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Kadena O'Club hosts Women's Leadership Panel

More than 25 airmen attend a Women's Leadership Panel on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 3, 2014. The Kadena Company Grade Officers Council and the Air Force Women Officers Association hosted a Women's Leadership Panel for Airmen to come and listen to what its been like for these high-ranking females during their career in the Air Force. Between the five panel leaders is a combined 115 years of service and 65 assignments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)

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Sudan 'Lost Boy' serves as Kadena NCO

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Madut Bul, 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit supply specialist, was labeled a 'Lost Boy' by the United Nations as a teenager. A Sudan native, Bul trekked more than 1,000 miles by foot along with roughly 30,000 other children in the early 1990s to escape the destruction and mayhem of civil war. Despite witnessing horrors most can't imagine, Bul joined the U.S. Air Force approximately eight years ago, and now uses his story to be an inspiration and testament to resilience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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Sudan 'Lost Boy' serves as Kadena NCO

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Madut Bul, 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit supply specialist, was labeled a 'Lost Boy' by the United Nations as a teenager. A Sudan native, Bul trekked more than 1,000 miles by foot along with roughly 30,000 other children in the early 1990s to escape the destruction and mayhem of civil war. Despite witnessing horrors most can't imagine, Bul joined the U.S. Air Force approximately eight years ago, and now uses his story to be an inspiration and testament to resilience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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Firefighters train real world scenarios

Two 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters preform a buddy check before entering a smoke filled building during an exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan Aug. 22, 2014. Firefighters perform buddy checks to ensure that all of their gear is functioning properly before putting their own lives at risk to save others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)

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Firefighters train real world scenarios

An 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter helps U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Security Forces Squadron superintendent of flight operations, out of a simulated burning building on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2014. The fire training helped Team Kadena's firefighters prepare for real world events by filling a building with smoke and trapped people for them to rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)

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Firefighters train real world scenarios

A team of 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters makes their way through a simulated burning building on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2014. The simulation was part of a training exercise to help prepare the team for real world events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)

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Risner holds F3 grand opening

Tom Harter, 18th Force Support Squadron facilities project manager, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker, 18th Wing commander, Verna James, 18th Civil Engineering Squadron project architect, and Tech. Sgt. Heather Consola, 18th Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, cut the ribbon at the Risner Fitness Center’s Functional Fitness Facility, or F3, grand opening ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 25, 2014. The F3 is an open air, 24-hour facility that provides additional workout space as well as functional fitness equipment such as pull-up bars, still rings and climbing ropes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais)

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18th SFS surround the AMS passenger terminal during MFE

Members of the 18th Security Forces Squadron check the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron Passenger Terminal a during mission focused exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2014. Members of the 18th SFS responded to an inject where opposing forces broke onto base and tried to take over at the AMS Passenger Terminal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

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18th SFS surround the AMS passenger terminal during MFE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Guzman, 18th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, checks to see if the area outside of the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron Passenger Terminal is clear during a mission focused exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2014. 18th SFS personnel participated in the MFE to stay prepared for real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

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18th SFS surround the AMS passenger terminal during MFE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ian Watson, 18th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, directs members with hand signals during a mission focused exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2014. Members of the 18th SFS responded to an scenario where opposing forces broke on the base and tried to take over the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron Passenger Terminal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa/Released)

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Kadena Airmen process, brief at PDF line

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Wendall Curry, 18th Comptroller Squadron accounting technician, briefs Airmen as part of a personnel deployment function line on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014. The PDF line gives Airmen experience briefing deploying personnel a variety of topics including public health, legal and financial responsibilities while at the deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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Kadena Airmen process, brief at PDF line

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachry Naccarato, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, takes his mobility bags and folder from one station of a personnel deployment function line to the next on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014. PDF lines ensure Airmen stay deployment ready by making sure they have the necessary paperwork and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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Kadena Airmen process, brief at PDF line

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shane Roberts, 18th Force Support Squadron employments technician, hands a mobility folder back to its owner at a personnel deployment function line on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014. PDF lines prepare Airmen for deployment by ensuring they have the paperwork and equipment that would be necessary during real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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18th CMS Repairs, Rebuilds, Replaces engines

A row of F-100 engines sits in the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron back shop wating to be taken apart, inspected, and repaired to be placed onto F-15 Eagle fighter jets on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug.19, 2014. The 18th CMS provides maintenance on electronics for propulsion, avionics and airframe accessory sub-systems for all assigned aircraft on Kadena and also for the A-10 Warthog assigned to Osan Air Base, Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)

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18th CMS Repairs, Rebuilds, Replaces engines

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Benjamin Sanchez, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, inspects a fan on the F-100 jet engine on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014. The F-100 engines are part of the F-15 fighter jet assigned here whose primary mission is to provide ready air and space power to promote U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region during peacetime, through crisis and in war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)

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18th CMS Repairs, Rebuilds, Replaces engines

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Francisco Cruz, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, finishes installing a low pressure turbine on the TF-34 engine on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014. The TF-34 engine is part of an A-10 Warthog assigneds to Osan Air Base, Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)

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18th CMS Repairs, Rebuilds, Replaces engines

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Francisco Cruz, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, and Senior Airmen Torrey Sanchez, 18th CMS aerospace propulsion journeyman, place a low pressure turbine onto a TF-34 engine on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014. The TF-34 engine is part of an A-10 Warthog stationed on Osan Air Base, Korea. The 18th CMS supports the mission in Osan by providing any backshop engine repairs needed for the A-10 to carry out its mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)

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18 LRS supports MFE

An Airman from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron checks the length of equipment against a cargo manifest on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014. Airmen from the 18th LRS measured and weighed aircraft parts and maintenance equipment to ensure proper transportation during a mission focused exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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18 LRS supports MFE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Whitney Mitchell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron northside aircraft parts store journeyman, and Senior Airman Micah Franke, 18th LRS central storage journeyman, peel inaccurate labels from cargo on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014. The goal of the MFE is to enforce unit self-assessment year-round, keeping units accountable for non-compliance and reporting how each unit prepares to solve the problems through self-analysis and implementation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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18 LRS supports MFE

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Craver, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator, marshalls Airman 1st Class Reinhardt Andersen, 18th LRS fuels distribution operator, as he transports cargo to be weighed on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2014. Airmen from the 18th LRS participated in a mission focused exercise by checking the weight and dimensions of shipping containers against a cargo manifest to practice the proper deployment of aircraft parts and maintenance equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)

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