Flying high in Kadena skies
A group of U.S. Air Force MC-130P Combat Shadow special operations aircraft from the 17th Special Operations Squadron prepare for a training flight on the flight line of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19, 2012. The Combat Shadow flies clandestine, or low visibility, single or multi-ship low-level air refueling missions for special operations helicopters, and infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces by airdrop or airland intruding politically sensitive or hostile territories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)