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Airman 1st Class James Morin prepares a 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk for launch at Kandahar, Afghanistan. The 33rd RQS from Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed the end of July to Kandahar to conduct combat search and rescue and medical rescue missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The squadron headed back to Afghanistan after returning from a four-month deployment to Kandahar in May. Airman Morin is a crew chief with the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo
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JASDF taste American life on Kadena

Technical Sgt. Lisa Wells (right), 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron material management specialist, uses a bar code scanner to show Japan Air Self Defense Force Staff Sgt. Tsugumasa Yamazaki how items are received and stocked in her squadron July 25. Seven JASDF military members recently took part in an exchange program where each member was paired with a Kadena sponsor, allowing them to spend time together and learn how their respective country's military does business. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)
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JASDF taste American life on Kadena

Japan Air Self Defense Force Staff Sgt. Youki Takasaki, from Okinoerabu-Jima Air Station, helps Senior Airman Alysha Landers, 18th Communications Squadron, repair a radio unit July 25. Seven JASDF military members recently took part in an exchange program where each member was paired with a Kadena sponsor, allowing them to spend time together and learn how their respective country’s military does business. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)
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Kadena rescue squadron deploys to Afghanistan

Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, push one of two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters into a C-17 GlobeMaster July 30 in preparation for deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. This is the second time since January the squadron has deployed to Afghanistan. A group of squadron Airmen returned in May from a 4-month deployment to Kandahar, where this second group will conduct combat search and rescue and medical rescue missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)
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Kadena rescue squadron deploys to Afghanistan

Senior Airman James P. Morin from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, supervises the loading of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter onto a C-17 GlobeMaster July 30 in preparation for deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. This is the second time since January the squadron has deployed to Afghanistan. A group of squadron Airmen returned in May from a 4-month deployment to Kandahar, where this second group will conduct combat search and rescue and medical rescue missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)
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Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter

Staff Sgt. Alfred Agee guides a missile to be loaded on the aircraft weapons station as the evaluator looks on during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition held here July 20. Sergeant Agee is assigned to the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sheila deVera)
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Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter

Staff Sgt. William Filyaw ensures the area is cleared prior to unloading an AIM-9 from the munitions trailer during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competion held here July 20. Sergeant Filyaw is assigned to the 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The 44th AMU won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sheila deVera)
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Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter

Senior Airman Joshua Weichert, right, and Staff Sgt. Alfred Agee lift an AIM-9 missile from the munitions trailer to load onto an F-15C Eagle during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competition held here July 20. The two are assigned to the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U. S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sheila deVera)
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Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter

Airman 1st Class Tanner Justason finishes inspecting a missile during the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competion held here July 20. Airman Justason is assigned to the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sheila deVera)
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Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter

Senior Airman Zane Mays from the weapons standardization flight evaluates the Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter competion July 20 here. Airman Zane is assigned to the 18th Maintenance Operations Squadron. The 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sheila deVera)
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Marines prepare for upcoming deployment

Corporal Tyson Barnhart leads a damage assessment response team to a simulated attack site as part of firebirds exercise at the Silver Flag site on Kadena. The exercise is prepairing marines for an upcoming deployment. Cpl. Barnhart is with the 172 Marine Wing Support Squadron Camp Foster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)
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Marines prepare for upcoming deployment

Corporal Joseph Galinak checks on fellow Marines during a simulated chemical bomb attack as part of firebirds exercise at the Silver Flag site on Kadena. The exercise is prepairing marines for an upcoming deployment. Cpl. Barnhart is with the 172 Marine Wing Support Squadron Camp Foster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)
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Marines prepare for upcoming deployment

The 172 Marine Wing Support Squadron, Camp Foster, fixes a destroyed runway as part of a firebirds exercise at the Silver Flag site on Kadena. The exercise is prepairing the marines for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)
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Marines prepare for upcoming deployment

The 172 Marine Wing Support Squadron, Camp Foster, fixes a destroyed runway as part of a firebirds exercise at the Silver Flag site on Kadena. The exercise is prepairing the marines for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)
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Marines prepare for upcoming deployment

Corporal Jason Walsh uses the jackhammer to clear up a destroyed runway as part of Firebirds exercise at the Silver Flag site on Kadena. The exercise is prepairing marines for an upcoming deployment. Cpl. Walsh is with the runway crater repair team, 172 Marine Wing Support Squadron Camp Foster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)
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Small Kadena unit has big Air Force job

Tech. Sgt. Connie Brent (left) and Maj. Charles Dennison, both with the 623rd Air Control Flight, control ae Large Force Exercise (LFE) by using the Base Air Defense Ground Environment system. Sergeant Brent relays time- sensitive information to Maj. Dennison, the mission crew commander, where he controls the air space by guiding aircraft into different sections according to the mission plan. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Steven Nabor
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Small Kadena unit has big Air Force job

Staff Sgt. Crystal Sheffield, weapons director, and Airman 1st Class Amber Hoedebeck, weapons director technician, 623rd Air Control Flight, on the job at Naha Air Base, Japan. They control the mission by using a Base Air Defense Ground Environment system (BADGE), providing command and control over aircraft with a 360-degree radius. They communicate with pilots, providing time-critical information in order to accomplish the mission. U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Steven Nabor
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Kadena's host nation guards sport new uniforms

Chihara Iguchi, a Japanese security guard at Kadena Air Base, Japan, wears the new civilian guard uniform while working in the Gate One visitor control center July 27. Kadena's host nation civilian guard force changed uniform colors from dark blue to tan on July 26. The guards provide perimeter security, conduct base patrols and perform building security checks throughout the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)
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Kadena's host nation guards sport new uniforms

Akimene Hiroaki, a Japanese security guard at Kadena Air Base, Japan, salutes the passenger of an inbound vehicle at Kadena's Gate Two while wearing the new civilian guard uniform July 27. Kadena's host nation civilian guard force changed uniform colors from dark blue to tan July 26. The guards provide perimeter security, conduct base patrols and perform building security checks throughout the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)
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Kadena's host nation guards sport new uniforms

Akimene Hiroaki, a Japanese security guard at Kadena Air Base, Japan, wears the new civilian guard uniform while checking identification cards at Kadena's Gate Two July 27. Kadena's host nation civilian guard force changed uniform colors from dark blue to tan July 26. The guards provide perimeter security, conduct base patrols and perform building security checks throughout the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)
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