10/3/2011 - American and Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attempt to move across the floor on a pedal scooter during International Scout Day at a Hangar, Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1. International Scout Day is a local celebration of bilateral friendships and cooperation. Japanese and U.S. Scouts have annually gathered at Misawa Air Base since 1959, but the first official International Scout Day occurred in 1992. More than 200 Boy and Girl Scouts from Misawa Air Base and more than 300 Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attended this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

10/3/2011 - American Girl Scouts welcome Japanese Girl Scouts to International Scout Day at a Hangar, Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1. International Scout Day is a local celebration of bilateral friendships and cooperation. Japanese and U.S. Scouts have annually gathered at Misawa Air Base since 1959, but the first official International Scout Day occurred in 1992. More than 200 Boy and Girl Scouts from Misawa Air Base and more than 300 Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attended this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

10/3/2011 - Miku Saito, left, senior scout of Aomori-ken Hirosaki Girl Scout Troop nine and Shawn Singleton, Boy Scout Troop 14, presents the colors during the International Scout Day at a Hangar, Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1. International Scout Day is a local celebration of bilateral friendships and cooperation. Japanese and U.S. Scouts have annually gathered at Misawa Air Base since 1959, but the first official International Scout Day occurred in 1992. More than 200 Boy and Girl Scouts from Misawa Air Base and more than 300 Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attended this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

10/3/2011 - Bryce Smith, Tiger Cub Scout, son of Staff Sgt. Mark Dumas, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salutes during the playing of the U.S. and Japanese National Anthems during International Scout Day at a Hangar, Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1. International Scout Day is a local celebration of bilateral friendships and cooperation. Japanese and U.S. Scouts have annually gathered at Misawa Air Base since 1959, but the first official International Scout Day occurred in 1992. More than 200 Boy and Girl Scouts from Misawa Air Base and more than 300 Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attended this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

10/3/2011 - American and Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts take turns bowling during International Scout Day at a Hangar, Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1. International Scout Day is a local celebration of bilateral friendships and cooperation. Japanese and U.S. Scouts have annually gathered at Misawa Air Base since 1959, but the first official International Scout Day occurred in 1992. More than 200 Boy and Girl Scouts from Misawa Air Base and more than 300 Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attended this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

10/3/2011 - American and Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts participate in a sack race during International Scout Day at a Hangar, Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1. International Scout Day is a local celebration of bilateral friendships and cooperation. Japanese and U.S. Scouts have annually gathered at Misawa Air Base since 1959, but the first official International Scout Day occurred in 1992. More than 200 Boy and Girl Scouts from Misawa Air Base and more than 300 Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attended this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

10/3/2011 - Taj Lee, left, son of Capt. Darrick Lee, 35th Fighter Wing, pushes a local Japanese Boy Scout on a lawn mower through an obstacle course during International Scout Day at a Hangar, Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1. International Scout Day is a local celebration of bilateral friendships and cooperation. Japanese and U.S. Scouts have annually gathered at Misawa Air Base since 1959, but the first official International Scout Day occurred in 1992. More than 200 Boy and Girl Scouts from Misawa Air Base and more than 300 Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attended this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

10/3/2011 - Justin Kandle, Scoutmaster troop 14, helps local national Japanese Boy Scouts assemble a tripod during International Scout Day at a Hangar, Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1.International Scout Day is a local celebration of bilateral friendships and cooperation. Japanese and U.S. Scouts have annually gathered at Misawa Air Base since 1959, but the first official International Scout Day occurred in 1992. More than 200 Boy and Girl Scouts from Misawa Air Base and more than 300 Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attended this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

10/3/2011 - American and Japanese Girl Scouts fight for the win in a game of tug-of-war during International Scout Day at a Hangar, Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1. International Scout Day is a local celebration of bilateral friendships and cooperation. Japanese and U.S. Scouts have annually gathered at Misawa Air Base since 1959, but the first official International Scout Day occurred in 1992. More than 200 Boy and Girl Scouts from Misawa Air Base and more than 300 Japanese Boy and Girl Scouts attended this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)