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Norman Surplus circumnavigates globe in autogyro

Col. Corey Martin, 18th Wing vice commander, applauds Norman Surplus, an autogyro pilot from Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, as he steps out of his MT-03 autogyro, 'Roxy', after landing July 20 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Surplus is making the first autogyro world record attempt at a circumnavigation of the globe. "The 8.5-hour flight from the Philippines to Kadena was the longest and most demanding flight of the expedition because it was over water", said Martin "I only saw two ships during my flight." (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson)
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LORE Beverly High 11-5

A Kadena aircrew member listens to a ground crew member giving a demonstration of mask removal as one of the last steps of a mock decontamination line July 12 during Beverly High 11-5, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The LOREs performed on Kadena prepare the Airmen for real-world contingencies they may one day face. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson)
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LORE Beverly High 11-5

Kadena's ground crew members simulate cutting laces of aircrew members as part of a mock decontamination line July 12 during Beverly High 11-5, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Practicing these key procedures prepares Kadena's Airmen for real-world contingencies they may face. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson)
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LORE Beverly High 11-5

A Kadena ground crew member removes the external equipment from an aircrew member proceeding through a simulated decontamination line July 12 during Beverly High 11-5, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan. LOREs give Kadena Airmen the chance to receive hands-on training, preparing them for possible real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson)
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ATC see bigger picture

Airman 1st Class Kevin Lietz, 18th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller, looks over the Kadena flight line while waiting for an aircraft to land, June 7. Air traffic controllers go through extensive training so that they can help flight missions run smoothly and efficiently. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Brooke Beers)
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ATC see bigger picture

Staff Sgt. Liam Taylor, 18th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller, changes a flight progress strip, June 7. Each strip corresponds with a different aircraft and indicates what the aircraft intends on doing. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Brooke Beers)
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Beverly High 11-04

Master Sgt. Brent Stefel, a flight chief with the 18th Security Forces Squadron, establishes communication with fellow security forces members during an exercise May 16, at Kadean Air Base, Japan. The Local Operational Readiness Exercise, or LORE, named Beverly High 11-04, uses various training scenarios to train Airmen and prepare them to respond to real-world emergency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)
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NDI inspects to save lives

The 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron’s Nondestructive Inspection Flight ensures the durability of structural parts and components of aircraft and support equipment on Kadena through a series of inspections ranging from black light examinations to X-rays. These inspections ensure the safety of every Airman who supports Kadena’s many on-going missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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NDI inspects to save lives

Airman 1st Class Jared Grove, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection technician, leans against an electromagnetic inspection unit at Kadena’s NDI lab, May 11. The 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron’s Nondestructive Inspection Flight, ensures the durability of structural parts and components of aircraft and support equipment on Kadena through a series of inspections ranging from black light examinations to X-rays. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Capt. Gabriel Brown takes command of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a routine training mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Captain Brown served as the downrange operations director for rescue flights Pedro 83 and 84 while deployed to Afghanistan in the fall of 2010. He and 12 other Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron are being recognized as the recipients of the 2010 "Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year" award. This marks the third year in a row that the rescue squadron has claimed the award. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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33rd RQS wins third straight "Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year"

Staff Sgt. Brandon Hill poses for his portrait as the flight engineer for rescue flight Pedro 83. Sergeant Hill and 12 other Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron are being recognized as the recipients of the 2010 "Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year" award. This marks the third year in a row that the rescue squadron has claimed the award. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen and Senior Airman Shaunlee Hostutler)
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33rd and 31st RQS participate in Joint Field FTX

Master Sgt. John Durbin, a flight engineer and squadron superintendent with the 33rd Rescue Squadron, prepares to lower a stokes down to pararescuemen with the 31st rescue Squadron during a joint field training exercise, here at Okinawa April 27. This FTX was significant as it was the first to incorporate US and Japanese Medical Evacuation and Search and Rescue assets to pull injured personnel from the ocean. (United States Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)
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525th FS, Kadena Airmen break down barriers

An crew chief from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit signals Capt. Brad Roberts, 525th Fighter Squadron F-22 pilot, to prepare to taxi onto Kadena’s flight line, March 31. During their stay with the 18th Wing, the group of F-22 Raptors, their pilots and maintainers from JBER has worked hand-in-hand with Kadena’s Airmen and aircraft from numerous squadrons on the base and also with Marines and their aircraft from Marine Corps bases on-island, to train and build a greater Pacific presence. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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525th FS, Kadena Airmen break down barriers

Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit work to refuel a JBER F-22 Raptor while another Raptor takes off from Kadena’s flight line, March 31. During their stay with the 18th Wing, the JBER squadron trained alongside Kadena’s Airmen and aircraft from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, and 67th and 44th Fighter Squadrons, as well as with Marines and their aircraft from Marine Corps bases on-island. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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525th FS, Kadena Airmen break down barriers

Airmen from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit watch as a 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptor taxis toward a “hot pit” refueling point on Kadena’s flight line, March 31. The group of Raptors, their pilots and maintainers from JBER’s 525th EFS deployed to Kadena earlier this year to test their capabilities in a new environment and to train with Kadena Airmen and aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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Airmen get schooled

Staff Sgt. Brandy Crespo, Airman Leadership School student and class 1st Sgt leads her flight in singing the Air Force song after retreat, here Mar.16. Sgt. Crespo’s class is the first ALS class in the new Erwin Professional Military Education Center that opened earlier this month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Geoff Robertson)
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Young Tigers fuel Fighting Samurai?s latest deployment

Airman 1st Class Derek Greene, an in-flight refueling technician, with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, oversees the refueling of an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 14th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, while flying over the Sea of Japan March 27. The 14 FS is conducting a routine operational training deployment to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea for the next few weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)
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Young Tigers fuel Fighting Samurai?s latest deployment

Airman 1st Class Derek Greene, an in-flight refueling technician, with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, operates a boom aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker to deliver fuel to an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 14th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, while flying over the Sea of Japan March 27. The KC-135 provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft as well as aircraft of allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)
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Bio techs test for toxins near Tokyo

Tech. Sgt. Joanie Long, readiness NCOIC at the 18th Aeromedicine Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight, holds an electronic personal dosimeter at the Bioenvironmental Engineering building, March 15. The dosimeter is one of the many pieces of equipment the two-man crew from 18th AMDS took to mainland Japana for the disaster relief efforts. The team has deploying to Yokota Air Base, near Tokyo, to test for radiation and other possible contaminates in the surrounding environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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Bio techs test for toxins near Tokyo

Tech. Sgt. Joanie Long, readiness NCOIC at the 18th Aeromedicine Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight, inspects the equipment that has be taken to mainland Japan, March 15. The two-man team took the equipment to test for radioactive and other harmful chemicals and materials. Amid concerns for the environment, and because Yokota Air Base is 143 miles south of the atomic energy plants that were damaged during the earthquake and tsunami, a two-man team from the 18th AMDS is preparing to assist its sister base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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