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Kadena Airmen return from Guam

Airman 1st Class Dennis Crocker, a 67th Fighter Squadron crew chief, examines a Kadena F-15 while deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Tateishi)

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Okinawan Obon

A young Okinawan child participates in an Obon dance or "Eisa." Throughout Obon, there will be Eisa dancers and family celebration late into the evening. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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Okinawan Obon

A prayer is made on the third evening of Obon so the spirits can return to the tomb safely and come back again the following year. This prayer marks the end of Obon and the beginning of the Obon dance or "Eisa." "Throughout Obon, there will be Eisa dancers and celebrating here on Okinawa," said Ms. Ayano Shimojo. "People will be having a good time with their families, and dancing may last late into the evening." (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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Okinawan Obon

"Uchikabi," money made of paper and stamped with the shape of a coin by a hammer and iron mold, is placed on the jyubako to ensure that the ancestors will have no needs as they return to the other world. Most offerings are made in pairs or in a package. Countable foods are always given in odd numbers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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Okinawan Obon

When everything is arranged for the feast, family members gather in front of the butsudan and incense is burned. The family gives thanks for their good health and prays for the safety, happiness, and prosperity of the family in the year to come. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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Okinawan Obon

Young Okinawan children give an opening performance of Eisa dancing on the third evening of Obon for the ancestors to watch. Throughout Obon, there will be Eisa dancers and celebrating here on Okinawa. People will be having a good time with their families, and dancing may last late into the evening. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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Okinawan Obon

Okinawans welcome back the spirits of their ancestors during Obon. The three-day holiday on Okinawa is a time for locals to pay homage to their ancestors by visiting the family's Buddhist altars and tombs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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Kadena Airmen "deploy" to Guam

Kadena Airmen arrive at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of a test of the 18th Wing's deployment capabilities Aug. 31. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Tateishi)

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Women's Equality Day Luncheon

Chief Master Sgt. Victoria Gamble, 18th Maintenance Group superintendent and the guest speaker at the Women's Equality Day luncheon, held Aug. 26 at the Rocker NCO Club, addresses the crowd. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Junko Kinjo)

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33 RQS

An HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, flies over Okinawa, after an air refueling mission off the coast of Okinawa, Japan as part of exercise Cope Angel 09-1. Cope Angel is a joint rescue exercise between members of the U.S. Air Force and the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Chrissy Best)

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