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Leading Beyond the Gate: Wing Commander Serves as Mayor for a Day

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Davidson, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and his wife Megan Davidson use a Hanko traditional Japanese stamp to sign official documents as part of the Mayor and Ambassador for a Day in Misawa, Japan, June 16, 2026. The Hanko process officially commenced their roles as honorary mayor and ambassador for a day, a unique event reinforcing the strong U.S.-Japan partnership in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessel Fabara)
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Leading Beyond the Gate: Wing Commander Serves as Mayor for a Day

Yoshinori Kohiyama, Misawa City mayor, right, presents letters of appointment to U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Davidson, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and his wife Megan Davidson in Misawa, Japan, June 16, 2026. The letters officially designated Davidson as Misawa City’s honorary Mayor for a Day and his wife as Ambassador for a Day, recognizing their efforts to build mutual understanding and friendship during their tenure at Misawa Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessel Fabara)
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Leading Beyond the Gate: Wing Commander Serves as Mayor for a Day

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Davidson, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and his wife Megan Davidson, speak with Mayor Yoshinori Kohiyama at the city mayor's office in Misawa, Japan, June 16, 2026. Davidson and his wife participated in a Mayor for a Day tradition designed to celebrate departing base leaders and strengthen bilateral partnership between the installation and local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessel Fabara)
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Leading Beyond the Gate: Wing Commander Serves as Mayor for a Day

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Davidson, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and his wife Megan Davidson participate in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at Misawa City International Center at Misawa, Japan, June 16, 2026. The cultural immersion was part of the Mayor for a Day tradition honoring departing wing commanders and their spouses while promoting goodwill and international exchange between the base and the host city. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessel Fabara)
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Leading Beyond the Gate: Wing Commander Serves as Mayor for a Day

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Davidson, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and his wife Megan Davidson, honorary Ambassador, pose for a group photo with newcomer employees of Misawa City Hall at Misawa, Japan, Jun 16, 2026. The event provided the departing wing commander an opportunity to engage with the newly hired personnel and highlight the importance of international exchange between U.S. forces and Japanese citizens. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessel Fabara)
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Leading Beyond the Gate: Wing Commander Serves as Mayor for a Day

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Davidson, left, 35th Fighter Wing (FW) commander, shakes hands while posing for a photo with Yoshinori Kohiyama, Misawa City mayor, at the mayor's office in Misawa, Japan, June 16, 2026. The Mayor for a Day tradition with 35th FW commanders deepens the trust and mutual understanding between Misawa Air Base and surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessel Fabara)
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Air Force psychologist supports #BeThere

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mary Zander, a 35th Medical Operations Squadron clinical psychologist and the suicide prevention program manager, holds up a suicide awareness poster board at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 9, 2019. Zander reached out to various units in coordinating suicide awareness events throughout 2018 to help engage community members in meaningful conversations about suicide prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Doing something is better than nothing

A notebook displaying a suicide awareness message sits on a desk at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 9, 2019. The quote, originally from Max Lucado’s book “God is With You Every Day”, means it is not the sole responsibility of one person to take care of those who need help, but everyone should have compassion to help others. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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A time of prayer

U.S. Air Force Airmen and volunteers hold hands during prayer prior to worship at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 29, 2017. The 35th Fighter Wing Chapel Corps trained approximately 300 volunteers in 2017 in order to support their various outreach programs for Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and their dependents. The team also engages with the off-base community and conducts monthly nursing home visits encouraging a healthy community relations with Misawa’s host nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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servicing services

U.S. Air Force Chap. (Capt.) Jason Rupp, a 35th Fighter Wing chaplain, prepares to speak for a chapel service at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Mar. 4, 2018. The chapel corps coordinates several programs for Team Misawa. In 2017, their efforts earned them the Pacific Air Forces Terence P. Finnegan Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Resilient paddling on Lake Ogawara

A U.S. Navy team participates in a regatta competition during the first Team Misawa Resilient Relationships and Appreciation Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 18, 2017. Teams worked together, crafting their own boats to race during an obstacle course. The 35th Fighter Wing Chapel Corps coordinated the event as a morale booster testing their pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness—mental, physical, social and spiritual—which promoted a sense of community and equip personnel to perform optimally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Fighting the war of ropes

The 35th Fighter Wing leadership participates in a tug-o-war challenge during the first Team Misawa Resilient Relationships and Appreciation Day, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 18, 2017. The event, hosted by the 35th Fighter Wing Chapel Corps, afforded personnel an opportunity to see their squadron leaders participate in a resiliency challenge as they closed out the day leading by example. According to Air Force assessments on Airmen, ensuring all personnel exercise mental, physical, social and spiritual activities in their life, in and out of work, leads to a well-performing, mission ready Airmen who can better execute tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Slip and sliding Seaman

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Morales, a Commander Task Force 72 information systems technician, slides through an obstacle as part of a regatta competition during the first Team Misawa Resilient Relationships and Appreciation Day, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 18, 2017. The regatta, which is a boat racing competition, challenged personnel with working together to build their own boats, test its floatation and race in Lake Ogawara. The 35th Fighter Wing Chapel coordinated the event and tested teams’ capabilities to think critically and work together, exercising their physical and mental pillars of resiliency, which service members incorporate in their daily career tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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