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Team Misawa recycling center thinks green

Chizu Yoko, a recycling center employee, piles cardboard at Misawa, Japan, March 20, 2017. Misawa Air Base has 10 workers assigned to collect, sort and transport trash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Team Misawa recycling center thinks green

Chizu Yoko, a recycling center employee, begins separating trash received from military housing at Misawa, Japan, March 20, 2017. Currently Misawa recycles 31 percent their trash with the plan to increase to 65 percent by year 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Team Misawa recycling center thinks green

Remnants of shredded plastic sit on a conveyor belt at Misawa City, Japan, Mar. 20, 2017. Items like plastic bottles, glass and cardboard are recycled to be used for different purposes throughout Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Team Misawa recycling center thinks green

A Japanese national recycling center trash sorter clears out a dump truck at Misawa City, Japan, Mar. 20, 2017. Misawa Air Base, disposes of approximately 6,300 tons of trash a year with 31 percent of the trashrecycled. Currently the base is at a 31 percent recycling rate, with a goal to achieve a 65 percent recycling rate by 2020 (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Team Misawa recycling center thinks green

Haru Furujika, a recycling center trash sorter, throws a plastic bottle onto a conveyor belt at Misawa City, Japan, March 20, 2017. Japan’s recycling law is in affect to assist in providing the country with materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during a dissimilar air combat-training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. The DAC-T is a practice of using various aircraft, while integrating with other national forces, to execute one common goal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)

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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots sit through a dissimilar air combat-training brief at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. The DAC-T allows for U.S. and JASDF pilots to identify any potential errors in their tactics, as well as visualize how working with other nations will be like during large force exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)

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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-2 Viper Zeros prepare for take-off during a dissimilar air combat-training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. The F-16s had the duty of providing a suppression of enemy air defenses and escorting the F-2s into the targets area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)

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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 Viper Zeros wait on standby as F-16 Fighting Falcons prepare to deploy for a dissimilar air combat-training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. The F-16s escorted and cleared the area of enemy ground-to- air missiles and ensured the F-2s were not targeted as they focused on deploying their air-to- ground missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)

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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots sit in a dissimilar air combat-training brief at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. During the brief, personnel discussed any mistakes, communication problems and tactic differences that occurred during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)

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Senior surgeon mentorship program refines medical techniques

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shawnn Nichols, left, a 959th Medical Group general surgeon, surgeon oncologist and program mentor, oversees a surgery as Capt. Lee Hafen, a 35th Medical Group general surgeon, exposes an appendix at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2017. Misawa was chosen as the first base to test the Small Hospital Clinic Skills Enhancement program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Senior surgeon mentorship program refines medical techniques

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dante Rankin, a 35th Surgical Squadron surgical services technician, readies equipment for a surgery at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 15, 2017. Senior surgeon mentors, sponsored by the Air Force Medical Operations Agency, traveled to many small bases to share their wealth of knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Senior surgeon mentorship program refines medical techniques

U.S. Air Force Airmen study an appendix at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March, 13, 2017. The procedure required the removal of an appendix to prevent it from rupturing. During the operation, the primary surgeon worked as the mentor to advise how to make the process better. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Senior surgeon mentorship program refines medical techniques

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Senior surgeon mentorship program refines medical techniques

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thor Shaefer, a 35th Surgical Squadron surgical service technician, prepares a room for surgery at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2017. Prior to surgeries, technicians sterilize themselves and stock the room with the specific equipment required for the operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Senior surgeon mentorship program refines medical techniques

U.S. Air Force Maj. Adeleke Oyemade, left, a 60th Medical Group certified registered nurse anesthetist, watches on standby with Capt. Scott Abbott, a 35th Medical Group staff nurse anesthetist at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2017. Senior surgeons came to Misawa to give guidance and refine clinical practices to use in contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Lab technicians fuel 35th Fighter Wing

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ken Leon Guerrero, a fuels laboratory technician with the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, looks at previous fuel records at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017. Fuels technicians perform checks twice a day, ensuring the quality of the fuel is not contaminated. Without fuel, jets could not assist in enhancing our presence in the region by strategically distributing our posture over a wider geographic range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Lab technicians fuel 35th Fighter Wing

Troy Farris, right, a fuels laboratory lead technician with the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, pours an ice inhibitor additive at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017. The ice inhibitor additive prevents water from mixing into the fuel and causing the fuel to freeze in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which can result in an aircraft crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Lab technicians fuel 35th Fighter Wing

Jet Propellant 8 fuel goes through a micronic filter at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017. As the fuel goes through the filter, any particulate matter that is unseen by the human eye will be caught and will be displayed after removing the filter and baking in an oven. For each batch of fuel a gallon sample is processed to search for contaminants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Lab technicians fuel 35th Fighter Wing

Troy Farris, a fuels laboratory lead technician with the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, swirls a bottle of Jet Propellant 8 fuel at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017. When swirled, the fuel will separate any particulate matter from the fuel and float to the bottom of the cyclone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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