18th Med group Moulage

A simulated victim receives an open arm wound using stage make-up on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2013. Injuries such as these were the result of a tour bus crashing into a jet fuel tank during the emergency management exercise to give it a more realistic feel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith A. James/Released)

18th Med group Moulage

Participants in the emergency management exercise prepare with simulated injuries using stage make-up on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 24, 2013. The injuries to the individuals sustained would have been the result of a tour bus crashing into a jet fuel tank during the training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith A. James/Released)

Kadena Chapel hosts clergy day for local religious leaders

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Katherine Slugocki, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron pilot, briefed clergy on her squadron's mission in transporting and caring for American patients across the Pacific area of responsibility during the Japanese Clergy Day on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2013. Participants had the chance to tour the 33rd Rescue Squadron's HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, the 44th Fighter Squadron's F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, and the 909th Air Refueling Squadron's KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Snyder/Released)

Kadena Chapel hosts clergy day for local religious leaders

U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Kevin Humphrey, 18th Wing chaplain, conducts a short church service for a group of Okinawan clergy in the Quonset Hut of the Air Power Park on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2013. For the visitors, the historic building was setup similar to deployed conditions with camouflage, netting and a deployment-focused message. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Snyder/Released)

Kadena Chapel hosts clergy day for local religious leaders

U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Maj.) Randy Sellers, 18th Wing chaplain, pours juice for visiting Okinawan religious leaders at the Kadena Chaplain Corps' clergy day on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2013. The chaplains and their assistants created a full day of activities for their visitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Snyder/Released)

18th OG banquet raises morale, encourages camaraderie

The 909th Air Refueling Squadron took home the Squadron of the Year award at the Warrior Banquet on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2013. This banquet was held to honor the accomplishments of 18th Operations Group personnel in 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hailey R. Davis/Released)