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Alice Mizer, a Misawa area language instructor and essential oils guide, introduces herself during an essential oils class at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 12, 2019. Nine attendees came together and learned how to make a mixture of lavender, lemon or peppermint rollers as well as “poopouri” spray, which is used to extinguish bad bathroom smells. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
Alice Mizer

COMREL office holds inaugural essential oils class, builds community

Team Misawa’s Public Affairs community relations office held their first-ever, free essential oils class, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 12.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell
Rusti Rausch

Largest MCX in the Marine Corps opens at MCAS Iwakuni

Rusti Rausch, the chief of retail and services with Marine Corps Community Services, gives a speech at the newest Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) in the Marine Corps at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Litzenberger
Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Austin Prince

Faces of the Deep

Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Austin Prince, from Severna Park, Maryland, assigned to the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786), poses for a portrait on the pier at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez
Sgt. Montgomery Maye

Landing Craft Utility 1651, 31st MEU conduct beach raid

Sgt. Montgomery Maye, from Spokane, Wash., provides security during a simulated beach raid. The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), part of the Commander Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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Master Sgt. Jeremiah True, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific saxophonist, performs for Shimazu Elementary School students, March. 8, 2019, at Kyotango City, Japan. The PACAF band performed several songs for the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres)
Master Sgt. Jeremiah True

PACAF Band Spreads Joy of Music

U.S. Air Force Capt. Courtney Marshall, the 35th Fighter Wing legal office chief of international law, shows a military tax cheat sheet during a tax seminar at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2019. The seminar gave guidance on step-by-step procedures of tax filing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
Capt. Courtney Marshall

Tax Seminar: Teaching tax facts

MANILA, Philippines (March 13, 2019) - Quartermaster Seaman Irish Catibog, from Guam, performs her duties as a lookout aboard U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship arrives for a port visit to Manila, Philippines. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy, and as 7th Fleet command ship, is responsible for fostering relationships within the Indo-Pacific Region. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McKay)
Quartermaster Seaman Irish Catibog

US and Philippine Navies conduct cooperative deployment as Flagship arrives in Manila

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto
Staff Sgt. Josiah Baychu

Early morning service

Airman 1st Class William Raley, left, a 610th Air Control Flight weapons director technician, receives the 2019 Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association award from Japan Air Self-Defense Force Ret. Gen. Shigeru Iwasaki, the JAAGA president, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2019. Raley received the award for continuously bolstering the U.S.-Japan alliance on and off base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
Airman 1st Class William Raley

JAAGA award-winning Airman fortifies Japanese-American relations

DoD photo by EJ Hersom
Daniel Posthumas

US Senate Youth Program tours Pentagon

Airman 1st Class Skylar Dean

5th AF, USFJ commander tours Yokota

Lance Guedry, the 35th Fighter Wing information protection chief, pauses for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 25, 2019. The services offered in IP include background investigations for clearance eligibility and protection of classified material through information review. These protection measures ensure sensitive information isn’t revealed to adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)
Lance Guedry

35 FW Information Protection: More than scanning fingerprints

Musician 3rd Class Jose Figueroa plays the bass during a music exchange with Sailors from the Republic of Korea during a port visit to Busan, South Korea. Blue Ridge, with embarked 7th Fleet staff, is on its first patrol in over two years, strengthening relationships with U.S. allies and partner nations while providing advanced communication capabilities and supporting Theater Security Cooperation across the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (Photo by MC3 Jimmy Ong)
Musician 3rd Class Jose Figueroa

7th Fleet Musician receives National Outstanding Musician Award

7th Fleet Communications Officer Lt. Christopher R. Jennings, from Joplin, Missouri, was awarded the Copernicus Award, which recognizes individual contributions to Naval Warfare in the disciplines of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I), Information Systems or Information Warfare (IW). (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Leonard Adams)
Communications Officer Lt. Christopher R. Jennings

7th Fleet Officer selected as 2019 Copernicus Award Winner

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Courtney Lott, a 35th Dental Squadron dental technician, points to her teeth during a National Dental Health Month workshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2019. This event provided models for children to apply the techniques shared about proper oral hygiene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks)
Senior Airman Courtney Lott

Misawa's kids smile wide for National Children's Dental Health Month

Airman 1st Class Jayla Pressley
Airman 1st Class Jayla Pressley

Airlifter of the week: Airman 1st Class Jayla Pressley

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore
Airman 1st Class William Gilson

374 CES, MDG Team up for Quality Care

Linda Ferguson, a counselor at Zama Middle High School, talks to students about the dangers of vaping during a presentation at the school Feb. 21. (Photo Credit: Wendy Brown, U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs)
Linda Ferguson

Camp Zama Middle High School warns teens about vaping dangers

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (February 26, 2019) A West Lafayette, Indiana native and Commander, Submarine Group 7’s (CSG 7) Junior Sailor of the Year Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Sarah Neal poses for a portrait. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Litzenberger)
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Sarah Neal

West Lafayette Native receives “Junior Sailor of the Year” honors at Japan-based command