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Air Force Commendation Medal bestowed on JASDF leader

The U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal rests on the chest of Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Shunichi Araki, the Northern Aircraft Control and Warning Wing vice commander, after it was presented at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 27, 2017. Araki received this medal for his actions during his tenure at Yokota Air Base, Japan, as Operations Support Wing, Air Defense Command vice commander. His accomplishments included being a key asset during the Yokota Friendship Festival, exercise KEEN EDGE and enhancing bilateral partnerships among the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Watching from the skies

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Morgan Reeves, Naval Air Facility Misawa crewman, looks out the window of a UC-12F Huron during a flight back to Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 24, 2017. In the past, Reeves and his team have transported the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team to other U.S. and foreign military bases in Japan and the Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Guarding the night

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon Rains, a 35th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations controller, stands guard during a night shift at Chitose Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2017. Due to being isolated on a foreign runway, U.S. personnel must have eyesight on the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team F-16 Fight Falcons at all times. If anything were to occur, 35th SFS personnel would work with Japan Air Self-Defense Force base operations and security personnel to ensure proper safety measures were completed. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Pre-flight procedures

U.S. Navy Lt. Christopher Danielczyk, Naval Air Facility Misawa UC-12F Huron pilot, finalizes pre-flight procedures prior to take off at Chitose Air Base, Japan, July 24, 2017. In the past, Reeves and his team have transported the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team to other U.S. and foreign military bases in Japan and the Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Standing guard during the Chitose Air Show

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Pako, left, a 35th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations controller, speaks with a Japan Air Self-Defense security member, right, during the Chitose Air Show at Chitose Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2017. Security forces also sends an antiterrorism representative, who surveys the area, researches possible threats within the area and locates discrepancies that may hinder keeping resources safe. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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A falcon’s night off

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon Rains, a 35th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations controller, roams around an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a night shift at Chitose Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2017. Due to being isolated on a foreign runway, U.S. personnel must have eyesight on the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team F-16 Fight Falcons at all times. If anything were to occur, 35th SFS personnel would work with Japan Air Self-Defense Force base operations and security personnel to ensure proper safety measures were completed. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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A bubble with a view

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force CH-47J crew chief assigned to the Air Reserve Wing, Flight Group Misawa Helicopter Airlift Squadron, looks out the window during a flight to Chitose Air Base, Japan, July 21, 2017. The ARW is located at JASDF Iruma Air Base, Japan, near the north of western Tokyo. The CH-47J was providing cargo to Chitose AB, which gave Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team members the opportunity to use this method of transportation. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Post-flight check lists

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force CH-47J crew chief assigned to the Air Reserve Wing, Flight Group Misawa Helicopter Airlift Squadron, conducts post-flight procedures upon arriving at Chitose Air Base, Japan, July 21, 2017. The ARW is located at JASDF Iruma Air Base, Japan, near the north of western Tokyo. The CH-47J was providing cargo to Chitose AB, which gave Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team members the opportunity to use this method of transportation. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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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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Look at the germs!

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angelo Corpuz, a public health specialist with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, shines a black light on a Fijian student’s hand after dabbing it with a non-toxic germ compound designed to show up under the black light stressing the importance of proper handwashing during Pacific Angel 17-3 at the Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Corpuz is one of seven Misawa Airmen who joined more than 50 U.S. service members, their Fijian counterparts and more than five other nations from across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to conduct multilateral humanitarian assistance and civil military operations, promoting regional military-civilian-nongovernmental organization cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Friendly family physician cares for Fijians

U.S. Air Force Maj. Lisa Dodobara-Griffith, a family physician and the primary care flight commander with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, smiles for the camera while taking a break during Pacific Angel 17-3 at the Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Dodobara-Griffith joined seven other Misawa Airmen for the exercise that improves the United States’ interoperability with multinational partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Aiding with women’s health questions

U.S. Air Force Maj. Lisa Dodobara-Griffith, a family physician and the primary care flight commander with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, talks with a Fijian patient about women’s health related issues during Pacific Angel 17-3 at Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Dodobara-Griffith joined seven other Misawa Airmen for the exercise that strengthens the United States’ interoperability and relationships with multinational partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Smile for the camera

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cash Hutchinson, an ophthalmic technician with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, poses for a photo during Pacific Angel 17-3 at Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Hutchinson along with seven other Misawa Airmen joined more than 50 U.S. service members, their Fijian counterparts and more than five other nations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to conduct multilateral humanitarian assistance and civil military operations, promoting regional military-civilian-nongovernmental organization cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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School signs kick off

The Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten’s sign stands at the gate to the school where Misawa Air Base, Japan, medics joined more than 50 U.S. service members for Pacific Angel 17-3 in Tavua, Fiji, July 15, 2017. Healthcare professionals representing nearly every unit at the 35th Medical Group flew to Fiji from Misawa July 10 with stops in Tokyo and Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. In Guam, they boarded an Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, to make the final trek with the rest of the main body who flew from each of their respective bases for the final flight from Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Pharmaceuticals arm the docs

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hollins, a pharmacy technician with the 35th Medical Support Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, smiles for the camera as he reviews pharmaceutical inventories during Pacific Angel 17-3 at the Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. The pharmacy provides all the medications participating health care professionals require to treat patients who come to the health services site seeking care. PACANGEL 17-3 builds partnerships between the US, Fiji, and several regional nations by conducting multilateral humanitarian assistance and civil military operations, promoting regional military-civilian-nongovernmental organization cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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