The Navy Misawa Tug-of-War Team finished second in the 10th Annual Northern Air Defense Force Commander’s Cup Misawa Air Base Tug-of-War Tournament. Under the leadership of coach Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Dan Kimball, the team has improved each year. This year, the team went undefeated until the championship match where they lost to the favored Japan Air Self-Defense Force Team Honey in a close match. While the competition was intense, the event also helped build camaraderie between the US and Japanese forces stationed at the base.