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Base members "adopt" Japanese students for weekend

Amane Nakamura, a student from Tanohata Junior High School, paints a ceramic vase during a weekend Homestay event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2013. Nakamura was one of eight students from a recovering area where the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami hit, and stayed with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown, 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs NCO in charge of U.S. media relations, and her family for the weekend where they shared cultures and learned about each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)
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Base members "adopt" Japanese students for weekend

Nanase Abe and Amane Nakamura, left, students from Tanohata Junior High School, play a game with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown, 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs NCO in charge of U.S. media relations, and her daughter during a weekend Homestay event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 2, 2013. Brown was one of four military families who hosted eight Japanese students from Tanohata Junior High School in Tanohata, Japan, in an effort to share cultural traditions and demonstrate continued U.S. support to a community that endured severe natural disasters two years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Base members "adopt" Japanese students for weekend

From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown, 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs NCO in charge of U.S. media relations, her daughter, her husband Dave Brown, Amane Nakamura and Nanase Abe, students from Tanohata Junior High School, take a "family" photo together during the Homestay event's opening ceremony at the Civic Center in Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 2, 2013. For a weekend, volunteers from on base took in the students and made them a part of the family. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Base members "adopt" Japanese students for weekend

Nanase Abe, center, a student from Tanohata Junior High School, introduces herself to base members participating in a Homestay event during the opening ceremony at the Civic Center in Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 2, 2013. Base members who volunteered for the event opened their homes to the students for a weekend where they shared cultures and learned about each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
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Wilkins inspects F-16s

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Wilkins, 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, performs post-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2013. Maintainers within the 35th Maintenance Group worked nightshifts in support of Combat Shield, an operation that aids commanders in assessing electronic warfare readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek VanHorn)
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Warm up before playing

Senior Airman Marcus Niemann, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, attempts a shot during a soccer game in Misawa City, Japan, July 24, 2013. The key ingredient to an injury-free workout is taking part in a warm-up that emulates the activity you plan to partake in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)
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Misawa leaders dive into famous Nebuta Festival

Members of Misawa Air Base leadership participate in the Aomori Nebuta Festival parade with Japanese nationals at Aomori City, Japan, Aug. 3, 2013. During the parade, hundreds of dancers surround floats and dance to the tune of flutes and the beat of drums. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Kee)
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Misawa leaders dive into famous Nebuta Festival

The Aomori Nebuta Festival is held annually in Aomori City, Japan, Aug. 2-7, and is one of the most popular festivals in Japan, attracting millions of visitors from all over Japan. The festival is about 50 miles north of Misawa Air Base, which features parades of huge paper-mache lanterns created in the shape of various samurai. Most of the samurai are depicted either as historical figures or characters from well known kabuki plays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Kee)
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Misawa leaders dive into famous Nebuta Festival

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. R. Scott Grainger, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, dances in the Aomori Nebuta Festival parade at Aomori City, Japan, Aug. 3, 2013. For Grainger, this was his second time experiencing the Nebuta Festival and he led various chants and dances throughout the night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Kee)
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Misawa leaders dive into famous Nebuta Festival

U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Dana, left, 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, and Col. Stephen Williams, 35 FW commander, talk to Chikao Yamamoto, Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association Misawa Branch chief of administration, before the start of the Aomori Nebuta Festival parade at Aomori City, Japan, Aug. 3, 2013. As the sun goes down, lanterns are illuminated within various floats and are paraded around the city. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Kee)
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Misawa leaders dive into famous Nebuta Festival

Members of Misawa base leadership practice a festival dance routine for their role in the Aomori Nebuta Festival at Aomori City, Japan, Aug. 3, 2013. The Nebuta Festival is one of the most popular festivals in Japan and attracts millions of visitors from Sapporo all the way to Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Kee)
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Internet upgrades set to begin fall '13

U.S. Air Force Col. John Griffin, 35th Mission Support Group commander, signs an internet memorandum agreement alongside Shirley Huth, Misawa Exchange general manager, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 17, 2013. The memorandum agreement is between the 35th Fighter Wing and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and authorized the installation of faster commercial internet services to base residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
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Internet upgrades set to begin fall '13

U.S. Air Force Col. John Griffin, 35th Mission Support Group commander, signs an internet memorandum agreement alongside Shirley Huth, Misawa Exchange general manager, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 17, 2013. The memorandum agreement is between the 35th Fighter Wing and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and authorized the installation of faster commercial internet services to base residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)
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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force precision guided munitions Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron, review their technical order during an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile inspection at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. Inspections on the Sidewinder missile are required every five years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)
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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force precision guided munitions Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron, review their technical order during an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile inspection at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. Inspections on the Sidewinder missile are required every five years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)
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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force precision guided munitions Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron, make sure all systems are ready prior to using a guidance control section unit test set to inspect an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013.The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile carried by a fighter aircraft. It has a high-explosive warhead and an active infrared guidance system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)
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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force precision guided munitions Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron, make sure all systems are ready prior to using a guidance control section unit test set to inspect an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013.The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile carried by a fighter aircraft. It has a high-explosive warhead and an active infrared guidance system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)
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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Beadle, 35th Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, checks the controls of a guidance control section unit test set at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. More than 20 checks are preformed to make sure the GCS is ready for use before the inspection of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)
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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Beadle, 35th Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, plugs a guidance control section unit test set into a wall at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. Of the several parts that make up a missile, the “head” is the only part tested with the GCS unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)
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Ammo ensures Sidewinder’s ready to strike

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Beadle, 35th Maintenance Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, checks the controls of a guidance control section unit test set at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2013. More than 20 checks are preformed to make sure the GCS is ready for use before the inspection of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)
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