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Running full afterburner

Members of the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron engine test facility, run an F-15 Eagle engine at full afterburner while checking for leaks and any other issues January 5, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The facility is one of a kind facility built in the 90’s and was paid for by the Government of Japan in an effort to reduce noise pollution in the local community while maintaining the critical role being able to test and have F-15 engines ready at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)

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185th ARS works hand in hand with the 909th during Keen Sword

An F-15 with the 67th fighter squadron gets refueled during the Keen Sword exercise here at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 8. Keen Sword is designed to allow the United States and Japan to practice and evaluate the coordination procedures and interoperability elements required to effectively and mutually respond to the defense of Japan, or to a regional crisis or contingency situation in the Asia-Pacific region, while building bilateral confidences and working relationships. ( U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A.Croley)

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Airmen train during largest ATR yet

A three ship of F-15s from the 44th Fighter Squadron train with Japan Air Self Defense Forces over waters of Hokkaido, Japan, Nov. 17. Twelve jets and nearly 200 Airmen from Kadena are partcipating in an Aviation Training Relocation. Working with Japan Air Self Defense Forces is just one of the goals of the ATR. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Tateishi)

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Airmen train during largest ATR yet

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Airmen train during largest ATR yet

Capt. Tim Wegner and 1st Lt. Aaron Stevens, both with the 44th Fighter Squadron, wait on the end of runway for weapons crews to complete their final checks on the F-15 at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Nov. 17. The jets "trained against" Japan Air Self Defense Force pilots out of Misawa Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Tateishi)

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Kadena's ATR

Members of the 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to ‘safe’ the F-15 of Lt. Col. Joel Carey, 44th FS Commander, foreground, as he taxis to park on the ramp on a rainy day at Chitose Defense Base, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The arrival of six F-15s today officially started the two-week Kadena Aircraft Training Relocation to Chitose Air Base. A total of 12 jets are scheduled to arrive and about 180 Airmen are here to support the ATR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Tateishi)

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Kadena's ATR

Staff Sgt. Arthur Branham, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, collects oil from a recently arrived F-15 at Chitose Air Base, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The oil is sent to the National Defense Institute for analysis as part of the Joint Oil Analysis Program. The oil is checked after the first flight of each day’s sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Tateishi)

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Typhoon Prep

An F-15 from Kadena Air Base, Japan is towed to a storage location where it will be shielded from Typhoon Kompasu, Aug. 30. During inclement weather such as a typhoon, aircraft and aerospace ground equipment is placed in storage for protection. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Hummel)

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Typhoon Prep

Airmen from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit move an F-15 into a hangar in preparation for Typhoon Kompasu, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 30. During inclement weather such as a typhoon, aircraft and aerospace ground equipment is placed in storage for protection. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Hummel)

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