Breaking the language barrier
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Taylor Manuel, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, talks with the stars of TV Tokyo's children's television show "OHA, STA" during a visit to the base fire department July 29. Ariel Jasmin Bukowsky (center) helps Shion Kikuchi speak with various native English speakers during the show. Base firefighters gave the children an in-depth tour of fire trucks and even let the children try on fire-fighting gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)