Hisashi Kamisawa showcases his strength and poise during the finals at the 9th annual Northern Japan Bodybuilding Championships. Nearly 40 competitors from Misawa Air Base and the Misawa City community participated in the competition held at the Misawa Civic Center. Approximately 1,500 people from the base and surrounding communities attended the championship finals

Shawn Wolfe and Derrick Anderson strike poses during the finals of the 9th annual Northern Japan Bodybuilding Championships. Nearly 40 competitors from Misawa Air Base and the Misawa City community participated in the competition held at the Misawa Civic Center. Approximately 1,500 people from the base and surrounding communities attended the championship finals

Shawn Wolfe, from 301st Intelligence Squadron, takes center stage as he claims the men's middleweight division and overall champion during the finals at the 9th annual Northern Japan Bodybuilding Championships. Nearly 40 competitors from Misawa Air Base and the Misawa City community participated in the competition held at the Misawa Civic Center. Approximately 1,500 people from the base and surrounding communities attended the championship finals

Michelle Dingle-Pemberton strikes a pose during the finals of the 9th annual Northern Japan Bodybuilding Championships. Dingle-Pemberton was named the overall Women's champion while taking top honors in the women's heavyweight division. Nearly 40 competitors from Misawa Air Base and the Misawa City community participated in the competition held at the Misawa Civic Center. Approximately 1,500 people from the base and surrounding communities attended the championship finals

Sailors from Misawa Air Base, Japan help the citizens of Onagawa, Japan carry a portable Shinto shrine, called a mikoshi, during the city's annual mikoshi festival.

A Japanese member performs construction at Misawa Air

Sailors from Fleet Activities Yokosuka and local community members carry a Japanese mikoshi during the 36th annual Yokosuka City Mikoshi parade.

Hisashi Kamisawa showcases his strength and poise during the finals at the 9th annual Northern Japan Bodybuilding Championships. Nearly 40 competitors from Misawa Air Base and the Misawa City community participated in the competition held at the Misawa Civic Center. Approximately 1,500 people from the base and surrounding communities attended the championship finals

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Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa

State: Aomori

Country: Japan (JPN)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Milo E. Ware, Jr.

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

17/07/1999

place

Location

Misawa Air Base, Misawa Shi, Japan

Google Map of 40.69892309999999, 141.3745702

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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