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Sometimes it’s good to be heavy

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers from the 1st Training Unit at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, tour a front end loader and a v-plow with U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 5, 2018,. Misawa AB works with JGSDF Soldiers to complete their basic English course final evaluation by attending a career field exchange with their U.S. Air Force counterparts practicing military English terms. The course, held at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, enhances future bilateral missions and enables seamless execution by breaking down social barriers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Handshake

Nobuhiro Izumida, left, the Misawa City Police Station Chief shake hands with U.S. Air Force Maj. Patrick C. Gordon, right, the 35th Security Forces Squadron commander, after installing the first bi-lingual stop sign at an intersection in Misawa City, Japan, Feb. 15, 2018. While practically was the main objective in installing a bi-lingual stop sign, it can also be described as a great gesture of acceptance by the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks)
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Stop sign installation

A Misawa City Police officer installs a stop sign at an intersection in Misawa City, Japan, Feb. 15, 2018. The installation of a bi-lingual stop signs is not only beneficial to driver safety but is a quick process that takes less than five minutes to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks)
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Stop sign held

U.S. Air Force Maj. Patrick C. Gordon, left, the 35th Security Forces Squadron commander, a Misawa City Police officer, center, and Nobuhiro Izumida, right, the Misawa City Police Station Chief, engage in conversation prior to installing the first bi-lingual stop sign at an intersection in Misawa City, Japan, Feb. 15, 2018. The bi-lingual stop signs may assist guests traveling here for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks)
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Friends for life

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Junji Miura, left, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, Noriko Ohtani, center left, a 3rd AW U.S. Relations Section member, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, center right, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and JASDF Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, right, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, pose for a photo in the 3rd AW headquarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. In the past four years, Ventura worked with Miura, Endo and Ohtani on numerous bilateral events bringing U.S. and Japan servicemembers closer as allies and friends. Ventura attributes his success to his Hispanic upbringing and seeks new adventures every day where he can learn something new about another's culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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“You’re like family”

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Junji Miura, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, smirks as he discusses his friend's, JASDF Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, retirement plans with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. Over the past four years, Ventura worked with Miura and Endo planning and organizing bilateral events including dining outs and tug-of-war competitions. His mastery of their culture and language helped him grow so close with the two warrants that now they call him, "like family." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Smiles among friends

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, right, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, right, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, exchange mutual thanks for Ventura's many years of service to JASDF in the 3rd Air Wing's headquarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. "Vinny-san" as Endo refers to Ventura by, submitted him for his service's Special Class Award and on Dec. 13, 2017, JASDF Warrant Officer Junji Miura, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, presented the award on behalf of the Area Defense Command in Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Coffee with every meeting

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, looks down at his coffee cup during "tea time" discussions with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and JASDF Warrant Officer Junji Miura, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. Endo joined Ventura and Miura to discuss his retirement plans and ensure Ventura remained included in a special family gathering later this month. The three men enjoy meetings of this nature as it affords them an opportunity to connect not only professionally, but personally as well. Endo and Miura, echoing each other, said, "He's like family to me." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Teatime among friends

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, left, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officers Junji Miura, center, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, and Tsuyoshi Endo, right, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, discuss plans to celebrate Endo's retirement next month with a small family gathering during a "tea time" meeting in the 3rd AW's headquarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. Ventura's deep understanding of his host nation's language and culture cemented him relationships with two life-long friends who now consider him, "like family." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Unity in tradition

U.S. and Japan protocol flags sit next to a bundle of flowers on a table during a meeting between U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura and two Japan Air Self-Defense Force warrant officers with the 3rd Air Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. The three met to discuss one of the warrant's retirement plans. This meeting reflects a very common theme for the three men who over the past four years have become "like family." Ventura is a vertical inspections planner with the 35th Fighter Wing's Inspector General's office and hails from Los Angeles, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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the eyeball is in their court

U.S. Staff Sgt. Mark Kawczynski, left, a 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron ophthalmic technician, Maj. Ethan Woodbury, middle, the 35th aerospace medicine squadron optometry flight commander and Tech. Sgt. Vinh Nguyen, right, the 35th aerospace medicine flight chief, pose for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 7, 2018. Optometry specialists assist optometrists with the treatment of patients and are responsible for performing visual tests and procedures. Optometrists are one specialty of the 18 in the Biomedical Science Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Looking through

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ethan Woodbury, the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry flight commander, uses a phoropter to examine a patients eyes at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 7, 2018. The phoropter is used for routine exams during sight testing and can determine an individual’s prescription. Optometrists are one specialty of the 18 in the Biomedical Science Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Tools

For optometry all the tools above are essential to daily procedures. The point card is used for testing near vision, the occlude is used for covering eyes and eye muscle testing and the lens flipper is for trailing new lenses over eyes. The biomedical sciences corps mission is to enhance U.S. Air Force combat capability and effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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I see you

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ethan Woodbury, the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry flight commander, checks a binocular indirect ophthalmoscope at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 7, 2018. The BIO machine is used for retinal and dilated eye exams. Optometrists are one specialty of the 18 in the Biomedical Science Corps. The biomedical sciences corps mission is to enhance U.S. Air Force combat capability and effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Refill

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Damarinda Baylis, a 35th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, injects medication into an intravenous therapy bag at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2018. . IV bags are used whenever patients are admitted in the wards in the hospital, areas such as the Multi-service unit, Multi Neonatal Unit and Obstetrics or to induce mothers in labor at the clinic. The biomedical sciences corps mission is to enhance U.S. Air Force combat capability and effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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got this in the bag

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Damarinda Baylis, a 35th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, injects medication into an intravenous therapy bag at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2018. IV bags are used whenever patients are admitted in the wards in the hospital, areas such as the Multi-service unit, Multi Neonatal Unit and Obstetrics or to induce mothers in labor at the clinic. The biomedical sciences corps mission is to enhance U.S. Air Force combat capability and effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Snow glow

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ethan Woodbury, the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry flight commander, looks at the final product of a team-building event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, January 24, 2018. The event was just one of the many for the Biomedical Sciences Corps appreciation week held for different fields to come together and build a sense of camaraderie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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up on the hill

Airmen from the Biomedical Sciences Corps paint the side of a hill as part of a team-building event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, January 24, 2018. The event was just one of the many for the BSC appreciation week held for different fields to come together and build a sense of camaraderie. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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VAQ-134 fly’s in the back of an F-16

(From left) U.S. Navy Lt. Tyler Vitti, an Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134 EA-18 Growler pilot, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Brom, a 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, prepare to taxi in an F-16 during a familiarization flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 18, 2018. Since both aircraft execute suppression of enemy defenses, this opportunity was valuable for both set of pilots to improve joint tactics through better communication efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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A ride of a lifetime for Navy pilot

U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Brom, a 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, and U.S. Navy Lt. Tyler Vitti, an Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134 EA-18 Growler pilot, taxi prior to a familiarization flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 18, 2018. The familiarization flight gave each set of pilots the opportunity to experience the capabilities and responsibilities of each aircraft, while enhancing the understanding of each jet’s roles in different missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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