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  • Mission Success

    Soldiers with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, conducted the first U.S.-Japanese Air Defense Exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Nov. 5-10.

  • Preventing the inferno

    An 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Pierce Enforcer is ready for use Nov. 30, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Fire departments across the Air Force utilize the Pierce Enforcer because of its superior firefighting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lynette M. Rolen/Released)

  • At The Break Of Dawn

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, parachute into the Pacific Ocean at dawn Nov. 22, 2016, off the western coast Okinawa, Japan. The 320th STS Airmen train to operate in adverse conditions at sea or overland to accomplish their mission. (U.S. Air

  • Color Me Green

    U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Amrhein, 18th Wing vice commander, speaks to participants of the Green Dot Color Me Green Fun Run Nov. 21, 2016 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. More than 200 Team Kadena members participated in the run, showing support for the Green Dot program. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • A Gathering of CBRN specialists

    The 18th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Readiness and Emergency Management flight hosted an island-wide joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Exposition Nov. 17.

  • A Home Run

    The U.S. Consulate Allstars, a team made up of U.S. Consulate and senior military leaders stationed on Okinawa, took on members of the Okinawa Prefectural Government in a friendly game of baseball, Nov. 19, 2016, at. Although the Allstars lost the game 15-5, they were able to build on a partnership

  • Two birds, One Pop

    With the squeeze of a trigger, a small shell flies through the air and like the Fourth of July, a loud pop and a small puff of smoke fills the air. Startled, a flock of birds flutter away from the runway making it safe for aircraft to move through. In order to prevent damage to aircraft and ensure

  • Can you dig it?

    Yasuyuki Arashiro, a construction worker with Kochi Construction during the replacement of sewer pipes on Nov. 16, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Due to the nature of the construction, parts of Kadena’s roads were dug up to replace pipelines below, leading to restricted travel routes for drivers.

  • HALOs of the sun

    Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force participated in a mass casualty exercise as part of Exercise Keen Sword 17, Nov. 10, 2016, off the coast of Okinawa.

  • Kadena’s Steel Eagles

    A U.S. Air Force F-15 from the 67th Fighter Squadron Eagle takes off Nov. 16, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Maintaining the fleet

    U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Melvin Faust, Golden Swordsman Patrol Squadron (VP-47) aviation machinist’s mate, guides a propeller onto the turbine on a P-3 Orion Nov. 8, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. VP-47 is currently deployed to Kadena Air Base in support of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S.

  • Stronger together

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 31st Rescue Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescuemen prepare for Exercise Keen Sword 17 Nov. 10, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The U.S.-Japan relationship is vital for smooth operations during exercises such as Keen Sword. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Keen Sword 17

    U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Rescue Squadrons participated in Exercise Keen Sword 17, which started Oct. 30. Keen Sword is the largest joint, bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. military and the Japan Self-Defense Force and involves U.S. forces and the JSDF from all

  • Building relationships

    The Society of American Military Engineers, Japan Post held a symposium at the Aeon Mall Nov. 7-8.

  • AFSOC commander visits the 353rd SOG

    Command leadership flew half-way around the globe this week to see how Pacific-based Air Commandos provide specialized aviation for our nation’s no-fail mission.As a part of their first tour to the Pacific since taking command, Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command,