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Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1

Airmen assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron jump from a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II during military freefall training at Kwajalein Atoll Nov. 16, 2019. The jump training was an essential part of Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1. The 353rd SOG Airmen conducted additional proficiency training to capitalize on the opportunity to hone military freefall jump capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1

Forward Air Refueling Point Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, perform refueling operations on Wake Island, Wake Atoll, during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019. The Airmen were attached to the 353rd Special Operations Squadron during the exercise. The purpose of Gryphon Pacific 20-1 was to employ lethal, agile, resilient forces throughout the United States Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. This was accomplished by conducting long-range expeditionary basing operations within a high threat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1

Aircrew assigned to the 17th Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepare their MC-130J Commando II for aerial refueling with fellow Team Kadena members flying a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019, over the Pacific Ocean. The 909th ARS performed refueling operations for 353rd SOG aircraft in order to facilitate long range infiltration into Wake Island and Kwajalein Atoll. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1

Forward Area Refueling Point Airmen temporarily assigned to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, point toward mission objectives supporting the 353rd Special Operations Group during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019. FARP operations are an essential part of the expeditionary basing concept. Special operators use the ability to go anywhere and establish an airfield in order to bring in forces, refuel, rearm, and continue the mission wherever it’s needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Kadena historian deploys to SE Asia

William P. McEvoy, 18th Wing History office chief, fires an M9 pistol during qualification training June 24, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. McEvoy recently deployed to Southeast asia in support of operations occuring there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Kadena historian deploys to SE Asia

William P. McEvoy, 18th Wing History office chief, fires an M9 pistol during qualification training June 24, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. McEvoy recently deployed to Southeast asia in support of operations occuring there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Kadena historian deploys to SE Asia

William P. McEvoy, 18th Wing History office chief, loads rouns into the magazine of an M9 pistol during qualification training June 24, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. McEvoy recently deployed to Southeast asia in support of operations occuring there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Kadena historian deploys to SE Asia

William P. McEvoy, 18th Wing History office chief, performs safety checks after disassembling and reassembling his M-9 pistol June 24, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. McEvoy recently deployed to Southeast asia in support of operations occuring there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton) (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Shogun One completes fini flight

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case A. Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, climbs out of an F-15 Eagle after his fini-flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2019. The fini-flight ceremony included members from the 18th WG to celebrate his final flight at Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Shogun One completes fini flight

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, climbs out of the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle after his final or fini flight as wing commander at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2019. For many aircrew, the fini flight is a way to recognize and honor fellow aviators as one who can now hang their hat with the many Airmen who have gone before them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Sayonara Shogun Two

A KC-135 Stratotanker piloted by U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Tanner, 18th Wing vice commander, taxis along the flightline May 7, 2019, commemorating Tanner's final or fini flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan. For many aircrew, the fini flight is a way to recognize and honor fellow aviators as one who can now hang their hat with the many Airmen who have gone before them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Sayonara Shogun Two

A KC-135 Stratotanker piloted by U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Tanner, 18th Wing vice commander, taxis along the flightline May 7, 2019, commemorating Tanner's final or fini flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan. For many aircrew, the fini flight is a way to recognize and honor fellow aviators as one who can now hang their hat with the many Airmen who have gone before them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Sayonara Shogun Two

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis underneath water spray commemorating the final flight piloted by outgoing 18th Wing vice commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Tanner, May 7, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Dating back to World War II, aircrew members have celebrated their last flights in similar fashion. Over the years, it has become an Air Force tradition for flyers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Sayonara Shogun Two

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Tanner, 18th Wing vice commander, pilots a KC-135 Stratotanker underneath water spray commemorating his final flight or fini flight May 7, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Before his tour as KAB vice commander, Tanner was a Senior Defense Fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Sayonara Shogun Two

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis underneath water spray commemorating the final flight piloted by outgoing 18th Wing vice commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Tanner, May 7, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Dating back to World War II, aircrew members have celebrated their last flights in similar fashion. Over the years, it has become an Air Force tradition for flyers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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190429-F-YJ424-1004

On the left, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Frantz, 718th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, and right, Col. Kenneth Crooks, 18th Wing chaplain, dig holes for trees during the Team Kadena Earth Day 2019 event April 29, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Celebrated annually, Earth Day is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide with more than 175 countries and one billion people commemorating the day each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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190429-F-YJ424-1019

Team Kadena members plant trees in celebration of Earth Day 2019, April 29, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Earth Day celebrates the planet’s environment and raises public awareness by reminding people to think about humanity’s values, the threats the planet faces and ways to help protect the environment. The theme for Earth Day 2019 is “Protect Our Species.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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190429-F-YJ424-1002

Team Kadena members pose for a group photo before planting trees in celebration of Earth Day 2019, April 29, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Earth Day celebrates the planet’s environment and raises public awareness by reminding people to think about humanity’s values, the threats the planet faces and ways to help protect the environment. The theme for Earth Day 2019 is “Protect Our Species.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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ADFA visits KAB, learns about the Battle of Okinawa

Mark Waycaster, Marine Corps Community Services tour guide, explains the Battle of Okinawa to cadets from the Australian Defence Force Academy while standing on a former Japanese machine gun bunker April 9, 2019, at Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The Kadena Air Base history office collaborated with MCCS to provide tours of battlefields across the island as well as a few military bases for the ADFA cadets. Fostering key partnerships is vital especially in the incredibly vast Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton) Pacific Air Force
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ADFA visits KAB, learns about the Battle of Okinawa

Cadets from the Australian Defence Force Academy pose in front of a static display of the F-15C Eagle April 9, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The KAB history office collaborated with Marine Corps Community Services to provide tours of battlefields across the island as well as a few military bases for the Australian Defence Force Academy cadets. Fostering key partnerships is vital especially in the incredibly vast Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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