RIDEX, bringing together service branches and countries
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hiroshi Hatano, left, 353rd Special Operations Wing financial management superintendent, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Triana, right, 31st Rescue Squadron independent duty medical technician, diagnose simulated patients during the Remote Island Disaster exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2021. The exercise presented U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy members with the opportunity to work alongside JSDF members and care for them as patients, further strengthening the bond between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)