part of woodwork. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, uses a circular sander to smooth a detail wood piece in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Kashiwazaki has more than 30 years of experience in woodworking and teaches others how to properly determine and use power tools for their projects. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Team Misawa runners improve fitness one step at a time

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gerard Tilley, the 35th Maintenance Group education and training manager, runs during a marathon at the Nakuidake Trail Festival in Shichinohe, Japan, May 21, 2017. Tilley began his running career in 2008 when he decided to make a healthy change to his life during his time at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. After arriving at Misawa, he joined the Misawa Flyers Running group, who meet weekly. (Courtesy photo)
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Team Misawa runners improve fitness one step at a time

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gerard Tilley, the 35th Maintenance Group education and training manager, poses for a photo during the 2015 Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 22, 2015. Tilley has received 19 medals and has even completed an ultra-marathon, requiring him to run a 100K. (Courtesy Photo)
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U.S., Japan join together during annual traffic safety campaign

Nobuhiro Izumida, the Misawa City police chief, speaks on behalf of the Misawa City Police during the Prefectural Summer Traffic Safety Campaign 2017, at Misawa City, Japan, July 21, 2017. The event highlighted traffic safety and reminded service members and civilians to take precautionary measures while behind the wheel in order to minimize accidents. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samuel Bacon)
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U.S., Japan join together during annual traffic safety campaign

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert, speaks on behalf of Misawa Air Base at the Prefectural Summer Traffic Safety Campaign 2017, at Misawa City, Japan, July 21, 2017. Several city officials spoke on Misawa’s traffic incidents for the past year, with a total of 140 injuries, two major accidents and two fatalities. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samuel Bacon)
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U.S., Japan join together during annual traffic safety campaign

City leaders and Misawa Air Base unit commanders come together for the Prefectural Summer Traffic Safety Campaign 2017, at Misawa City, Japan, July 21, 2017. During the campaign, the Misawa City vice mayor, chief of police and speaker of Misawa City assembly provided their inputs on the past year’s accident records. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samuel Bacon)
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U.S., Japan join together during annual traffic safety campaign

U.S. Navy Sailors listen during the Prefectural Summer Traffic Safety Campaign 2017, at Misawa City, Japan, July 21, 2017. Hundreds of community members and U.S. service members attended the campaign in support of preventing traffic incidents and enjoyed an Edo-period traffic safety play at the end of the campaign, which encouraged members to always follow traffic laws. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samuel Bacon)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Parks, a 35th Force Support Squadron food service technician, prepares salmon fillets in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. The secondary dining facility is open to all service members, but focuses their catering to flightline personnel in order to keep them well-fed, enabling maintainers to work at their optimal level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Parks, a 35th Force Support Squadron food service technician, prepares salmon fillets in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. The building was originally designed to be a flight kitchen, but was repurposed into a secondary dining facility later on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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