Master Sgt. Edward M. Silversmith, 374th Maintenance Squadron flight chief, performs a traditional Navajo morning ritual and prayer while sprinkling an offering of corn pollen on Dec. 9, 2016, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. In Navajo culture, it is customary to get up before the sun rise and do the ritual followed by a run east towards the rising sun. ( Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

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