Despite a downpour of snow, Cryptologic Technician
Despite a downpour of snow, Cryptologic Technician Collection Seaman Herschel Moore, a native of Bandera, Texas, and a member of the Navy Misawa snow sculpture team, remains focused as he carefully helps craft ... More
Members of the Navy Misawa snow sculpting team, from
Members of the Navy Misawa snow sculpting team, from left, Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel, Electronic Technician 2nd Class James Johnston, Aviation Machinist's Mate Alvin Zuilan, Informat... More
160131-N-OK605-042 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2016) Members
160131-N-OK605-042 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2016) Members of the U.S. Navy’s 2016 Sapporo Snow Team, Builder 1st Class Thomas Thornton, from Huntington, Mass., (left) and Operations Specialist 2nd Class Ellingt... More
200201-N-RC734-1047 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 1, 2020) –
200201-N-RC734-1047 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 1, 2020) – Builder 1st Class Anthonyl Cabrera, assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East, Misawa Detachment, adds intricate details to a snow sculpture c... 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
Musician 1st Class Brian Nefferdorf of the U.S. 7th
Musician 1st Class Brian Nefferdorf of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, shows a little boy how to play the banjo. The 7th Fleet Band gave a performance at the Rera Chitose Outlet Mall in front of an audience of 444 lo... 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
Mineman 3rd Class Brandon Askins, assigned to Navy
Mineman 3rd Class Brandon Askins, assigned to Navy Munitions Command East Asia Division Unit Misawa, from Burkburnett, Texas, sprays water on a portion of the USS Constitution snow sculpture during the 66th Ann... More
Members of the U.S. Army Japan Band's Pacific Brass
Members of the U.S. Army Japan Band's Pacific Brass team pose for a group photo with Japanese children during the Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, Feb. 8, 2016. For more than 60 years, the ... 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
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Alvin Zuilan, originally
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Alvin Zuilan, originally from San Diego, chops away at a block of compressed snow, while helping create a snow sculpture of "The Lone Sailor." The Navy Misawa snow sculpture ... 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
Chief Builder Billy Harger, assigned to Public Works
Chief Builder Billy Harger, assigned to Public Works Department Misawa, from Pearl City, Hawaii, shapes a portion of the USS Constitution snow sculpture during the 66th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The 2015 Na... More
Lt. j.g. Geordie Kelly, fleet bandmaster of the U.S.
Lt. j.g. Geordie Kelly, fleet bandmaster of the U.S. 7th Fleet band, directs the band during a performance at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, att... More
Members of the U.S. Snow Sculpture Team pose in front of their snow sc...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sapporo, Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Curt Eddings Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More
Chief Musician Nicholas Flores, assigned to the U.S.
Chief Musician Nicholas Flores, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band's Far East Edition, plays the saxophone during a performance at the AEON Tomakomai shopping center in front of an audience of 750 local reside... More
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel,
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel, originally from Pensacola, Fla., hacks away on a cube of compressed snow, while helping the Navy Misawa snow sculpture team create a snow sculpture of "The... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grimes, an information
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grimes, an information systems technician, hands out some Manga comic books to children attending the 62nd Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. Grimes and other members of the Misawa Na... More
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Clas Alvin Zuilan, originally
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Clas Alvin Zuilan, originally from San Diego, is attached to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Misawa.
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 Christopher "Billy" Knox chisels away
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox chisels away on a snow sculpture bust of "The Lone Sailor." Knox is leading the Navy Misawa Snow Sculpting Team as they build their annual snow sculpture, while representi... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Gunter, right, mentors
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Thomas Gunter, right, mentors a student instrumentalist at the Sapporo Junior Jazz School in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, Feb. 7, 2013. Gunter is with Uncle Sam's All-American Brass Band, a ... More
U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the 63rd Sapporo Snow
U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, attracts two million people to Sapporo to see hundreds of snow statues and ice sc... More
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel,
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel, originally from Pensacola, Fla., sheers away at a block of compressed snow as he helps create a snow sculpture with the Navy Misawa snow sculpture team. Th... More
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
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel,
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel, originally from Pensacola, Fla., and a member of the Navy Misawa Snow Sculpture Team comes nose-to-nose with "The Lone Sailor" snow sculpture, while adding... More
Naval Air Facility Misawa Command Master Chief Mike
Naval Air Facility Misawa Command Master Chief Mike Napier smooths out an edge of a snow sculpture being created by the Navy Misawa snow sculpture team. The team is building a snow sculpture bust of "The Lone S... More
U.S. 7th Fleet Band performs at the Rera Chitose Outlet
U.S. 7th Fleet Band performs at the Rera Chitose Outlet Mall in front of an audience of 444 local residents. Sailors from the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff and M... More
The six-man Navy Misawa Snow Sculpture Team traveled
The six-man Navy Misawa Snow Sculpture Team traveled from Naval Air Facility Misawa to Sapporo in order to build "The Lone Sailor" sculpture for the 63rd Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. This is the 29th year that... More
