AFSA Chapter 1553 partners with Promise Keepers assisting locals in need

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Smith, Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1553 vice president and 31st Rescue Squadron resource advisor, exchanges a goodbye with Tadasuke Ishimoto, Promise Keepers staff member, June 2, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. AFSA partnered with Promise Keepers with a clothing drive to donate to the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lynette M. Rolen)

AFSA Chapter 1553 partners with Promise Keepers assisting locals in need

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie Smith, Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1553 vice president and 31st Rescue Squadron resource advisor, exchanges a goodbye with Yoshihiko Nishime, pastor of Yugafu Church, after assisting with an outreach project, June 2, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Yugafu Church partners with Promise Keepers, a local non-profit organization, in caring for the homeless and needy in the surrounding community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lynette M. Rolen)

AFSA Chapter 1553 partners with Promise Keepers assisting locals in need

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kahlila Mutidi, Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1553 outreach committee lead and 18th Civil Engineer Group safety manager, helps Miku Hanashiro, Promise Keepers volunteer, carry a box of clothes, June 2, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena’s Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1553 assisted Promise Keepers, a local non-profit organization, with gathering clothes to donate to the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lynette M. Rolen)

AFSA Chapter 1553 partners with Promise Keepers assisting locals in need

Kadena Air Base’s Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1553 hosted a clothing drive for the local community from May 1 to June 1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. This year’s drive produced 3,000 pounds of clothes to go to the local community. This year was the third year in a row that AFSA partnered with Promise Keepers, a local non-profit organization dedicated to helping those in need in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lynette M. Rolen)

Team Kadena Highlight: Takashi Seragaki

Takashi Seragaki, 18th Force Support Squadron cook, prepares lunch at the Marshall Dining Facility, June 3, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Seragaki said he became a cook because most of the people he knew were also cooks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

Team Kadena Highlight: Takashi Seragaki

Takashi Seragaki, 18th Force Support Squadron cook, cuts tomatoes during lunch at the Marshall Dining Facility, June 3, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Seragaki has felt welcomed by the Marshall DFAC team since his first day at work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)