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Ready on the flightline

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit approach an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an operational readiness exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 25, 2019. The ORE assessed the 35th Fighter Wing’s capability to deploy personnel and aircraft in a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman China M. Shock)
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Photography lover

Tela Royston, a Navy Gateway Inns & Suites program analyst, takes a photo of Lake Ogawara at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2019. Photography is another one of Royston’s favorite hobbies in Misawa. Royston enjoys Misawa City’s scenery along with meeting new friends and learning about their culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Reading through the lines

Tela Royston, a Navy Gateway Inns & Suites program analyst, reads "The Hobbit" at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2019. Royston believes the move to Misawa provided her family with an opportunity to immerse themselves in the Japanese culture and embrace Japan’s hiking, camping, photography, beaches, fishing and shopping. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Reading on a sunny day

Tela Royston, a Navy Gateway Inns & Suites program analyst, reads "The Hobbit" at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2019. Royston believes the move to Misawa provided her family an opportunity to immerse themselves in the Japanese culture and embrace Japan’s hiking, camping, photography, beaches, fishing and shopping. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Reading is succeeding

Tela Royston, a Navy Gateway Inns & Suites program analyst, pauses for a photo while reading "The Hobbit" at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2019. Reading is one of Roston's favorite hobbies in Misawa. She has read more than 300 books and visits the bookstore weekly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
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Gorge visit

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aaron Royston, Sr., the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operations center NCO in charge, Tela Royston, a Navy Gateway Inns & Suites program analyst, and Aaron Royston, Jr., their son pose for a photo at the Oirase Gorge, in near Towada, Japan, in October 2017. Tela and Aaron, Sr., became friends in a 2006 geology class at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. The pair dated for eight months before marrying in August 2008. (Courtesy photo)
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Hachinohe trip

Tela Royston, a Navy Gateway Inns & Suites program analyst, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aaron Royston, Sr., right, the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operations center NCO in charge, and their son, Aaron Royston, Jr. pause for a photo at Tanesashi Coast, in Hachinohe, Japan, in October 2017. Since becoming a spouse, Tela has moved to four bases including Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Maryland, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and Misawa Air Base, Japan. (Courtesy Photo)
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Lighting the candle

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angelica Smith, a 35th Force Support Squadron unit deployment manager and security manager, lights a candle after reading “The Last Letter” written by Esther Starobin at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2019. Starobin’s parents wrote the letter sent from the camps in France during the Holocaust. The United States Holocaust Museum displays the letter to show what life was like for victims of the Nazi regime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman China M. Shock)
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A prayer

Lindsey Clements, spouse of a Naval Air Facility Misawa aircraft intermediate maintenance department petty officer, leads the attendees in prayer during the Holocaust Days of Remembrance Ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2019. The Mourner’s Kaddish is a Jewish prayer, said in the mourning period following a loved one’s passing and again each year, on the anniversary of their death. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman China M. Shock)
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Eight stories, eight candles

A ring of candles sits on a table during the Holocaust Days of Remembrance Ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2019. Eight Airmen and family members presented stories from the Holocaust, and a candle was lit for each story. According to Airman 1st Class William Mowery, a 35th Force Support Squadron fitness center manager, it is important to remember the lives lost so that this atrocity will never happen again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman China M. Shock)
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One flame for one million lives

A candle representing a million lives lost burns in a room during the Holocaust Days of Remembrance Ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2019. The purpose of the event serves as a date for official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime but promotes Holocaust education throughout the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman China M. Shock)
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A window into radiology

The 35th Surgical Operations Squadron radiology sign reflects in a mirror at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2018. The department implemented the continuous process improvement Pacific Ultrasound Peer Review program, allowing U.S. Pacific Air Forces ultrasound technicians to access, view and evaluate previously-performed exams for accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)
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All smiles at radiology

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Gathers, a 35th Surgical Operation Squadron radiology technician, prepares for a contrast enhance computed tomography examination at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2019. With less than 100 ultrasound techs in the U.S. Air Force and less than half of those nationally registered, the start of the continuous process improvement Pacific Ultrasound Peer Review program, which allows U.S. Pacific Air Force technicians to select previously performed ultrasounds at random and inspect them for accuracy, give radiology Airmen an opportunity to train and learn from their counterparts and peers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)
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Evaluating with precision

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Gathers, a 35th Surgical Operations Squadron radiology technician, inspects an x-ray at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2019. Through the continuous process improvement Pacific Ultrasound Peer Review program, Air Force radiology technicians in the Pacific are able to select previously-performed ultrasounds at random and inspect them for accuracy, ensuring proper procedures and protocol were followed. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Collette Brooks)
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The strings of harmony

The Wa-wa-wa Club performs with koto strings during the 32nd Annual Japan Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. The Wa-wa-wa Club plays a variety of classical Japanese music with symphonic Japanese instruments across the Aomori prefecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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The masks of Japan Day

A collection of Noh masks line the entrance to the 32nd Annual Japan Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. Noh masks were traditionally used in Japanese theatre for hundreds of years and have numerous types with different meanings in Japanese culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Learning Japanese calligraphy

A Japan Day attendee writes his name in “katakana” during an art class during the 32nd Annual Japan Day festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. Japanese calligraphy is the ancient Japanese practice of artistic hand writing. “Katakana” characters are commonly used for words from foreign languages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Focus and rhythm

A Makibano Kids drummer plays a taiko drum during the 32nd Annual Japan Day festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. This was one of 16 performance groups that traveled across the Aomori prefecture to attend the Japan Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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A bite for luck

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Alsvig, the 35th Fighter Wing command chief, gets a bite for good luck from a Japanese lion at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. The dance of the lion is fabled to dispel evil and calls in good luck. This traditional lion dance performance was one of many Misawa service members had an opportunity take part in during Japan Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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The start of the 32nd Annual Japan Day

Kazumasa Taneichi, center left, the Misawa City mayor, and U.S. Air Force Col. Jason J. Cockrum, center right, the 35th Operations Group commander, cut the ribbon marking the beginning of the 32nd Annual Japan Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. The Misawa International Club and Misawa AB leadership held their first Japan Day in 1988 to strengthen the community and share Japanese heritage. Conducting annual bilateral events reinforces the more than 60-year relationship that helps preserve peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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