Approach to Misawa Airbase, Japan
Twin Otte in the hangar at Misawa
Dr Friehe works on his sensors in the nose of the aircraft
Another view of the Twin Otter in Hangar 911 at Misawa
Dave Salas and John Sarrigianides work on a starter-generator in the hangar at Misawa
The Twin Otter at the heated, indoor wash-rack
The street in front of the Navy CBQ at Misawa
Fueling began at 0400
Pilots preflight began at 0500
Here I am in my exposure suit ready to fly a mission
Dr Haflidi Jonson heading for the aircraft as Dr Friehe looks on
Mikey!
Dr Carl Friehe in flight
Nathan on a mission
The view from 100' with strong winds
With winds getting up around 50 - 60 Knots, the sea starts to look like a horizontal waterfall
Rendesvous on a beautiful day with the Scripps Institute's research vessel Roger Revelle
Walking back from the plane after a mission
The snowplows doing their dance
Maintenance still had to occur even if the weather was not conducive
View from the window of my BOQ room.
Another view of the barracks at NAF Misawa
On this day, the snowplows couldn't keep up with the snow and we were unable to launch or get our plane back into the hangar
Snow lanterns at the ice festival
An illuminated castle at an ice festival