Team Misawa beautifies Lake Ogawara campsites

Photo By Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert | A U.S. Air Force Airman holds up a bottle in Misawa City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2017. Team Misawa partnered together to clean Lake Ogawara’s camp site and gathered approximately 100 pounds of garbage. Misawa AB regularly holds cleanups in order to establish connections and build bonds with the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)  

MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, JAPAN

11.02.2017

Story by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert 

35th Fighter Wing

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan --
Team Misawa Airmen rid Lake Ogawara, Misawa City, Japan, campsites of debris, leaving them safer and more beautiful for the local community to enjoy, Oct. 28.

The four-man team walked along a half-mile bend, picking up approximately 100 pounds of trash, ranging from small plastic bottles to a toilet seat that drifted to shore from the lake. They also took time to sort recyclables from combustible garbage.

“Personally, I think the locals are very appreciative of Saturday's cleanup,” said Senior Airman Darla Laubacher, a 35th Maintenance Squadron fuels systems technician. “Volunteering to clean up around the community definitely helps put Misawa AB -- and, by extension, ourselves as Airmen -- in a good light.”

• Date Taken: 11.02.2017
• Date Posted: 11.02.2017 21:23
• Story ID: 253960
• Location: MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, JP
• Hometown: RENO, NV, US
• Hometown: TEMPLE HILLS, MD, US