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  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Wayne Swindell, a Naval Air Facility security department watch commander, pushes himself in a wheelchair during the Misawa City Paralympics tribute game at the Misawa International Sports Center in Misawa City, Japan, Dec. 1, 2018. Kazumasa Taneichi, the Misawa City mayor, invited Misawa Air Base military members to participate in a Paralympic event in honor of the official Paralympics in Tokyo in 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Mai)

    Team Misawa forges friendships during Paralympics sporting event

    Misawa Air Base partnered with local Japanese community members during a Paralympics sporting event at the Misawa International Sports Center in Misawa City, Japan, Dec. 1.
  • Shinji Negi, a project director with the Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center, poses for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 28, 2016. Negi travels across the world in order to teach children about life with disabilities and persevering despite difficulties that may occur in life. He was paralyzed from the waist down in high school and went on to become the captain of the Japan Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)

    Japanese Paralympic athlete showcases hope for Misawa children

    “When I was in the accident, I thought I lost everything.”Those were the impactful words Shinji Negi, Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center project director, shared with the children he visited at the Lunney Youth Center here, June 28. Negi visited Misawa City, Japan, to host the "Challenge for Tomorrow! School," an experience-based class of
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