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‘Resiliency Days’ Used as Bonding Tool

esiliency days are a familiar, recurring concept
Ramong the Air Force community, focusing on
Comprehensive Airman Fitness to build and maintain
a thriving population.
The 35th Fighter Wing Staff Agencies at Misawa
AB, Japan, took their scheduled day last October one
step further, conducting resiliency events alongside the
Japan Air Self-Defense Force, which served to reinforce
the strong bonds with its allies.
“These days give us time to step back and refocus on
resiliency for people who have gotten out of the habit or
are working on making themselves better,” said Debbie
Stevens, 35th Fighter Wing community support coordinator.
Over 150 personnel from the JASDF’s 3rd Air Wing
and the 35th FWSA took part in a luncheon, nature
trail cleanup and recreational games, hosted at Davy
Jones’ locker.
“The luncheon was nice because it was such a friendly A Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Air Wing
and casual setting,” said Noriko Ohtani, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Air member cooks takoyaki at Misawa Air Base,
Wing official. “It gave us a time to mingle with our counterparts in person, rather Japan, Oct. 27, 2017. Different 35th Fighter
than through email or phone, put work Wing squadrons held their resiliency days
aside and experience American food.” throughout the week which included several
These kinds of bilateral activities team building activities and a bilateral cleanup
in order to strengthen the U.S., Japan relations.
and functions help keep the alliances, PHOTO: AIRMAN 1ST CLASS SADIE COLBERT,
and friendships, strong in the Indo- USAF
Asia-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Kirmis, the 35th “When we are resilient together, we are
Fighter Wing vice commander, cuts off stronger together,” said Col. Paul D. Kirmis,
a branch on the nature trail at Misawa USAF, the 35th Fighter Wing vice com-
Air Base, Japan, Oct. 27, 2017. The 35th mander. “Our ability to efficiently work with
Fighter Wing Staff Agencies and Japan our Japanese allies directly correlates to the
Air Self-Defense Force, 3rd Air Wing, part- success of our bilateral missions. Fluidly
nered together to clean up a nature trail executing small goals and strengthening
on base to ensure the trail was clear of
trash and other hazardous items. community relationships in a non-military
PHOTO: AIRMAN XIOMARA M. MARTINEZ, setting will compound and widen the scope
USAF of positive impact on Team Misawa.”

NSF Deveselu

MWR 1,000-Pound
Challenge

ailors assigned to Naval Support Facil-
Sity (NSF) Deveselu, Romania, com-
pete in a 1,000-lb. weightlifting challenge
hosted by the command Morale, Welfare
and Recreation (MWR) team on Feb. 2.
NSF Deveselu and Aegis Ashore Missile
Defense System Romania are co-located
with the Romanian 99th Military Base in
Deveselu and play a key role in ballistic
missile defense in Eastern Europe.
PHOTO: MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND
CLASS BILL DODGE, USN

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