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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A dancer with the Towada Hanasuzukai performs a traditional Japanese dance during the 23rd Annual Japan Day at the Collocated Club April 3. The stage performances gave Americans stationed at Misawa Air Base a chance to see Japanese heritage and culture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)


Cultures blend during Japan Day

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A dancer with the Towada Hanasuzukai performs a traditional Japanese dance during the 23rd Annual Japan Day at the Collocated Club April 3. The stage performances gave Americans stationed at Misawa Air Base a chance to see Japanese heritage and culture. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Waller, an explosive ordnance disposal apprentice with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, shows a Japanese man how to oper-ate the unit’s bomb disposal robot during a community relations tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2017. The robot helps EOD Airmen at home and downrange dis-pose of bombs without putting human life at risk. The robots, considered unmanned ground vehicles, enter areas inaccessible or too dangerous for people, while providing state-of-the-art technology in reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ben-jamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Waller, an explosive ordnance disposal apprentice with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, talks about the benefits associated with the unit’s bomb suit and robot with a group of Japanese nationals participating in a community relations tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2017. EOD Airmen are trained to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosive threats all over the world. They are assigned some of the most dangerous missions and perform technically de-manding tasks in diverse environments worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Beasley, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, explains how EOD makes use of the M1167 Humvee at home and downrange during a community engagement tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2017. The M1167 comes equipped with a 6.5-liter turbocharged diesel V-8 engine that nets 190 horsepower and 380 foot-pounds of torque and are protected by armor on all sides of the vehicle. The trucks include special night vision head lights only visible when used with night vision goggles worn on the operator’s helmet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Various examples of improvised and conventional explosive devices litter a table be-hind a group of Japanese nationals who toured the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron’s ex-plosive ordnance disposal flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2017. The group were part of a monthly community engagement tour that builds trust and support with Misawa AB’s host partners by highlighting various units around the base and includes a windshield tour along the installation’s perimeter road. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Edgren High School students join hands as they pose representing the realization of Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of equality at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 12, 2017. King’s speech included his dream to see equality in the schools and end laws like “Plessy v. Ferguson”, which mandated “Separate but equal” treatment between Caucasian and African-American people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamel Smith, left, Airman Robert Sheran, center, and Airman 1st Class Whitney Dorman, right, pose in the court room at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 12, 2017. During the African-American Civil Rights Movement, laws such as “Brown v. Board of Education,” “Voting Rights Act of 1965” and the “Civil Rights Act of 1968,” initiated the end of racism in America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing staff agencies stand and salute at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 12, 2017. On July 26, 1948, former President Harry S. Truman signed an executive order declaring, “There shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin.” To this day, that legacy of inclusion continues in the U.S. armed forces for all who serve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
Edgren High School students grasp each other’s wrist symbolizing equality among all people at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream,” speech as a part of the African-American Civil Rights stance against racism. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
Hoshimi Kohaneo, a Shichinohe Orphange member, unwarps a present received from Misawa Air Force Base Airmen at Shichinohe, Japan, Dec. 23, 2016. The orphanage holds 41 orphans with approximately six caretakers staying overnight to guide them and ensure the group is ready for everyday activities like completing schoolwork. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
A member of the Shichinohe Orphanage, grabs a present during an event at Shichinohe, Japan, Dec. 23, 2016. U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lowell Travis, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy planner, planned the event two weeks before Christmas to surprise the children at the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
Airmen of the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron pose with Shichinohe Orphanage children at Shichinohe, Japan, Dec. 23, 2016. The squadron wanted to reach out beyond the city limits of Misawa, Japan, by helping those who did not have anyone to celebrate the holidays with. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
U.S. Air Force Airman Russel Plunkey, left, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment technician, poses with Yuussei, a Shichinohe Orphanage member, to show their boots at Shichinohe, Japan, Dec. 23, 2016. The squadron brought gifts to each orphan as well as donated a flat screen TV and a Wii gaming system to the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)