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Aki Higashi, a nursing student at Towada University, checks a mannequin’s pulse during a 35th Medical Group tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 30, 2017. U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Crystal Mabanta, a 35th Surgical Squadron clinical nurse, and U.S. Air Force Col. Jeanette Frantal, the 35th Medical Group deputy commander, hosted about 30 Japanese students showing them around various sections of the hospital such as physical therapy and immunizations. The yearly tour supports the Pacific Air Forces’ command strategy that includes expanding engagement outreach in order to keep alliances strong. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Xiomara M. Martinez)

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Junji Miura, left, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, Noriko Ohtani, center left, a 3rd AW U.S. Relations Section member, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, center right, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and JASDF Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, right, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, pose for a photo in the 3rd AW headquarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. In the past four years, Ventura worked with Miura, Endo and Ohtani on numerous bilateral events bringing U.S. and Japan servicemembers closer as allies and friends. Ventura attributes his success to his Hispanic upbringing and seeks new adventures every day where he can learn something new about another's culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Junji Miura, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, smirks as he discusses his friend's, JASDF Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, retirement plans with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. Over the past four years, Ventura worked with Miura and Endo planning and organizing bilateral events including dining outs and tug-of-war competitions. His mastery of their culture and language helped him grow so close with the two warrants that now they call him, "like family." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, right, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, right, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, exchange mutual thanks for Ventura's many years of service to JASDF in the 3rd Air Wing's headquarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. "Vinny-san" as Endo refers to Ventura by, submitted him for his service's Special Class Award and on Dec. 13, 2017, JASDF Warrant Officer Junji Miura, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, presented the award on behalf of the Area Defense Command in Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, looks down at his coffee cup during "tea time" discussions with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and JASDF Warrant Officer Junji Miura, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. Endo joined Ventura and Miura to discuss his retirement plans and ensure Ventura remained included in a special family gathering later this month. The three men enjoy meetings of this nature as it affords them an opportunity to connect not only professionally, but personally as well. Endo and Miura, echoing each other, said, "He's like family to me." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, left, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officers Junji Miura, center, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, and Tsuyoshi Endo, right, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, discuss plans to celebrate Endo's retirement next month with a small family gathering during a "tea time" meeting in the 3rd AW's headquarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. Ventura's deep understanding of his host nation's language and culture cemented him relationships with two life-long friends who now consider him, "like family." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
U.S. and Japan protocol flags sit next to a bundle of flowers on a table during a meeting between U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura and two Japan Air Self-Defense Force warrant officers with the 3rd Air Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. The three met to discuss one of the warrant's retirement plans. This meeting reflects a very common theme for the three men who over the past four years have become "like family." Ventura is a vertical inspections planner with the 35th Fighter Wing's Inspector General's office and hails from Los Angeles, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Team Misawa strengthens alliances at 2018 Singapore International Airshow
Team Misawa strengthens alliances at 2018 Singapore International Airshow