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White Beach “Jungle Attack” Community Relations Event

Personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sub-Area Activity Okinawa, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Oceanographic Observation Station, Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa and tenant commands clear foliage around sacred sites as part of Jungle Attack, at White Beach Naval Facility, Japan, April 8, 2025. The Jungle Attack community service project is regularly conducted by U.S. Navy and Japanese volunteers to maintain accessibility to old family tombs and sacred sites at White Beach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley)
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White Beach “Jungle Attack” Community Relations Event

Personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sub-Area Activity Okinawa, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Oceanographic Observation Station, Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa and tenant commands clear foliage around sacred sites as part of Jungle Attack, at White Beach Naval Facility, Japan, April 8, 2025. The Jungle Attack community service project is regularly conducted by U.S. Navy and Japanese volunteers to maintain accessibility to old family tombs and sacred sites at White Beach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley)
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White Beach “Jungle Attack” Community Relations Event

Personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sub-Area Activity Okinawa, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Oceanographic Observation Station, Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa and tenant commands clear foliage around sacred sites as part of Jungle Attack, at White Beach Naval Facility, Japan, April 8, 2025. Teams of American and Japanese military volunteers turn out for each Jungle Attack and help to maintain accessibility to old family tombs and sacred sites for families to visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley)
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White Beach “Jungle Attack” Community Relations Event

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brandon Higginbotham, left, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron special purpose maintenance section chief, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Fredrick Burke, 18th LRS flight line vehicle management section chief, help clear foliage around sacred sites as part of the Jungle Attack community service project at White Beach Naval Facility, Japan, April 8, 2025. Jungle Attack is a Navy program that allows local residents to visit their ancestral tombs and other significant sites located on the naval installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley)
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White Beach “Jungle Attack” Community Relations Event

Personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sub-Area Activity Okinawa, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Oceanographic Observation Station, Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa and tenant commands clear foliage around sacred sites as part of the Jungle Attack community service project at White Beach Naval Facility, Japan, April 8, 2025. Teams of American and Japanese military volunteers turn out for each Jungle Attack and help to maintain accessibility to old family tombs and sacred sites for families to visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley)
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White Beach “Jungle Attack” Community Relations Event

Personnel from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sub-Area Activity Okinawa, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Oceanographic Observation Station, Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa and tenant commands clear foliage around sacred sites as part of the Jungle Attack community service project at White Beach Naval Facility, Japan, April 8, 2025. Sailors, Airmen, and community members cleared a trail through the jungle to access one of the sacred places. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

A family performs a Shimi ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 13, 2025. For Shimi, Okinawan families offer prayers and food at their ancestral tombs in Kadena’s munitions storage area, where tombs have been since before World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

A family member offers prayers and snacks during Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 13, 2025. The majority of the ancestral tombs of Okinawan families are located inside the perimeter of the base and are prepared a month in advance for families wishing to visit for Shimi, an annual event for showing appreciation to their ancestors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

A family prepares the area in front of a family tomb for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 13, 2025. Okinawan families offer prayers and food at their ancestral tombs in Kadena’s munitions storage unit, where tombs have been since before World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

An Okinawan family cleans a tomb in the 18th Munitions Squadron storage area in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 13, 2025. The majority of the ancestral tombs of Okinawan families are located inside the perimeter of the base and are prepared a month in advance for families wishing to visit for Shimi, an annual event for showing appreciation to their ancestors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron, pose for a group photo after a tomb clean-up in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. The majority of the ancestral tombs of Okinawan families are located inside the perimeter of the base and are prepared a month in advance for families wishing to visit for Shimi, an annual event for showing appreciation to their ancestors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Haines, 18th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, poses for a photo during a tomb clean-up in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. The majority of ancestral tombs of Okinawan families are located inside the perimeter of the base and are prepared a month in advance for families wishing to visit for Shimi, an annual event for showing appreciation to their ancestors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christian Afaisen, 18th Munitions Squadron production flight pro super, uses a grass trimmer to remove overgrown vegetation on the walls of a family tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. The majority of ancestral tombs of Okinawan families are located inside the perimeter of the base and are prepared a month in advance for families wishing to visit for Shimi, an annual event for showing appreciation to their ancestors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron, clean up overgrown vegetation surrounding an Okinawan family’s tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. The vegetation is cleared with care so no damage is done to the tombs in preparation for Shimi, an Okinawan custom to show appreciation to one’s ancestors once a year at the beginning of April. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron, clean up overgrown vegetation surrounding an Okinawan family’s tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. The vegetation is cleared with care so no damage is done to the tomb in preparation for Shimi, a yearly Okinawan custom to show appreciation to one’s ancestors held at the beginning of April. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Airman 1st Class Michael Haines, 18th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, cuts off branches from a tree during a tomb clean-up in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Paths toward the shrines had to be cleared to provide the visiting Okinawan families safe passage to the tombs of their ancestors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Diego Delgado, 18th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, cuts vines off the surrounding area of a tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Airmen with the 18th MUNS cleaned the tombs for Okinawan families, giving them more time to pay their respects during Shimi, a grave-sweeping festival during weekends in April where local people gather and eat food in courtyards while paying respects at their family’s tombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mark Crews, 18th Munitions Squadron systems flight chief, uses a grass trimmer to remove overgrown vegetation on the walls of a tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Airmen with the 18th MUNS cleaned the tombs for Okinawan families, giving them more time to pay their respects during Shimi, a grave-sweeping festival during weekends in April where local people gather and eat food in courtyards while paying respects at their family’s tombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron clear overgrown vegetation at a tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Airmen with the 18th MUNS cleaned the tombs for Okinawan families, giving them more time to pay their respects during Shimi, a grave-sweeping festival during weekends in April where local people gather and eat food in courtyards while paying respects at their family’s tombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

A tomb covered in overgrown vegetation lies within the 18th Munitions Squadron storage area at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. The vegetation is cleared with care so no damage is done to the tomb in preparation for Shimi, a yearly Okinawan custom to show appreciation to one’s ancestors held at the beginning of April. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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