1/25/2013 - Kadena color guard members present the colors during the National Prayer Luncheon on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 24, 2013. The National Prayer history dates back to the 1930s when civic and business leaders came together to share a meal, study the Bible and develop relationships of trust and support. All faiths are welcome at the military National Prayer Luncheon events today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Malia Jenkins)
1/25/2013 - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chandler Woods, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, blesses the meal during the National Prayer Luncheon on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 24, 2013. The first Presidential Prayer Breakfast was started by members of Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower on Feb. 5, 1953. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Malia Jenkins)
1/25/2013 - U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, gives his closing remarks at the end of the National Prayer Luncheon on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 24, 2013. Members from Kadena fostered and maintained a positive relationship with the local community by sharing a little history and personal conversation with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members who also attended the luncheon. This was the first time JASDF members attended the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Malia Jenkins)
1/25/2013 - U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Howard Stendahl, Chief of Chaplains, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., talks about “Our Legacy of Religious Freedom” at the National Prayer Luncheon on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 24, 2013. Kadena members also shared a little history and personal conversation with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts who attended the event for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Malia Jenkins)