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It’s About Helping People, Not Awards

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travis Spong, 35th Force Support Squadron registered mail clerk, poses in front of rows of mail at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2024. For his life-saving actions outside of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Spong was awarded the United Service Organization’s Service Member of the Year Award and the Air and Space Force Commendation Medal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)
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The 35th Force Support Squadron (FSS) held the grand opening of the newest eatery, FLYERS, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2022. The 35th FSS is working to implement Food 2.0 here, which will give Airmen the opportunity to use their meal cards at any of the FSS owned eateries on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks)
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The 35th Force Support Squadron (FSS) held the grand opening of the newest eatery, FLYERS, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2022. The 35th FSS is working to implement Food 2.0 here, which will give Airmen the opportunity to use their meal cards at any of the FSS owned eateries on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks)
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220111-F-DJ879-1034

The 35th Force Support Squadron (FSS) held the grand opening of the newest eatery, FLYERS, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2022. The 35th FSS is working to implement Food 2.0 here, which will give Airmen the opportunity to use their meal cards at any of the FSS owned eateries on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks)
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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: Misawa Collocated Club

U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joey R. Meininger, 35th Fighter Wing command chief, talk with members from Misawa Information, Tickets and Travel (ITT) during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 20, 2021. Misawa ITT provides assistance to base personnel to help them navigate planning destinations, reservations and other expenses when traveling throughout Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: Misawa Collocated Club

Employees with T’s Burritos talk to U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, about future Misawa Collocated Club renovations during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 20, 2021. The club is scheduled for renovation as part of a larger campus plan for Misawa AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: Misawa Collocated Club

Robin Stahl (wearing red) and Takeshi Taneichi, 35th Force Support Squadron Misawa Collocated Club executive chef and manager respectively, talk with base leadership about dining services provided to base personnel during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 20, 2021. The 35th FSS operates the club, which offers several dining sit-in and takeaway dining options for Misawa AB residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
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Wild Weasel Walk-Through: Misawa Collocated Club

Takeshi “Suga” Taneichi, 35th Force Support Squadron Misawa Collocated Club manager, talks to U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joey R. Meininger, 35th Fighter Wing command chief, about future club renovations during a Wild Weasel Walk-Through at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 20, 2021. Leadership and staff members plan on improving the club to enhance the quality of life for service members while off duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
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Heading stateside

Japan Airlines employees load outgoing mail from Misawa Air Base, Japan, onto a cart at Aomori Airport, Aomori, Japan, May 20, 2020. While Misawa Air Base's mail is typically delivered to Misawa Airport, the cancellation of flights into and out of Misawa Airport due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused mail operations to shift to Aomori Airport. In addition to the daily runs to retrieve incoming mail, every couple of days a 35th Force Support Squadron postal clerk processes outgoing mail, loads it on a truck and delivers it to Aomori Airport for dispatch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Outbound mail prep

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Leon, a 35th Force Support Squadron postal clerk, prepares outgoing mail at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 20, 2020. Leon dispatched approximately 550 pounds of mail, which is the maximum amount of mail approved to be dispatched. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Team work makes hte dream work

Members of the 35th Logistics and Readiness Squadron and 35th Force Support Squadron postal team unload a truck of mail after returning from Aomori Airport at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2020. The Misawa Post Office operated with a staff of 30 personnel all trained to receive, dispatch, process, scan and store mail. However, COVID-19 restrictions made receiving mail challenging in Misawa. Postal clerks teamed with 35th LRS airmen to retrieve packages at Aomori Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Outbound mail

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Leon, a 35th Force Support Squadron postal clerk, moves mail to the front of the truck to be unloaded at Aomori Airport, Aomori, Japan, May 20, 2020. Due to COVID-19, postal operations gradually slowed down because of decreased stateside flights and Misawa airport's suspension of flights, leading all mail operations to flow through Aomori airport instead. The 35th Logistics and Readiness Squadron ground transportation trucks stepped to help transport mail between Misawa Air Base and the Aomori Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Loading the truck

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Leon, a 35th Force Support Squadron postal clerk, carries bags full of outgoing mail at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 20, 2020. On a weekly basis 7,000 to 10,000 pounds of mail is processed in and out of the post office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Misawa ALS hosts Japanese service members, bridges gaps in English

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers and U.S. Airmen play a video game together during a visit at the Airman Leadership School at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. As a way to further connect with each other and lessen the stress of that can come with speaking a foreign language, the U.S. Airmen invited the JGSDF soldiers to play a game they all had played before. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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Misawa ALS hosts Japanese service members, bridges gaps in English

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers and U.S. Airmen work together during a team exercise at the Airman Leadership School at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. The teams had to get a safety belt around their circle without letting go of each other's hands and breaking the circle. The exercise requires members to communicate and take information on what works and doesn't work from each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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Misawa ALS hosts Japanese service members, bridges gaps in English

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Maddox, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technician, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers during a lunch at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. The JGSDF soldiers visited Misawa to practice their English as part of their basic English Course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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Misawa ALS hosts Japanese service members, bridges gaps in English

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Leonel Acosta, 35th Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission system technician, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers during a lunch at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. The JGSDF soldiers visited Misawa to practice their English as part of their basic English Course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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Misawa ALS hosts Japanese service members, bridges gaps in English

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shara Carlisle, 35th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School assistant commandant and instructor, teaches a leadership course to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers during a visit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2020. The JGSDF soldiers, assigned to 6th Division, Camp Jinmachi, Yamagata, Japan, visited Misawa to have face-to-face interaction with U.S. Airmen as part of their basic English course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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Stirring, stirring

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Tomoyo Kato, a 27th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron nutritionist, stirs food in a large kettle during a Bilateral Exchange Program visit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 21, 2018. The exchange group split into pairs to learn the similarities and differences between each other’s occupations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Corny and happy

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ty’Lacia Berard, a 35th Force Support Squadron food specialist, helps Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Tomoyo Kato, a 27th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron nutritionist, create a corn starch mix during a Bilateral Exchange Program visit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 21, 2018. Kato learned how to make larger portions of meals for thousands of Airmen, whereas she normally only makes meals for approximately 300 personnel at her unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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