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U.S. Air Force 1st. Lt. Troy Kiel, 35th Operation Support Squadron intelligence officer, runs as a Team Misawa member tosses different colored powder during a Pride Month color run at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2022. On December 22, 2010, the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act became law, allowing lesbian, gay and bisexual military members to serve openly with honor and integrity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
1st. Lt. Troy Kiel

2022 Pride Month Color Run at Misawa AB

Members of Team Misawa participated in a 5K Color Run/Walk in honor of Pride Month. The run was about embracing the LGBTQ+ community as part of our team and family here at Misawa.

U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing (FW) commander, gets sprayed with champagne by his daughter after his fini-flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 22, 2022. Family and service members across the 35th FW and from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force attended Friedel’s fini-flight to celebrate and show support before his departure from Misawa. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
Col. Jesse J. Friedel

35th Fighter Wing commander completes fini-flight at Misawa AB

Family, friends, and service members across the 35th Fighter Wing and from the Japan Air-Self Defense Force attended the fini-flight for U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, to celebrate his time here before his departure from Misawa.

Col. Jason L. Beck

Army & Air Force Exchange Service welcomes new Pacific Region commander

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service welcomed Air Force Col. Jason L. Beck as its new commander for the Pacific Region.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Oki
Capt. Timothy Waits

USS Blue Ridge Changes Command

The outgoing Commanding Officer of U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Capt. Timothy Waits, salutes the crew after departing Blue Ridge June 24, 2022.

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Sgt. Jamal Slaughter, center left, and Sgt. Nowell Vasquez exit a gas chamber during a training event at the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, June 23, 2022. More than 60 Soldiers assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion participated in the training, as part of a larger effort to increase readiness in the battalion. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons)
Sgt. Jamal Slaughter and Sgt. Nowell Vasquez

Sustainment unit members brave gas chamber to bolster readiness at Camp Fuji

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joao Marcus Costa
U.S. Air Force Col. John J. Cotton and Col. Jesse J. Friedel

Change of Command: 35th Medical Group

Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing incoming commander, gives a speech during the 374th AW change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2022. The change of command ceremony formally transferred command of the 374th AW from Andrew Campbell, 374th AW outgoing commander, to Roddan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Col. Andrew L. Roddan

Col. Roddan receives command of the 374th Airlift Wing

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong
Maj. Daniel “Zero” Wabinga

354th AEW generate sorties during ACE training at MCAS Iwakuni

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Stack
2nd Class James Yates

Yokosuka-based USS Chancellorsville conducts sea and anchor

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Calah Thomson
Col. Lance Lewis and Col. Derek Brannon

MCAS Iwakuni Change of Command

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joao Marcus Costa
Maj. Christian Leonard R. Belo

Misawa 35th Comptroller Squadron Change of Command

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing
Airman 1st Class Kyrin Brown

The 35th CES completes 2022 Prime BEEF training at Misawa AB

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen
Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder

PALS 22: United States, Japan, and Republic of Korea trilateral meeting

Sgt. 1st Class Dannell Bing, senior religious affairs NCO, provides an update for the Religious Support Office during a Community Information Exchange at the Camp Zama Community Club, Japan, June 10, 2022. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons)
Sgt. 1st Class Dannell Bing

Zama info exchange brings community closer, announces open-post events

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen
Lt. Gen. Steven R. Rudder

Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium held in Tokyo, Japan

U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal
Senior Airman Alycia Cancel

Yokota, Japan remember WWII fallen during U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brian S. Bolin Jr.
Lance Cpl. Caleb Cole

On-base cleanup conducted at MCAS Iwakuni

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooklyn Golightly
Col. Andrew J. Campbell

Col. Campbell signing off

U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse J. Friedel, 35th Fighter Wing commander, speaks to Yoshinori Kohiyama, Misawa City mayor, and Andrew Lee, U.S. Consulate General of Sapporo consul general, about the nearly completed Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2022. The ESPC gives Misawa Air Base greater energy independence, while helping prevent strain on local partners by reducing the energy demand of the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
Col. Jesse J. Friedel

A step in the right direction: Reducing Misawa’s carbon footprint and enabling energy independence