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Bilateral community event

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Pfleegor, 644 Combat Communications Squadron, passes the ball to a Japan Air Self-Defense Force member during a soccer scrimmage at Komatsu Japan Air Self-Defense Force base, Dec. 5, 2010. More than 20 JASDF and U.S. Air Force members took a break from the flightline in favor of the soccer field during operations at Keen Sword 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cammie Quinn/ Released)
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Bilateral community event

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Edward Waskosky, 35th Air Force Maintenance Squadron first shirt, is interviewed by Miki-San, local Komatsu, Japan reporter during a park clean up event at a local park, Dec. 5, 2010. Sergeant Waskosky is the first shirt for the U.S. Air Force Airmen deployed to Komatsu JASDF base in support of Keen Sword operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cammie Quinn/ Released)
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Bilateral community event

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members clean leaves from the streets surrounding Komatsu JASDF base during a community volunteer event, Dec. 5, 2010. Members of both forces are participating in the bilateral exercise, Keen Sword. During Keen Sword 2011, units from the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps conduct training with their Japan Self-Defense Force counterparts at military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa and in the waters surrounding Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cammie Quinn)
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Misawa cheerleaders reclaim title

Members of Robert D. Edgren High School's cheerleading team, dressed as pirates for “Fun Day,” day three, of the five-day competition, work on sharpening their motions for their next evaluation at the Far East Cheer Camp, Nov. 10, 2010, at Matthew C. Perry High School, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Eleven cheerleading teams from Pacific Department of Defense Dependents Schools competed, trained, and learned routines, warm-ups, chants and dances during the event. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Leah Sledge)
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Rain Happens

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hector Arrayo, left, and Staff Sgt. Robert Ensley, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, operate a Japanese towing vehicle, towing an F-16 Fighting Falcons to a Komatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base hangar Dec. 3, 2010. The hangar stores aircraft during inclement weather to prevent damages to the aircraft caused by lightning, wind or hail. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cammie Quinn/ Released)
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Rain Happens

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Robert Ensley, front, and Robert White, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon for storage inside a Komatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base hangar, during a Keen Sword exercise mission Dec. 3, 2010. A large and complex exercise, Keen Sword 2011 involves joint U.S. forces and Japanese Self-Defense Forces from all components of both militaries training to conduct bilateral operations in support of the defense of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cammie Quinn/ Released)
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Rain Happens

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hector Arrayo, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, tows an F-16 Fighting Falcon into a Komatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base hangar for protection from inclement weather during a Keen Sword 2011 exercise mission Dec. 3, 2010. During Keen Sword 2011, units from the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, will conduct training with their Japan Self-Defense Force counterparts at military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa and in the waters surrounding Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cammie Quinn/ Released)
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Americans, Japanese work together towards tasty goal

Team Hersheys serves samples of their award-winning donburi after receiving the grand prize of the Misawa Donburi Contest, Nov. 27, 2010, at the Misawa Civic Center lobby, Misawa, Japan. Donburi is a category of traditional Japanese cuisine where various meats and vegetables are served over rice in a bowl. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Americans, Japanese work together towards tasty goal

Yota Shimoda (right) accepts the Misawa Donburi Contest grand prize on behalf of his team, Team Hersheys, during the closing ceremony of the contest, Nov. 27, 2010 at the Misawa Civic Center, Misawa, Japan. Five international teams competed for the title of best donburi, a category of traditional Japanese cuisine where various meats and vegetables are served over rice in a bowl. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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A Tasty New Misawa Tradition

Misawa Air Base, JAPAN -- Team Hersheys makes an appeal to the judges at the first Misawa Donburi Contest at the Misawa Civic Center Nov. 27, 2010. Teams consisting of U.S. and Japanese citizens competed to create a new recipe for donburi, a traditional rice-based Japanese dish. Out of five competing teams, Team Hersheys was voted the winner by a panel of judges consisting of community leaders including the mayor of Misawa City, the Commander of the 35 Fighter Wing and the Commander of the Misawa Naval Air Facility. Each year, the city holds several community events as part of Misawa's Japanese-U.S. cultural exchange program. (U.S. Photo by Captain Darrick B. Lee/released)
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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

An Oirase Salmon Catching Festival staff member throws a salmon over a crate barrier in the wading pool during the festival at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, Nov. 13, 2010. Oirase also hosts a salmon release festival in the spring to help replenish the salmon population in the river. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

U.S. Air Force Airman James Bauer, 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs journalist, holds up his catch during the Oirase Salmon Catching Festival at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, Nov. 13, 2010. Participants could get their catch cut and cleaned at a festival booth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

U.S. Air Force Col. Van Wimmer, 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, holds up his catch at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, during the Oirase Salmon Catching Festival. After catching a salmon, festival staff members provided participants with plastic bags to help prevent the fish from regaining their freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

Oirase Salmon Catching Festival staff members release extra salmon into the wading pool at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, Nov. 13, 2010, during the festival. Staff members kept the wading pool full of live salmon from the river for participants to catch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

Lindsay-Clair Light receives a prize from Oirase Salmon Catching Festival staff members at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, during the festival, Nov. 13, 2010. Prizes were given to participants who caught the largest or smallest salmon, as well as any that had a pink ribbon tied around its tail. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

A Japanese man walks along a metal boardwalk carrying his freshly caught salmon during the Oirase Salmon Catching Festival at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, Nov. 13, 2010. After exiting the wading pool, participants were treated to hot salmon stew to combat the cold weather and wet clothing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Rothstein, 35th Fighter Wing commander, catches a salmon at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, during the annual Oirase Salmon Catching Festival, Nov. 13, 2010. Local dignitaries and officials began the salmon catching by wrestling in the first catch of the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

Eager fish catchers wait on the edge of the wading pool at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, at the start of the Oirase Salmon Catching Festival, Nov. 13, 2010. Participants were given the opportunity to catch their own salmon with their hands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Misawa Airmen ready for anything

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on the final day of an operational readiness exercise, Nov. 10, 2010. Pilots use the F-16's afterburner, delivering approximately 27,000 pounds of thrust, to rotate skyward as quickly as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Misawa Airmen ready for anything

The sun rises over the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on the final day of an operational readiness exercise, Nov. 10, 2010. The exercise evaluation team simulated a host of potential obstacles for the 35th Fighter Wing to overcome, training Airmen to stay flexible and get the mission done in the fastest and safest way possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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