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Okinawan families celebrate Obon

Sousei Yamakawa, owner of the house, burns uchikabi, money of the other world, during the last day of Obon in Yomitan village, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2015. During Obon, a lot of businesses are closed, and many people travel to be with their relatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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Okinawan families celebrate Obon

Sousei Yamakawa, owner of the house, prays at the family's butsudan before burning uchikabi, money of the other world, in Yomitan village, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2015. Obon is an ancestral memorial event where it is a tradition for descendants and family members to spend time together while the spirits of their ancestors come back to visit their family's home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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Okinawan families celebrate Obon

Sousei Yamakawa, owner of the house, burns uchikabi, money of the other world, while surrounded by relatives in Yomitan village, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2015. Okinawans invite their ancestral spirits to visit the family's Buddhist altar during this traditional period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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Okinawan families celebrate Obon

Fourth generation children pray to their ancestors to show them appreciation for protecting them in front of a butsudan at Yomitan village, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2015. The last day is the most important during Obon. Families will report a year of events to ancestors before sending them off to the other world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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Okinawan families celebrate Obon

An Okinawan family gives thanks for their health and prays for their safety and happiness in front of a butsudan before sending ancestral spirits back to the other world at Yomitan village, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2015. Okinawan families believe that during this three-day holiday deceased ancestors are allowed back from the spirit world to visit the homes of their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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Okinawan families celebrate Obon

Incenses are erected in a censer in front of a butsudan as part of the Obon holiday at Yomitan village, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2015. Ever since Obon was first celebrated approximately 500 years ago, Okinawans have followed tradition and prayed, dined, sang and danced with the spirits of their ancestors during this annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Capt. Gabriel Brown takes command of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a routine training mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Captain Brown served as the downrange operations director for rescue flights Pedro 83 and 84 while deployed to Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. He and 12 other Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron are being recognized as the recipients of the 2010 "Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year" award. This marks the third year in a row that the rescue squadron has claimed the award. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Capt. Gabriel Brown takes command of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a routine training mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Captain Brown served as the downrange operations director for rescue flights Pedro 83 and 84 while deployed to Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. He and 12 other Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron are being recognized as the recipients of the 2010 "Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year" award. This marks the third year in a row that the rescue squadron has claimed the award. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

An HH-60G Pave Hawk deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron hovers over pararescuemen during a training mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2010. The training mission provided a glimpse of what the 33rd Rescue Squadron brings to the fight and the capabilities it provides to combat commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Airmen deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron hoist military personnel onto an HH-60G Pave Hawk during a training mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Staff Sgt. Brandon Hill poses for his portrait as the flight engineer for rescue flight Pedro 83. Sergeant Hill and 12 other Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron are being recognized as the recipients of the 2010 "Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year" award. This marks the third year in a row that the rescue squadron has claimed the award. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Capt. Marcus Maris, an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter pilot, poses in front of his aircraft. Captain Maris and 12 other Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron are being recognized as the recipients of the "Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year" award. This marks the third year in a row that the rescue squadron has claimed the award. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

A deployed HH-60G Pave Hawk from Kadena's 33rd Rescue Squadron flies through a valley near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 24, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/ Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter carrying combat search and rescue Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron approaches a landing zone during an exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 21. 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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Cookie Drive

Ms. Kim Nahom, spouse of Col. David Nahom, remove the cookie dough from the mixer bowls at Kadena Air Base, Nov. 15, 2010. The 18th Wing leadership and their spouses assisted in making 2,500 packages of cookies for all military dorm residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)
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KSO Torch Run

Members representing each branch of service participate in the Kadena Special Olympics torch run here at Kadena Oct. 16. The torch run is one of the last fundraisers over a period of six months leading up to game day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)
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This Week Around Kadena

KSO Poker Run Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines along with Japanese citizens on Okinawa join together to increase awareness and raise funds for Special Olympics. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Charles "Chip" Steitz)
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This Week Around Kadena

Deployed Spouses' Dinner at the Schilling Community Center Oct. 16. (Courtesy photo)
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This Week Around Kadena

New Radar for F-15 Brigadier General Kenneth Wilsbach,the commander of the 18th Wing, gives a speech commemorating the launch of Raytheon Company's next- generation APG-63 (V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar which is now installed on U.S. Air Force F-15C aircraft following series of successful flight tests. The AESA radar will ensure the F-15Cs continue their combat-proven air supremacy well into the 21st century. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)
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This Week Around Kadena

KSO Poker Run Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines along with Japanese citizens on Okinawa join together to increase awareness and raise funds for Special Olympics. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason W. Edwards)
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