Kadena prepares for first typhoon of 2007

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Adam Culver, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, secures the air condition unit with a duck tape to prevent leaks in the control panel here July 11. Typhoon Man-Yi, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa, is expected to make the fall Friday here. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Sheila DeVera)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Soldiers from the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Brigade transport Patriot Advanced Capability missiles use Hemmets here July 11. The 1-1 ADA stored their most valuable equipment in a hangar near the flightline in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa. Before having them stored, both the equipment and vehicle are washed to prevent foreign object damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Soldier from the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Brigade washes a Hemmet along with the Patriot Advanced Capability missile equipment here July 11. The 1-1 ADA stored their most valuable equipment in a hangar near the flightline in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa. Both the equipment and vehicle are washed to prevent foreign object damage before storage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan –Marine Lance Cpl. Saysavanh Mainvong watches Marine Cpl. Samuel Kee secure containers onto a truck before relocating them to a secure building here July 12in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi. The typhoon is the first of the year for Okinawa and is expected to make landfall Friday. The Marines are assigned to Marine Wing Liasion Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sheila DeVera)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – KC-135 Stratotankers from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron depart here enroute to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam as part of the base's typhoon evacuation July 12. In preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi, the majority of KC-135 aircraft assigned to the base are being evacuated. Typhoon Man-Yi, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa, is expected to make landfall Friday at Kadena. (U.S. photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Nabor)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Trucks loaded with Patriot missile equipment from the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion sit inside a hangar as part of typhoon preparation here July 12. Typhoon Man-Yi, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa, is expected to make landfall here Friday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Nabor)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Andrea Clary awaits while Phillip Clary fills up a sand bag held by Brendon Clary during preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi here July 11. The three are children of Staff Sgt. Michael and Andrea Clary with the 18th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Darnell T. Cannady)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- An F-15C Eagle is towed safely to a protective aircraft shelter in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi here July 12. The 44th and 67th Aircraft Maintenance Units are working together to have all fighter aircraft stored before the arrival of Okinawa’s first typhoon of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow an F-15C Eagle into a protective aircraft shelter here July 12 in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi, which is expected to hit Okinawa Friday. It is the first typhoon of the year for the island. (U.S. Air Force by Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Justin Farr (center), 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, drives an aircraft handler to place an F-15C Eagle in a protective aircraft shelter here in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi July 12. The typhoon, Okinawa’s first this year, is expected to hit Friday. (U.S. Air Force by Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)