Musician 2nd Class James Brownell of the U.S. 7th Fleet
Musician 2nd Class James Brownell of the U.S. 7th Fleet brass band plays the trombone during a performance at the AEON Tomakomai Shopping Center in front of an audience 750 local residents. Sailors from the U.... 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
150205-N-EC644-023 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 5, 2015) Chief
150205-N-EC644-023 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 5, 2015) Chief Builder Billy Harger, assigned to Public Works Department Misawa, from Pearl City, Hawaii, speaks with Takumine Oohiro, from Sapporo, Japan, about the USS... More
Misawa Navy Snow Team Leader, Chief Petty Officer Billy
Misawa Navy Snow Team Leader, Chief Petty Officer Billy Knox, a builder, chops away at a block of snow. Knox and his five-man team will spend the week sculpting the snow into an "ice anchor," which is slated fo... More
200201-N-RC734-1051 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 1, 2020) –
200201-N-RC734-1051 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 1, 2020) – Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Jade Hillard, assigned to Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Detachment Misawa, packs snow onto a snow sculptu... More
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel displays one of the pins that the Navy Misawa Snow Sculpture Team is handing out at the 63rd Annual Snow Festival here. The team traveled from Naval Air Fac... 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
Operations Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Hershiser, assigned
Operations Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Hershiser, assigned to Commander, Task Force 72, from Columbus, Ohio, shows a visiting spectator from Japan how to shape a portion of the USS Constitution snow sculpture dur... More
Members of the U.S. Snow Sculpture Team pose in front of their snow sc...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sapporo, Hokkaido Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... 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
Operations Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Hershiser, assigned
Operations Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Hershiser, assigned to Commander, Task Force Seventy-Two, from Columbus, Ohio, shapes a portion of the USS Constitution snow sculpture during the 66th Annual Sapporo Snow Fe... More
Seaman Johnny Tran, an aviation maintenance
Seaman Johnny Tran, an aviation maintenance administrationman, hacks away at residual snow and ice as he helps shape a nine-foot block of snow into an "ice anchor." Sailors from Naval Air Facility Misawa and it... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Draylon Polk, an operations
Petty Officer 3rd Class Draylon Polk, an operations specialist, shows off some of the DVD's the Misawa Navy Snow Team is handing out at the 62nd Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The videos provide a basic overview... More
200128-N-EJ241-1051 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 28, 2020)
200128-N-EJ241-1051 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 28, 2020) - Builder 1st Class Jenny Cunningham sculpts a snow statue during the 71st Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. This is the 37th year the U.S. Navy has participated i... More
200201-N-RC734-1024 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 1, 2020) –
200201-N-RC734-1024 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 1, 2020) – Mineman 2nd Class Pete Calvert, assigned to Navy Munitions Command, East Asia Division, Unit Misawa, forms the letters for U.S. Navy on the side of a snow sta... More
Naval Air Facility Misawa Command Master Chief Mike
Naval Air Facility Misawa Command Master Chief Mike Napier slices away a layer of snow as he helps the Navy Misawa snow sculpture team create a snow sculpture bust of "The Lone Sailor." The team traveled from N... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Tywan Ballard, aviation electronics
Petty Officer 2nd Class Tywan Ballard, aviation electronics technician, lifts a Japanese student in the air so he can meet Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grimes, information systems technician, high-five. Both ... 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
Seaman Johnny Tran, an aviation maintenance
Seaman Johnny Tran, an aviation maintenance administrationman, chops his way into a compacted block of snow as he and his Misawa Navy Snow Team members work toward creating an ice sculpture for the 62nd Annual ... More
Naval Air Facility Misawa Command Master Chief Mike
Naval Air Facility Misawa Command Master Chief Mike Napier slices away a layer of snow as he helps the Navy Misawa snow sculpture team create a snow sculpture bust of "The Lone Sailor." The team traveled from N... More
Musician 3rd Class Catherine Chauvot of the U.S. 7th
Musician 3rd Class Catherine Chauvot of the U.S. 7th Fleet band plays the trumpet during a performance at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, attract... More
Members of the U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the
Members of the U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, attracts two million people to Sapporo to see hundreds of snow sta... More
U.S. Soldiers with Uncle Sam's All-American Brass Band
U.S. Soldiers with Uncle Sam's All-American Brass Band perform with student musicians at the Sapporo Junior Jazz School in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, Feb. 7, 2013. The military brass band is an ensemble of the... More
Electronics Technician 2nd Class James Johnston and
Electronics Technician 2nd Class James Johnston and Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel, both members of the Navy Misawa Snow Sculpture Team, measure graph lines on a compressed block of snow.... More
160130-N-OK605-034 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 30, 2016) Sailors
160130-N-OK605-034 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 30, 2016) Sailors from Misawa Air Base present a gift to Sapporo, Japan's City Hall officials as a token of thanks for inviting them to create an ice sculpture and partic... More
The 2015 Navy Misawa Snow Team pose with the USS
The 2015 Navy Misawa Snow Team pose with the USS Constitution snow sculpture during the 66th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The team created the sculpture for the festival and as a tribute to the U.S. Navy's old... More
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel,
Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel, originally from Pensacola, Fla., is currently deployed to Naval Air Facility Misawa with Patrol Squadron 1.
