Ski Lodge opens for snow enthusiasts

While watching their children have fun in the snow, parents enjoy free hot cocoa and coffee offered by the Land Memorial Ski Lodge at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 5, 2013. For more information on the ski lodge’s treats and private reservations availability, contact the Outdoor Recreation Center at 226-9378. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

Ski Lodge opens for snow enthusiasts

Sledders laugh while going down a hill outside the Land Memorial Ski Lodge at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 5, 2013. To maximize “family fun” time, on Saturdays and Sundays, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., orders can be called into the Lakeview Grille and delivered to the lodge. In just a few moments, families can enjoy delicious cracker-crust pizza and fresh donuts in a warm cabin overlooking the snow. Customers can also bring their own food, drinks and, if not in bottles, beer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

2013 brings big surprise for new family

Evangeline Evelyn Chiu, daughter of Staff Sgt. Shangjung Chiu, 35th Maintenance Operations Squadron, production analyst, and Christi-June, flexes her feet at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 4. Evangeline was approximately three weeks early and weighed 5 pounds 1 ounces and was 19.3 inches long. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

2013 brings big surprise for new family

Evangeline Evelyn Chiu, daughter of Staff Sgt. Shangjung Chiu, 35th Maintenance Operations Squadron, production analyst, and Christi-June, sleeps peacefully at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 4. Evangeline was the first baby of the new year to be born at Misawa Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

Jazz bassist’s musical tale

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Allen, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia Jazz Combo vocalist, sings to children at Sollars Elementary School Dec. 10, 2012, Misawa Air Base, Japan. This was the first stop on a three-day caroling tour at Misawa Air Base and Misawa City. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Jazz bassist’s musical tale

Members of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia Jazz Combo play an arrangement of Christmas songs for children at Sollars Elementary School Dec. 10, 2012, Misawa Air Base, Japan. The band didn’t just play for on-base children, they also visited two schools in Misawa City. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)