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PMEL calibrates Kadena

Senior Airman Austin Jackson, a precision measurement equipment laboratory technician from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, unplugs the power source of a TTU-205/J pilot-static test kit at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2021. The 18th CMS PMEL supports not just Kadena, but 135 different work centers. This includes civilian work centers, and Osan, Kunsan, Yokota, and Misawa Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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PMEL calibrates Kadena

Senior Airman Austin Jackson, a precision measurement equipment laboratory technician from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, calibrates a TTU-205/J pilot-static test kit at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2021. After a preliminary self-test to check the user interface functions correctly, the test kit is connected to a calibrator, which completes a pre-check before the calibration. This two-step process takes approximately three hours to complete, but is integral to ensuring the machine functions correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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PMEL calibrates Kadena

Senior Airman Austin Jackson, a precision measurement equipment laboratory technician from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, calibrates a TTU-205/J pilot-static test kit at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2021. The TTU-205 is used to test, troubleshoot and calibrate aircraft pilot-static systems by simulating in-flight pressure conditions. It provides a known altitude and airspeed to the aircraft and tests the systems response to ensure accuracy, and in order to do so, the TTU-205 itself must be accurate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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PMEL calibrates Kadena

Senior Airman Austin Jackson, a precision measurement equipment laboratory technician from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, dons hearing protection at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2021. PMEL ensures equipment ranging from the torque wrenches used to keep F-15 Eagles flying to the scales used for U.S. Air Force physical fitness tests are performing accurately. With an inventory of over 11 thousand pieces of equipment, PMEL receives equipment in all conditions and returns it once it is repaired and calibrated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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PMEL calibrates Kadena

Senior Airman Austin Jackson, a precision measurement equipment laboratory technician from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, inspects the water trap of a TTU-205/J pilot-static test kit at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2021. A visual inspection is one of the first steps of ensuring the equipment is functioning properly. The technician looks for obvious problems, like disconnected wires, as well as more subtle issues like rust and corrosion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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PMEL calibrates Kadena

Senior Airman Austin Jackson, a precision measurement equipment laboratory technician from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, examines a component of a TTU-205/J pilot-static test kit at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2021. Depending on the piece of equipment, it can take hundreds of steps to calibrate properly. The technical expertise of the Airmen at PMEL allows them to produce accurate, reliable and traceable equipment that support operations across Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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PMEL calibrates Kadena

Senior Airman Austin Jackson, a precision measurement equipment laboratory technician from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, references a technical order at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2021. Technical orders are updated as needed and inform technicians on topics ranging from specifications of the equipment to instructions on how to safely calibrate it. Ensuring equipment is calibrated and working precisely allows Kadena to maintain a world-class strategic forward base and superiority in airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Piatt, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, uses his E-tool to show a maintainer where he gets guidance from during an inspection, during QA for a Day, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. E-tools have technical orders and publication manuals that guide QA members while they’re making their assessments. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Piatt, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, shows a maintainer what he looks for during an inspection at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. Maintainers and evaluators work together in order to ensure safe preparation and deployment of Kadena aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Sida, an avionics journeyman with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Avionics Shop, watches U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Jimenez, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, do a routine backshop inspection during QA for a Day at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. Creating familiarity between QA evaluators and the maintainers they evaluate is the goal of the QA for a Day program.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Jimenez, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Sida, an avionics journeyman with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Avionics Shop, visit the 18th CMS Propulsion Test Facility during QA for a Day at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. QA evaluators inspect various maintenance shops to ensure safety standards are met. QA for a Day allows for maintainers being evaluated to see and fix potential issues they may come across during inspections. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Jimenez, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, shows U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Sida, an avionics journeyman with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Avionics Shop, how QA evaluators organize their schedules and prepare for inspections at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. QA for a Day is a program meant to give maintainers a birds eye view of what a QA evaluator’s mission is. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Casey Carter, NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training with the 18th Operational Support Squadron, plays the role of a personnel recovery asset, simulating a nonconventional assisted recovery during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. Isolated personnel are given a set of instructions on a place, time and action they’re supposed to take in order to get in contact with a PR asset. Real-world execution of this can be difficult due to limited information and uncontrolled events, so aircrew members are told that if two of the three criteria are met and they don’t have reservations about the scenario, they should proceed with caution and make contact with a PR asset. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

A U.S. Air Force aircrew member uses a compass to navigate during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. Instructors teach students how to use many instruments they might have available in a real-world scenario. The knowledge of how to use a compass or radio can mean the difference between life or death in some events. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

A U.S. Air Force aircrew member uses a combat, survival evasion, locator radio during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. The CSL radio is used to make contact with the instructors who transition their roles from enemies to personnel recovery support, relaying further instructions on what to do in order to get rescued. The radio is found at a hidden location along with a cache of clothes and other items. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force aircrew members change out of their uniforms in the dark during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. One of the evasion techniques taught to aircrew members by the SERE instructors is to disguise themselves as the local population. The instructors drive by in a van a few times prompting aircrew members to change in a gutter in order to avoid detection. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Casey Carter, NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training with the 18th Operational Support Squadron, aims his flashlight at the back of the van filled with aircrew members during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. Aircrew members are driven around aimlessly in order to disorient them while they’re blinded by hoods. The instructors pause the exercise every now and then to relay instruction and remind aircrew members what the next portion of the exercise is meant to simulate. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Casey Carter and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kenji Scouton, NCOs in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training and operations with the 18th Operational Support Squadron, dress up as enemy combatants in order to simulate a capture scenario at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. The change from instructor to enemies happens behind the scenes in order to catch aircrew members off guard. The SERE instructors themselves go through a longer and more in-depth process while at SERE technical school. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kenji Scouton, NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape operations from the 18th Operational Support Squadron, teaches a group of aircrew members about land navigation during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. During the lecture, aircrew members learned various SERE methods in order to be rescued successfully. The CST is a refresher course that needs to be taken by aircrew members every three years to maintain proficiency for their mission qualification training. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Kadena administers Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is administered to a Team Kadena member, April 13, 2021, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Vaccines for COVID-19 are only available after they’re demonstrated to be safe and effective in large phase-three clinical trials, have been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and have been manufactured and distributed safely and securely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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