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First lady awards diplomas to Misawa seniors

Sabrina Cavazos receives her diploma and a hug from first lady Michelle Obama during the Quantico Middle/High School graduation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 3, 2011. Sabrina, a Robert D. Edgren student from Misawa Air Base, Japan, plans to attend Texas A&M University. (Courtesy Photo)

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First lady awards diplomas to Misawa seniors

From right to left, Gabriella Cuebas, Sabrina Cavazos and seven other students from Japan listen to a commencement address by first lady Michelle Obama during the Quantico Middle/High School graduation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 3, 2011. Nine students who had departed Japan earlier this year were invited to participate in the Quantico ceremony. (Courtesy Photo)

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First lady awards diplomas to Misawa seniors

First lady Michelle Obama chats with the 2011 graduates of Quantico Middle/High School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., June 3, 2011. The first lady gave the commencement address to the 36 graduates, including nine from Japan who relocated after the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. (DOD photo by Linda Hosek)

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Newcomers; Misawa is safe! This is how we know

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Cifuentes, 673rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, bioenvironmental technician, reads the display on a multi-purpose survey meter for radiation levels at Misawa Air Base April 29. The radiation levels displayed reflect the same readings Misawa Air Base has been receiving since the earthquake -- zero amounts of radiation above background levels found. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Newcomers; Misawa is safe! This is how we know

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Tech. Sgt. Vanessa Cifuentes, 673rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, bioenvironmental technician, scans filter paper removed from a high-volume air sampler at Misawa Air Base April 29. Bioenvironmental engineers have found no significant traces of radiation since the March 11 earthquake. Sergeant Cifuentes is augmenting the 35th AMDS and she is from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Newcomers; Misawa is safe! This is how we know

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Maj. David Kempisty, 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron installation radiation safety officer, shuts off a high-volume air sampler stationed on Misawa Air Base’s flightline April 29. The HVAS is used to detect radioactive particles in the air by collecting 1,000 cubic-feet of air every 50 minutes and trapping the particles on filter paper. Major Kempisty has been monitoring radiation levels here at Misawa since the earthquake and he has not detected any radiation above the normal background levels. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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A touch of paint, a turn of a screw; beautifying Misawa one project at a time

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – A cement mixer pours its contents into the bucket of a track hoe for distribution April 26. This Air Force project is destined to repair the pavements on Fleming Street. The estimated completion date is November. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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A touch of paint, a turn of a screw; beautifying Misawa one project at a time

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Shiraishi Koyou, left, and Saito Kengo, Japanese contractors, fill and level curbing forms on Fleming Street April 26. Forms are used to ensure the new curb will be straight and even after it dries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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A touch of paint, a turn of a screw; beautifying Misawa one project at a time

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Ohshitanai Fumio, Japanese contractor, smoothes cement that has been poured into a curbing form on Fleming Street April 26. Cement-workers smooth for many reasons to include making the work more esthetic and more resilient to the effects of weather. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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A touch of paint, a turn of a screw; beautifying Misawa one project at a time

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Segawa Hatsuhito, Misawa City guardsman, signals traffic to stop as a track hoe in the distance moves onto Fleming Street April 26. Contractors use guardsmen at most worksites where vehicles may come in contact with machinery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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A touch of paint, a turn of a screw; beautifying Misawa one project at a time

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Echigo Takeshi, a Japanese contractor, bends a metal pipe April 26. As part of the Walmsley Bowling Center’s renovation, old electrical wires are being replaced for safety and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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A touch of paint, a turn of a screw; beautifying Misawa one project at a time

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Chairs and tables sit on the lanes where bowlers once threw for strikes April 26. The Walmsley Bowling Center is being renovated from the inside out. The estimated completion date is September. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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A touch of paint, a turn of a screw; beautifying Misawa one project at a time

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – A sign warns of potential hazards as the Mokuteki Community Center receives a facelift April 26. The Mokuteki is having exterior work done to include new paint and roof. The estimated completion date is August. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Test cell Airmen prep F-16 engines for flight

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Chris Browne, 35th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion test cell technician, inspects the General Electric F110-GE-100 jet engine from an F-16 Fighting Falcon in the Hush House May 27. The Hush House allows maintainers to test and inspect the jet engines before returning them to the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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