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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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201022-F-QQ371-046

The new Habu Fitness Center officially opened today, Oct. 22, 2020, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The ceremony celebrated the opening of the new fitness center at Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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201022-F-QQ371-039

The new Habu Fitness Center officially opened today, Oct. 22, 2020, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The ceremony celebrated the opening of the new fitness center at Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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201022-F-QQ371-029

U.S. Air Force Col. George Vogel, 18th Wing vice commander and Lt. Col. Jama Stilwell, 718th Force Support Squadron commander, cut the ribbon during the Habu Fitness Center grand opening ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2020. The facility will be open Monday – Friday, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and closed on weekends, holidays and family days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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201022-F-QQ371-021

U.S. Air Force Col. George Vogel, 18th Wing vice commander, gives the grand opening speech at the new Habu Fitness Center at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2020. The Fitness Center will feature state of the art cardio equipment, free weights and basketball and volleyball courts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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201002-F-QQ371-006

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Joel Carey, 18th Wing commander, poses for a picture with Airmen from the fire department at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2020. Carey proclaimed the week of Oct. 4 - 10 as Fire Prevention Week, which is designed to commemorate the sacrifices of our firefighters and teach fire safety to others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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201002-F-QQ371-004

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Joel Carey, 18th Wing commander, signs the 2020 Fire Proclamation at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2020. Fire Prevention Week is from Oct. 4 - 10, and is focused on promoting fire safety and prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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201002-F-QQ371-003

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Joel Carey, 18th Wing commander, signs the 2020 Fire Proclamation at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2020. Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of Oct. 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which occurred in 1871. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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200914-F-YW474-0214

A U.S. Air Force 909th Aerial Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker conducts touch and go training while a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon stands by for taxi clearance Sept. 14, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Team Kadena’s flexible multilateral operations capability enables combined, large force employment by U.S. and allied air units from anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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200914-F-YW474-0204

A U.S. Air Force 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pavehawk conducts a training flight Sept. 14, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 33rd RQS Airmen train to maintain a constant readiness to provide combat search and rescue capabilities to the U.S. and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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