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Through the wire

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Lance Kapral, the 35th Operation Support Squadron Officer in charge of systems and mobility, strings an arming wire through a GBU-12 during the ammunitions tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2017. This arming wire is used to pull the fuse connector through the missile. The maintenance and ammunitions Airmen immersed pilots, intelligence, aircrew flight equipment and squadron aviation resource management personnel to gain a better understanding of war reserve materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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What’s that?

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Bushree-Pearson, a 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, talks about the missiles employed by pilots assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing during the weapons load trainer tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2017. The tour leaders talked about how alert trailers hold weapons and how the whole process of getting weapons out to the jet and loaded functions in order to take off and accomplish the real world mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Shine bright like a diamond

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons idle in preparation for a night flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2017. Part of a pilot’s tactical training is maintaining proficiency in nighttime operations, ensuring pilots aren’t just limited to daytime operations. Pilots are required to be combat-ready for rapid deployment and employment in order to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime air defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Preparation

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons sit on the flight line for a pre-flight inspection before a night operations flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2017. Night operations are performed to ensure skill levels are sharp, familiarity with night flying is maintained and that the pilots are comfortable with flying at night. Night operations are practice for executing in order to always be ready for combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Direct traffic

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Bolles, a 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2017. Marshalling is important because pilots have limited vision of the aircraft and ground obstacles from the cockpit. The marshaller guides the pilot to the parking position in a safe manner using visual communication through body signals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Night vision

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Doyle Pompa, the 35th Operations Group deputy commander, ensures the night vision goggles are ready for use at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 17, 2017. The NVG’s are light image devices that give pilots ability to see in the dark including visual lights and infared. Pilots have to ensure familiarity with the equipment is maintained for night operations in order to always be ready for combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

Team Misawa personnel hold their trash collection after a cleanup in Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017. The group of volunteers picked up approximately 100 pounds of trash, collecting everything from small plastic bottles to a large toilet seat. As an effective community outreach event, Misawa Air Base often holds site cleanups to reinforce the strong foundation of trust between the U.S. and its host nation of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st class Sadie Colbert)
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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

Team Misawa personnel look for trash in Lake Ogawara’s camping site, at Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017. The team of four collected approximately 100 pounds of garbage along the lake’s bank. Misawa Air Base regularly holds cleanups within the community and to enhance its connections with its host nation of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

A U.S. Air Force Airman holds up a bottle in Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017. Team Misawa partnered together to clean Lake Ogawara’s camp site and gathered approximately 100 pounds of garbage. Misawa AB regularly holds cleanups in order to establish connections and build bonds with the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Darla Laubacher, a 35th Maintenance Squadron fuels system technician, picks up a piece of trash at Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017. Airmen from Misawa Air Base covered more than half a mile in length and tooking time to sort out recyclable materials from combustible trash. Their efforts resulted in a safer camp site for locals to use and strengthened the foundation of Misawa AB’s relationship with its host nation of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Team Misawa personnel beautify Lake Ogawara campsites

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Darla Laubacher, left, a 35th Maintenance Squadron fuels system technician, and Staff Sgt. Talia Alicea, a 35th MXS nondestructive inspection technician, scan the Lake Ogawara camp site for trash in Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017, at Misawa City, Japan. The two worked together to help clean the lake’s camping sites, providing a safer environment for the local community to enjoy. Misawa AB regularly volunteers in the local area, which reinforces the strong bond between the U.S. and its host nation of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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On the lookout

Master Sgt. Hiroki Handa, a 3rd Air Wing aircraft maintenance craftsman, looks around the nature trail for trash at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 27, 2017. Misawa squadrons participated in resiliency day by holding their own events, which focused on elements of Comprehensive Airmen Fitness, but the 35th Fighter Wing Staff Agencies’ activities included a luncheon and nature trail cleanup with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Cut it

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Kirmis, the 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, cuts off a branch on the nature trail at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 27, 2017. The 35th Fighter Wing Staff Agencies and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, 3rd Air Wing, partnered together to clean up a nature trail on base to ensure the trail was clear of trash and other hazardous items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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In the glow light

Master Sgt. Hiroki Handa, a 3rd Air Wing aircraft maintenance craftsman, looks around the nature trail for trash at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 27, 2017. The 35th Fighter Wing’s resiliency day included a luncheon and nature trail cleanup with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, as part of an effort to further reinforce the strong bonds between U.S. and Japanese forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Line up

Members from the 35th Security Forces Squadron reach for dodgeballs at the middle of the court at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2017. The 35th SFS’s goal for their resiliency day was to teach Airmen to be more flexible, creative, and positive toward change by displaying those techniques in games Airmen may have never played before. Being able to unwind for a day helped Airmen get stress off their shoulders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Dim Light

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Nyugen, a 35th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, grabs a paint scraper created by the 35th MXS at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. The new innovation takes away from having to constantly replace and order parts while being more cost efficient. A whole sheet of plastic can be created for about 100 dollars and last 10 times longer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Squint Squint

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Nyugen, a 35th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, poses for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. Nyguen was one of the first to use a new and improved paint scraper, created by the 35th MXS. The old scraper design caused 50 to 75 scrapers to be expended every time the 35th MXS chiseled or scraped the paint from a single jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Join the dark side

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Nyugen, a 35th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, uses a newly formatted paint scraper at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. After scraping the paint off a single aircraft caused about 10 scrapers to break a day, the 35th MXS crafted their own. The new scraper can be created for about 100 dollars and lasts 10 times longer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)
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U.S. Embassy representatives tour Misawa AB

Rachel Brunette-Chen, left, the Consulate General of the United States of America Sapporo, Japan, and Heather Wallach, right, the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan, political military affairs political officer, tour the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. During the tour, both Brunette-Chen and Wallach spoke with U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, the 35th FW commander, about the base’s relationship with the local Japanese community and what plans Jobe envisions for the wing in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Embassy representatives tour Misawa AB

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Naoki Aizawa, a 3rd Air Wing F-2 Mitsubishi pilot, speaks with U.S. embassy representatives at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. The visit provided the U.S. representatives with a chance to see the 35th Fighter Wing’s mission up close as well as survey the strong U.S., Japan partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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