Naval Air Facility Misawa Executive Officer Cmdr. Dave Cotts leads Navy Misawa personnel and family members in observing a moment of silence today at 2:46 p.m. in remembrance of those who perished as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake.



Naval Air Facility Misawa Executive Officer Dave Cotts observes a moment of silence to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.


Naval Air Facility Misawa Executive Officer Cmdr. Dave Cotts leads Navy Misawa personnel and family members in observing a moment of silence today at 2:46 p.m. in remembrance of those who perished as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake.



Navy Misawa personnel and family members observe a moment of silence to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.



Navy Misawa personnel and family members gather together to observe a moment of silence to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.


Naval Air Facility Misawa Command Master Chief Scott Knorowski takes part in a moment of silence to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.





Navy Misawa personnel and family members observe a minute of silence to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Naval Air Facility Misawa, along with all other U.S. Naval Forces Japan directed U.S. Navy ships and shore installations, are flying both the U.S. and Japanese flags at half-mast today (March 11), to commemorate the first anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Later today, NAF Misawa will observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. in remembrance of those who perished during the earthquake and its subsequent tsunami.



Master-at-Arms 1st Class Ariel Falguera, originally from Las Vegas, prepares to perform morning colors. Falguera will ensure the Japan national flag is hoisted then lowered to half-mast to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.



Master-at-Arms 1st Class Ariel Falguera, originally from Las Vegas, hoists the Japan national flag, while Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Adam Cerri, from Frankfort, NY, salutes during morning colors on board Naval Air Facility Misawa. Falguera will then lower the flag half-mast in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.


Naval Air Facility Misawa Duty Section personnel lower the U.S. and Japan national flags to half-mast to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.


Lt.Cmdr. Gabe Blanton, a native of Atlanta, salutes during morning colors on board Naval Air Facility Misawa.



From left, Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) 2nd Class Rickey Foster, Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Rolando Ruelos, Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Nikko Casten, and Lt. Gregory Norris salute during morning colors on board Naval Air Facility Misawa.

Posted By JB Staff on 03-17-2012 2:30 AM
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This picture from the above post was picked as one of U.S. Yahoo! Editorial's pictures of 3/11 memorials.

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Very nice. Great memorial to a tragic day.