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American taiko team celebrates ten years of cultural exchange

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Taiko players of the Dragon-Eagle Taiko team enter the ballroom of the Mokuteki Community Center dressed as namahage March 28, 2009. This team is the only American team allowed to play the taiko song, written by master taiko teacher Kiyotaka Hisoi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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American taiko team celebrates ten years of cultural exchange

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Jeanine Steele, mother of two members of the Dragon-Eagle Taiko team, presents flowers to the team's instructor, Kazuko Igarashi, following the tenth anniversary performance at the Mokuteki Community Center March 28, 2009. The team had a party after the show to celebrate the anniversary and a good performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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American taiko team celebrates ten years of cultural exchange

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The advanced group of the Dragon-Eagle Taiko team play their signature song "Aun" at the Mokuteki Community Center March 28, 2009. The piece served as the grand finale of the team's tenth annual performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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American taiko team celebrates ten years of cultural exchange

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A spectator takes a photo of an American taiko player dressed as a namahage at the Mokuteki Community Center March 28, 2009. In Japanese legend, the namahage are the incarnation of the mountain god, punishing the lazy and bringing good luck to the productive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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American taiko team celebrates ten years of cultural exchange

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yurie Kubo, niece of Dragon-Eagle Taiko instructor Kazuko Igarashi, plays a piano solo during the taiko team's intermission March 28, 2009. For the first time, Ms. Igarashi's niece and son performed in the concert. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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American taiko team celebrates ten years of cultural exchange

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The all-american Dragon-Eagle Taiko team plays "Taraku" at the Mokuteki Community Center March 28, 2009. Loosely translated, "Taraku" means "let's have fun playing taiko together." (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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American taiko team celebrates ten years of cultural exchange

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kiyotaka Hosoi, master taiko player and mentor to the Dragon-Eagle Taiko team, plays an odaiko solo at the Mokuteki Community Center March 28, 2009. His solo kicked off the tenth annual performance by the team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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American taiko team celebrates ten years of cultural exchange

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kiyotaka Hosoi (center), master taiko teacher, instructs the advanced group of the Dragon-Eagle Taiko team Feb. 27, 2009. Mr. Hosoi visits the group monthly to provide additional training to improve their playing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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American taiko team celebrates ten years of cultural exchange

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kazuko Igarashi, Dragon-Eagle Taiko team instructor, and David Wray, team captain, practice a taiko song at the Lunney Youth Center Feb. 10, 2009. The team rehearsed at least once a week leading up to the tenth annual performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)
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Americans, Japanese pound mochi, strengthen bonds

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. John Griffin, left, 35th Mission Support Group commander, and his wife, Misty, participate in the Annual Misawa Air Base Rice Cake Pounding Ceremony here, Dec. 19. The ceremony, known as mochitsuki, brought together American and Japanese communities to share cultural traditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)
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Americans, Japanese pound mochi, strengthen bonds

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Van Wimmer, 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, pounds rice with a wooden mallet and mortar during the Annual Misawa Air Base Rice Cake Pounding Ceremony here, Dec. 19. Guests and participants ate the pounded rice formed into rice cakes known as mochi. While eaten year-round, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)
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Americans, Japanese pound mochi, strengthen bonds

American and Japanese leadership eat and converse during the annual mochi pounding ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force gym, Misawa Air Base, Japan; Dec. 16, 2010. The ceremony gave Americans a chance to experience a time-honored Japanese tradition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Americans, Japanese pound mochi, strengthen bonds

The Rothstein family tries freshly made mochi during the annual mochi pounding ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force gym, Misawa Air Base, Japan; Dec. 16, 2010. After taking turns pounding steamed rice into the traditional Japanese rice cakes, local dignitaries and their families were able to try the mochi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Americans, Japanese pound mochi, strengthen bonds

Ceremony workers slice fresh mochi, a type of traditional Japanese rice cake, during the annual mochi pounding ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force gym, Misawa Air Base, Japan; Dec. 16, 2010. Local American and Japanese leadership worked together to pound steamed rice into mochi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Americans, Japanese pound mochi, strengthen bonds

U.S. Air Force Col. John Pearse, 35th Operations Group commander, pounds mochi during the annual mochi pounding ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force gym, Misawa Air Base, Japan; Dec. 16, 2010. Mochi is a type of rice cake made by pounding steamed, glutinous rice in a large wooden mortar with a large wooden mallet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Americans, Japanese pound mochi, strengthen bonds

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Rothstein, 35th Fighter Wing commander, pounds mochi during the annual mochi pounding ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force gym, Misawa Air Base, Japan; Dec. 16, 2010. Mochi is a type of rice cake made by pounding steamed, glutinous rice in a large wooden mortar with a large wooden mallet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Americans, Japanese work together towards tasty goal

Team Hersheys serves samples of their award-winning donburi after receiving the grand prize of the Misawa Donburi Contest, Nov. 27, 2010, at the Misawa Civic Center lobby, Misawa, Japan. Donburi is a category of traditional Japanese cuisine where various meats and vegetables are served over rice in a bowl. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Americans, Japanese work together towards tasty goal

Yota Shimoda (right) accepts the Misawa Donburi Contest grand prize on behalf of his team, Team Hersheys, during the closing ceremony of the contest, Nov. 27, 2010 at the Misawa Civic Center, Misawa, Japan. Five international teams competed for the title of best donburi, a category of traditional Japanese cuisine where various meats and vegetables are served over rice in a bowl. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released)
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Ammo Airmen lock and load F-16s

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ben Staples, 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief, loads 20mm rounds on to a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2013. Munitions Airmen provide and prepare ammo for gun systems on F-16 Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Ammo Airmen lock and load F-16s

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ben Staples, left, 35th Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Tyler Peterson, 35 MXS munitions crew member, load 20mm rounds on to a Universal Ammunition Loading System at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2013. The ammo is used with M61 gun systems on F-16 Fighting Falcons, which are often employed during exercises at Draughon Range outside of Misawa AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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