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After dark: nighttime air refueling with the E-3 Sentry

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Walton, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts pre-flight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th ARS at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 24, 2025. The 909th ARS is the U.S. Pacific Air Force’s premier unit for providing air refueling to joint and allied aircraft throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Angela Kvitek, left, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot flies a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th ARS while Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hurless, 909th ARS operations flight chief and instructor boom operator, conducts post aerial refueling checks over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 11, 2025. The 909th ARS executes rapid deployment of KC-135s to support a multitude of Pacific Air Force missions, displaying Kadena’s commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, waits for aerial refueling by the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 11, 2025. While deployed to the Keystone of the Pacific, the 355th EFS will work in conjunction with additional heavy, reconnaissance, and fourth and fifth generation fighter assets that are both augmented to and stationed at Kadena to ensure continued steady-state fighter capabilities in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, waits for aerial refueling by the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 11, 2025. As the Keystone of the Pacific, Kadena is a pivotal hub for Agile Combat Employment, which allows units to project combat power in concert with U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, conducts aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a large force training exercise over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 11, 2025. The continuous rotation of aircraft to Kadena ensures the 18th Wing remains flexible and postured to deliver lethal and credible airpower to deter acts of aggression. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a large force training exercise over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 11, 2025. The continuous rotation of aircraft to Kadena ensures the 18th Wing remains flexible and postured to deliver lethal and credible airpower to deter acts of aggression. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Hurless, 909th Air Refueling Squadron operations flight chief and instructor boom operator, prepares for aerial refueling during a large force training exercise over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 11, 2025. Aerial refueling capabilities extend airborne training time and combat radius, ensuring joint and aAllied aircraft are postured to maintain regional peace and stability within the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, displays its tail flash at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2025. Kadena serves as a hub for airpower in the Pacific, ensuring readiness to project force capabilities and provide support to regional allies and partners when called upon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Walker Landry, left, and Capt. Angela Kvitek, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, prepare to takeoff in a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th ARS in support of a large force training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2025. The 909th ARS executes rapid deployment of KC-135s to support a multitude of Pacific Air Force missions, displaying Kadena’s commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Angela Kvitek, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, looks out of a KC-135 Stratotanker cockpit window before a large force training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2025. The 909th ARS is the U.S. Pacific Air Force’s premier unit for providing air refueling to joint and allied aircraft throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Walker Landry, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, and 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulic systems Airmen, conduct pre-flight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th ARS at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2025. The 909th ARS is the U.S. Pacific Air Force’s premier unit for providing air refueling to joint and allied aircraft throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron and 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, participate in a pre-flight brief in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th ARS before a large force training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2025. The 909th ARS is the U.S. Pacific Air Force’s premier unit for providing air refueling to joint and allied aircraft throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)
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U.S Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing, participate in the POW-MIA Remembrance Run 24-hour ruck at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2025. Service members across Kadena gathered to pay tribute, demonstrating unity while honoring the sacrifice of those who were captured or remain missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II)
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U.S Air Force Col. Gerald Carisio, 18th Maintenance Group commander, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the POW/MIA Remembrance Run 24-hour ruck at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. During his remarks, Carisio reaffirmed the U.S. military’s responsibility to preserve the legacy of prisoners of war and those missing in action, ensuring their sacrifices remain honored and remembered across every generation of service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II)
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Carrying Their Memory Forward

Curt Kozlesky, U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer (Ret.), reads from a list of names of all known prisoners of war and missing in action personnel during the opening ceremony of the POW/MIA Remembrance Run 24-hour ruck at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. The Department of Defense remembers and honors those Americans who were prisoners of war and those who served and never returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathaniel Jackson)
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Carrying Their Memory Forward

Members of the Kadena Honor Guard present the colors during the opening ceremony of the POW/MIA Remembrance Run 24-hour ruck at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. POW/MIA Recognition Day remembers and honors U.S. service members who were prisoners of war and those who never returned home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathaniel Jackson)
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Freedom Edge 25

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, takes off in support of Freedom Edge 25 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2025. Freedom Edge demonstrates the trilateral defense cooperation’s ability to achieve peace through strength on the Korean Peninsula and in the Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II)
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Freedom Edge 25

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, takes off in support of Freedom Edge 25 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2025. Freedom Edge demonstrates the trilateral defense cooperation’s ability to achieve peace through strength on the Korean Peninsula and in the Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II)
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Freedom Edge 25

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker 909th Aerial Refueling Squdron takes off in support of Freedom Edge 25 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2025. Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States executed the third iteration of exercise Freedom Edge, demonstrating a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II)
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Freedom Edge 25

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Aerial Refueling Squadron takes off in support of Freedom Edge 25 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2025. Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States executed the third iteration of exercise Freedom Edge, demonstrating a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jamal Berry II)
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