Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Ryan
Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Ryan Miller, a native of Vernon, N.J., and assigned to Navy Information Operations Command Misawa, takes part in the 64th annual Sapporo Snow Festival. Miller and t... More
Festivalgoers attending the 64th Annual Sapporo Snow
Festivalgoers attending the 64th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival stop and photograph a snow sculpture shaped as USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Navy Misawa snow sculpture team from Naval Air Facility Misawa cr... More
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill., and Navy Misawa snow team leader, officially "christens" a snow sculpture of USS George Washington (CVN 73) using a frozen bottle of water. ... More
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill., and Navy Misawa snow team leader, greets festival-goers near a snow sculpture of USS George Washington (CVN 73). Knox and his team are from ... More
Chief Builder Billy Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill.,
Chief Builder Billy Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill., and Navy Misawa snow team leader, colors in the number "73" on a snow sculpture he helped create. Knox, and the Navy Misawa snow sculpture team created a ... More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Ismael Ponce clears off
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Ismael Ponce clears off residual snow from a snow sculpture of USS George Washington (CVN 73.1). Ponce is a member of the Navy Misawa snow team which created the sculpture for the 6... More
Chief Builder Billy Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill.,
Chief Builder Billy Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill., and Navy Misawa snow team leader, takes time out from building a snow sculpture to pose with a young fan. Knox and his team are creating a snow sculpture ... More
Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Ryan
Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Ryan Miller, from Vernon, N.J., and attached to Navy Information Operations Command Misawa, etches out Japan Kanji characters onto a snow sculpture for the 64th Ann... More
SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2013) Aviation Structural
SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2013) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman Gabriel Neri, right, originally from San Diego, and assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, and Cryptologic Technician (Colle... More
The Navy Misawa snow team gathers in front of their
The Navy Misawa snow team gathers in front of their USS George Washington (CVN 73) snow sculpture. The 2013 Navy Misawa Snow Team created the sculpture for the 64th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival on Hokkaido Isla... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman Gabriel Neri, right, originally from San Diego, and assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, observes as a local schoolchild assists him with carving a snow ... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman Gabriel Neri, originally from San Diego, and assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, conducts some pushups next to a snow sculpture of USS George Washington... More
A snow sculpture of USS George Washington (CVN 73).
A snow sculpture of USS George Washington (CVN 73). The six-man Navy Misawa snow team created the sculpture for the 64th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival on northern Japan's Hokkaido Island. The team represented Na... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman Gabriel Neri, originally from San Diego, and assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, attaches an aircraft made of snow to the snow sculpture of USS George W... More
Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Parnell Nauta,
Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Parnell Nauta, who originally hails from Talofofo, Guam, and is assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Misawa, is all smiles as he provides a tour of th... More
The 2013 Navy Misawa Snow Team works together to create
The 2013 Navy Misawa Snow Team works together to create a sculpture for the upcoming 64th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival on northern Japan's Hokkaido Island. The team is from U.S. Naval Air Facility Misawa and is... More
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill., and Navy Misawa Snow Team leader, interacts with some local school children during 64th annual Sapporo Snow Festival. Knox and his team are... More
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, a native of
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, a native of Chapin, Ill., and assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East Detachment Misawa, offers to take a photo for a family visiting his build site. Kn... More
The Navy Misawa snow team takes time out from building
The Navy Misawa snow team takes time out from building its snow sculpture to welcome local schoolchildren who are on a field trip through Odori Park. The team is from Naval Air Facility Misawa and is creating a... More
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Ismael Ponce, originally
Equipment Operator 2nd Class Ismael Ponce, originally from Hobbs, N.M., and assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East Detachment Misawa, creates a "snow cleat" for a sculpture that the Navy Misa... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman Gabriel Neri, originally from San Diego, and assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, takes a break from snow sculpting to pose with a Japanese woman. Neri, ... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman Gabriel Neri, left, originally from San Diego, and assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, and Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Shawn Mullen, a native ... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman Gabriel Neri, offers up a high-five to local schoolchildren who are visiting Odori Park. The Navy Misawa snow team is from Naval Air Facility Misawa and ar... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman
Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) Airman Gabriel Neri, left, originally from San Diego, and assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, hands out lapel pins to festival-goers at the 64th Annual Sapporo... More
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill., and Navy Misawa Snow Team leader, provides a high-five to a young festival-goer at the 64th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. Knox and his team... More
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill., and Navy Misawa Snow Team leader, shows some local school children where he is originally from in the United States. Knox and his team are ... More
Chief Builder Billy Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill.,
Chief Builder Billy Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill., and Navy Misawa snow team leader, shakes hands and bows to a girl who brought his team cake at their build site. The team is creating a snow sculpture for... More
The 2013 Navy Misawa Snow Team. Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan
Members of the Navy Misawa Snow Team show off the lapel pins they are handing out to festival-goers at the 64th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival on northern Japan's Hokkaido Island. The team is in Sapporo to repre... More
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, originally from Chapin, Ill., and Navy Misawa Snow Team leader, shows some local school children what country he is from. Knox and his team are from Naval Air Facility Mi... More