By Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard, 18th Wing Public Affairs / Published October 30, 2018
Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, speaks to Airmen during an all-call at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2018. During the all-call, Brown emphasized the importance of Team Kadena’s role in ensuring regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, PACAF command chief, speak to members of Team Kadena during an all-call at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2018. During the all-call, Brown emphasized the importance of Team Kadena’s role in ensuring regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, PACAF command chief, recognize the efforts made by Master Sgt. Charles Smilinich, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial support function superintendent, during an all-call at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2018. Smilinich was recognized for his efforts in supporting the Thailand cave rescue operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, coins Master Sgt. Charles Smilinich, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial support function superintendent, during an all-call at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2018. Smilinich was recognized for his efforts in supporting the Thailand cave rescue operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
Airmen from Team Kadena took the opportunity to ask questions of Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, PACAF command chief, during an all-call at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2018. During the all-call, Brown emphasized the importance of Team Kadena’s role in ensuring regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, Pacific Air Forces command chief, speaks face-to-face with Airmen after an all-call at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2018. After the all-call, Johnson answered questions from Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, speaks face-to-face with Airmen after an all-call at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2018. After the all-call, Airmen lined up to speak one-on-one with Brown. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
Senior Airman Nastassia Michael, 18th Dental Squadron dental lab technician, briefs Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, about the capabilities of the 18th DS’s Area Dental Lab at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2018. COMPACAF visited Kadena AB to familiarize himself with the base and its diverse array of capabilities as well as emphasize the importance of Team Kadena’s vital role in ensuring regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
Leadership from the U.S. Pacific Air Forces and 18th Wing, prepare to have a traditional Japanese meal with leadership from Japan’s Southwestern Air Defense Force and local officials Oct. 22, 2018, in Chatan, Japan. The dinner was held to strengthen the working relationship between leaders and bolster future bilateral engagements aimed at improving rapid and precise aerial defense in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
Jimmy Schwartz, 18th Wing heritage leader, welcomes U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, and his wife, Sharene Brown, to Okinawa Oct. 22, 2018, in Chatan, Japan. Brown spent the day visiting units at Kadena Air Base to relay his expectations to Team Kadena and emphasize their vital role of ensuring regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
Japan Air Self Defense Force Lt. Gen. Hiroshi Kaminotani, Southwestern Air Defense Force commander, right, and his wife Mieko Kaminotani, welcome U.S. Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, and his wife, Sharene Brown, to Okinawa Oct. 22, 2018, in Chatan, Japan. Brown spent the day visiting units at Kadena Air Base to relay his expectations to Airmen and emphasize their vital role of ensuring regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2018, to familiarize himself with the 18th Wing’s mission, present his expectations for the Pacific Air Forces and emphasize the importance of Team Kadena’s role in ensuring regional security and stability.
During the visit, Brown and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, PACAF command chief, assessed the operational readiness of Team Kadena’s processes such as Rapid Airfield Damage Repair, Agile Combat Employment warfighting concept improvements and theater air refueling challenges.