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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gene Sauder, Air Force Special Operations Command case management system troop, poses with the Risilard drift beacon May.10, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Risilard drift beacon is designed to find missing personnel and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Simedar Malinao, Air Force Special Operations Command aerial delivery support branch superintendent, discusses the need for reusable cargo covers May.10, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Shogun Spark Tank offers over $146k in wing innovation funds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Montgomery, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, presents his idea for an environmentally friendly fire extinguisher disposal system May. 10, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Shogun Spark Tank offers over $146k in 18th Wing innovation funds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan King and Tech. Sgt. Christian Baldwin, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technicians, pose with their medical bottle handle invention, May.10, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Shogun Spark Tank offers over $146k in Wing innovation funds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Short and Staff Sgt. Shamir Thomas, both 18th Maintenance Group KC-135 maintenance instructors, pose with their maintenance virtual reality training model May.10, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Virtual reality supports training in a one-on-one environment and allows maintainers to continue training on critical tasks whenever needed to keep maintainers proficient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Tanner, 18th Wing vice commander, reviews spark tank submissions using the Valid Eval system May. 10, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Shogun Spark Tank was the first Spark Cell to use the Valid Eval system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan King, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician explains the potential innovation to 18th AES mission planning May. 10, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The plan looks to establish standard work practices to mitigate mission planning defects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan King, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician explains the potential innovation to 18th AES mission planning May. 10, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The plan looks to establish standard work practices to mitigate mission planning defects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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Spark Tank Innovation

Published May 19, 2019
By Senior Airman Michael Jones
18th Wing Public Affairs

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