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, left, from
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox, left, from Chapin, Ill., the Navy Misawa snow sculpture team leader, photographs festival attendees in front of "The Lone Sailor" snow sculpture. The team traveled from N... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Alvin Zuilan, a native of San
Petty Officer 2nd Class Alvin Zuilan, a native of San Diego, hands out U.S. 7th Fleet pamphlets during the 63rd Annual Sapporo Snow Festival here. Zuilan, and the other members of the Navy Misawa Snow Sculptur... 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
Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Anthony
Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Anthony Moscarella, assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department Misawa, from Long Island, N.Y., shapes a portion of the USS Constitution snow sculpture dur... More
SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 6, 2020) – Builder 1st Class Anthonyl
SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 6, 2020) – Builder 1st Class Anthonyl Cabrera, assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East, Misawa Detachment, left, and Mineman 2nd Class Pete Calvert, assigned to Navy Munit... More
160131-N-OK605-051 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2016)
160131-N-OK605-051 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2016) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Darshelay Rockette, from Benton Harbor, Mich., (left) a member of the U.S. Navy’s 2016 Sapporo Snow Team, shapes a 10... More
Electronics Technician 2nd Class James Johnston, originally
Electronics Technician 2nd Class James Johnston, originally from Kaneohe, Hawaii, chops away on the snow sculpture he's helping to create with the Navy Misawa snow sculpting team. The team traveled from Naval A... More
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Jawana Grant, assigned to
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Jawana Grant, assigned to Naval Security Forces Misawa, from Georgetown, S.C., prepares slush for the USS Constitution snow sculpture during the 66th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The 2... More
Members of the Misawa Navy Snow Team attend an office
Members of the Misawa Navy Snow Team attend an office call with the Sapporo Chief of Tourist Secretariat here, Jan. 31. The team is in the city to take part in the 62nd Annual Sapporo Snow Festival and will cr... More
The U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the 63rd Sapporo
The U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, attracts two million people to see hundreds of snow statues and ice sculpture... More
Musician 2nd Class James Brownwell of the U.S. 7th
Musician 2nd Class James Brownwell of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, plays the trombone at the Rera Chitose Outlet Mall in front of an audience of 444 local residents. Sailors from the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blu... More
Members of the Navy Misawa Snow Sculpture Team provide
Members of the Navy Misawa Snow Sculpture Team provide high-fives for a procession of local schoolchildren visiting their sculpture site. The team is creating a tribute to the famous "Lone Sailor," which will b... More
The U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the Rera Chitose
The U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the Rera Chitose Outlet Mall in front of an audience of 444 local residents. Sailors from the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge, embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff and Marine... 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 Electronics Technician 2nd Class Anthony
Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Anthony Moscarella, assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department Misawa, from Long Island, N.Y., shapes a portion of the USS Constitution snow sculpture dur... More
SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 5, 2020) – Builder 1st Class Jenny
SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 5, 2020) – Builder 1st Class Jenny Cunningham, assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East, Misawa Detachment, talks about the Navy with visitors at the 71st annual Sapporo Sn... More
Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Zachary James,
Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Zachary James, a native of Seattle, is assigned to Commander Task Force 72.
