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Keeping Relationships Strong

Mr. Tatsuya Goto, Biko-en Children's Care Facility director, stands in front of a photo of the founder of the orphanage in Shichinohe, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. The founder of the facility, Shokai Kaneko, is the grandfather of Goto. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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Workers of the Biko-en Children's Care Facility work at the front office in Shichinohe, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. The facility’s goal is to develop adolescent skills to better equip them for life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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The entrance of Biko-en Children's Care Facility in Shichinohe, Japan, Dec. 20, 2023. Shokai Kaneko first established the orphanage after receiving orders to transform it from a farmhouse he used to set up meal stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Carey, 35th Fighter Wing chaplain, receives a plaque from Mr. Tatsuya Goto, Biko-en Children's Care Facility director, during an Orphanage Angel Tree Gifts and Pool Party at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2023. The Chapel reconnected with Biko-en after the COVID-19 Pandemic and decided to combine their Angel Tree with a pool party to relive a past memory with the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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Members and volunteers of the Misawa Air Base Chapel and the Biko-en Children's Care Facility pose for a photo during an Orphanage Angel Tree Gifts and Pool Party at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2023. After the gifting of the Angel Tree the youths of Biko-en were taken to the base’s indoor pool for a party, bringing a summertime event to the winter season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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Youths of the Biko-en Children's Care Facility show off their gifts during an Orphanage Angel Tree Gifts and Pool Party at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2023. Youths of the facility were able to put their requests on the Angel Tree where members were able to donate gifts for them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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Members and volunteers of the Misawa Air Base Chapel and the Biko-en Children's Care Facility open and hand out gifts during an Orphanage Angel Tree Gifts and Pool Party at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2023. The pool party was inspired by an old photo of youths from the same facility having a similar party. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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An Angel Tree Gift volunteer hands a present to a child during an Orphanage Angel Tree Gifts and Pool Party at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2023. An Angel Tree is a gift drive where members can choose tags from the tree and purchase appropriate gifts for the child or children described on the tags. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Evan Murray, Angel Tree Gift volunteer, reads off a Biblical account of the Christmas story during an Orphanage Angel Tree Gifts and Pool Party at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 16, 2023. The youths from the Biko-en Children's Care Facility were brought to the chapel for a pool party and to receive donations from Angel Tree volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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A photo of children receiving presents during a gift drive organized by Misawa Air Base in 1961, is held in a scrapbook at the Biko-en Children's Care Facility, Japan, Jan. 16, 2024. The base has a long history with the facility and the scrapbook holds pictures of multiple gift drives, visits and dinners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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A photo of a child opening a present during a gift drive organized by Misawa Air Base in 1966, is held in a scrapbook at the Biko-en Children's Care Facility, Japan, Jan. 16, 2024. Members of the base travelled to the facility to deliver gifts for the twenty-seven children there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joao Marcus Costa)
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Rocco Pompa, left, son of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Doyle Pompa, the 35th Operations Group deputy commander, paints with Capt. Jaclyn Dzieciolowski, center, the 35th OG command support staff officer in charge, during a Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En orphanage visit at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018. The orphanage encouraged volunteers to bring as many of their children as possible to give the children at the orphanage an opportunity to play with their own small-sized American friends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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A Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En chef, left, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cherylin Santos, a 35th Operations Group command support staff section chief, pounds mochi during a Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En orphanage visit at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018. The 35th Operations Group coordinates annually with the orphanage to provide food, games, presents and holiday cheer to the children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Santa Claus gives a Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En orphan a Christmas gift during a visit at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018. The 35th Operations Group annually visits the orphanage to bring gifts, games and other activities to those who are less fortunate, raising approximately $5,000 for this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Steam escapes from a Japanese “kama” during a mochi pounding event for a Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En orphanage visit in Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018. The kama is a wooden mallet used to repeatedly land heavy blows to a hot bowl of cooked rice to create mochi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Taylor Hollister, the 35th Operations Group chief of intelligence, introduces himself, while holding his daughter, Ella, during a Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En orphanage visit, in Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018. Hollister speaks Japanese fluently and provided assistance in organizing the event through his skills and past experience in visiting the center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Christmas lights glow before being hung during a Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En orphanage visit at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018. The 35th Operations Group raised approximately $5,000 in order to provide food, a bouncy castle and gifts from Santa during their visit, letting the children know they are loved and cared for by people outside of their community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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A Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En orphan laughs with friends during the 35th Operations Group’s annual holiday visit, in Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018. The 35th OG supported approximately 40 orphans, bringing them a special Christmas celebration by raising more than $5,000 for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Kristen Cockrum, wife of U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Cockrum, the 35th Operations Group commander, sets up a Christmas tree during a Hirosaki Ai-Sei-En orphanage visit, at Hirosaki, Japan, Dec. 8, 2018. During the visit, members dressed as Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, elves and reindeer who delivered gifts from the children’s wish lists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Attendees of the 18th Annual Holiday Lights Tour exit a bus at Misawa City, Japan, Dec. 16, 2017. Members viewed lights around base housing and ended their time at Sollars Elementary School where members bonded with their American counterparts while playing games and enjoying festive food. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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