Student musicians perform for U.S. Soldiers with Uncle
Student musicians perform for U.S. Soldiers with Uncle Sam's All-American Brass Band at the Sapporo Junior Jazz School in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, Feb. 7, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Jay Mann/Released)
Spectators pass by the USS Constitution snow sculpture
Spectators pass by the USS Constitution snow sculpture at the 66th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The 2015 Navy Misawa Snow Team created the sculpture for the festival and as a tribute to the U.S. Navy's oldest ... More
200201-N-RC734-1079 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 1, 2020) –
200201-N-RC734-1079 SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 1, 2020) – Builder 1st Class Jenny Cunningham, assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command Far East, Misawa Detachment, poses for a photo with a visitor in front of... More
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Ashley Verones, assigned
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Ashley Verones, assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, from Westminster, Md., left, and Builder 3rd Class Nickolas Picard, assigned to Public Works Department Misawa, from Boyd... More
U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the 63rd Sapporo Snow
U.S. 7th Fleet band performs at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, attracts two million people to Sapporo to see hundreds of snow statues and ice sc... 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
Operations Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Hershiser, assigned
Operations Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Hershiser, assigned to Commander, Task Force 72, from Columbus, Ohio, speaks with Japanese elementary school children about the USS Constitution snow sculpture during the 66... More
Local school children get a kick out of the antics
Local school children get a kick out of the antics of Cryptologic Technician Collection Seaman Herschel Moore, a native of Bandera, Texas, and a member of the Navy Misawa Snow Sculpture team. The team traveled ... More
Musician Seaman Brandon Kies, assigned to the U.S.
Musician Seaman Brandon Kies, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Brass Band, plays the saxophone during a performance at the AEON Tomakomai shopping center in front of an audience of 750 local residents. Sailors fr... 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
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grimes, an information
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grimes, an information systems technician and a member of the Misawa Navy Snow Team, removes a layer of snow from atop the stock of an "ice anchor" that his team is building. The ... More
Musician 3rd Class Danielle Clark of the U.S. 7th Fleet
Musician 3rd Class Danielle Clark of the U.S. 7th Fleet band's Far East Edition, sings the popular Japanese song "Mata Kimi Ni Koishitesu," during a performance at the AEON Tomakomai Shopping Center in front of... More
200128-N-EJ241-1094 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 28, 2020)
200128-N-EJ241-1094 SAPPORO, Japan (Jan. 28, 2020) - Chief Aviation Electrician's Mate Justin White speaks with soldiers from Japan Ground Self Defense Force during the 71st Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. This i... More
U.S. 7th Fleet Band performs at the Rera Chitose Outlet
U.S. 7th Fleet Band performs at the Rera Chitose Outlet Mall in front of an audience of 444 local residents. Sailors from the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff and M... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick McGee explains musical timing
U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick McGee explains musical timing to students at the Sapporo Junior Jazz School in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, Feb. 7, 2013. McGee performs with Uncle Sam's All-American Brass Band, an ensemb... More
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox gives a DVD
Chief Builder Christopher "Billy" Knox gives a DVD to a child at the 63rd Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. Knox and his snow sculpture team is created a tribute to the famous "Lone Sailor," which will be on displa... More
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Jawana Grant, assigned to
Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Jawana Grant, assigned to Naval Security Forces Misawa, from Georgetown, S.C., prepares slush for the USS Constitution snow sculpture during the 66th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The 2... More
Musician 3rd Class Michael Bookman of the U.S. 7th
Musician 3rd Class Michael Bookman of the U.S. 7th Fleet band plays the trumpet during a performance at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, attracts ... More
Lt. j.g. Geordie Kelly, fleet bandmaster of the U.S.
Lt. j.g. Geordie Kelly, fleet bandmaster of the U.S. 7th Fleet band, directs the band during a performance at the 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival. The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, att... More
U.S. Army Sgt. Jose Machuca and Staff Sgt. Tony Buzzella,
U.S. Army Sgt. Jose Machuca and Staff Sgt. Tony Buzzella, on drums, prepare for a performance at the Sapporo Junior Jazz School in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, Feb. 7, 2013. Both are members of Uncle Sam's All-A... More
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Ashley Verones, assigned
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Ashley Verones, assigned to Naval Air Facility Misawa, from Westminster, Md., right, and Builder 3rd Class Nickolas Picard, assigned to Public Works Department Misawa, from Boy... More
Misawa Navy Snow Team member, Petty Officer 3rd Class
Misawa Navy Snow Team member, Petty Officer 3rd Class Draylon Polk, an operations specialist, removes residual snow from a nine-foot compacted block of snow. Polk and his team members will spend the week sculpt... More
Aircraft Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel
Aircraft Electronics Technician Airman Trevor Teschel delicately sculpts the eyes of "The Lone Sailor" snow sculpture that the Navy Misawa snow sculpture team is creating. The team traveled from Naval Air Facil... More
After losing a friendly Super Bowl wager, members of
After losing a friendly Super Bowl wager, members of the Navy Misawa Snow Sculpture Team uphold their end of the deal and perform 50 push-ups in front of "The Lone Sailor" snow sculpture here. The team traveled... More
U.S. Soldiers with Uncle Sam's All-American Brass Band
U.S. Soldiers with Uncle Sam's All-American Brass Band perform for students and faculty at the Sapporo Junior Jazz School in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan, Feb. 7, 2013. The group is a U.S. Army Japan Band ensembl... More