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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron, clean up overgrown vegetation surrounding an Okinawan family’s tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. The vegetation is cleared with care so no damage is done to the tomb in preparation for Shimi, a yearly Okinawan custom to show appreciation to one’s ancestors held at the beginning of April. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Airman 1st Class Michael Haines, 18th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, cuts off branches from a tree during a tomb clean-up in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Paths toward the shrines had to be cleared to provide the visiting Okinawan families safe passage to the tombs of their ancestors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Diego Delgado, 18th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, cuts vines off the surrounding area of a tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Airmen with the 18th MUNS cleaned the tombs for Okinawan families, giving them more time to pay their respects during Shimi, a grave-sweeping festival during weekends in April where local people gather and eat food in courtyards while paying respects at their family’s tombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mark Crews, 18th Munitions Squadron systems flight chief, uses a grass trimmer to remove overgrown vegetation on the walls of a tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Airmen with the 18th MUNS cleaned the tombs for Okinawan families, giving them more time to pay their respects during Shimi, a grave-sweeping festival during weekends in April where local people gather and eat food in courtyards while paying respects at their family’s tombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron clear overgrown vegetation at a tomb in preparation for Shimi at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. Airmen with the 18th MUNS cleaned the tombs for Okinawan families, giving them more time to pay their respects during Shimi, a grave-sweeping festival during weekends in April where local people gather and eat food in courtyards while paying respects at their family’s tombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Honoring Ancestors: Tradition of Shimi in Okinawa

A tomb covered in overgrown vegetation lies within the 18th Munitions Squadron storage area at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2025. The vegetation is cleared with care so no damage is done to the tomb in preparation for Shimi, a yearly Okinawan custom to show appreciation to one’s ancestors held at the beginning of April. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Not so explosive training

U.S. Air Force Airman Aiden Smith, left, 18th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, tightens a cover strap from a joint direct attack munition guidance tail kit on an inert GBU-31 during bomb building training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. Airmen from the 18th MUNS, 3rd MUNS, and 20th EMS conducted bomb building training by properly inspecting and preparing inert GBU-31s before installing them with JDAM kits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Not so explosive training

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tanner England, left, 18th Munitions Squadron munitions support equipment maintenance technician, Staff Sgt. Dakota Looney, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron conventional production supervisor, and Airman Kellen Sapp, 18th MUNS conventional maintenance technician, install a joint direct attack munition guidance tail kit component on an inert GBU-31 during bomb building training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. Airmen from the 18th MUNS, 3rd MUNS, and 20th EMS conducted bomb building training by properly inspecting and preparing inert GBU-31s before installing them with JDAM kits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Not so explosive training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dakota Looney, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron conventional production supervisor, demonstrates how to install a DSU-38 laser guidance system on a joint direct attack munition guidance tail kit during bomb building training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. Airmen from the 18th Munitions Squadron, 3rd MUNS, and 20th EMS conducted bomb building training by properly inspecting and preparing inert GBU-31s before installing them with JDAM kits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tanner England, 18th Munitions Squadron munitions support equipment maintenance technician, readies the wiring on the inside of a joint direct attack munition guidance tail kit component during bomb building training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. Each piece of the JDAM must be thoroughly inspected and prepared before its installation on unguided, general-purpose munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Not so explosive training

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron, 3rd MUNS and 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, inspect a joint direct attack munition guidance tail kit component during bomb building training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. Airmen from 3rd MUNS and 20th EMS integrated with the 18th MUNS Airmen learning to thoroughly inspect and prepare each piece before assembling them on an inert GBU-31. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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U.S. Air Force Airman Aiden Smith, left, and Airman Kellen Sapp, 18th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technicians, align a joint direct attack munition guidance tail kit component during bomb building training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. The Airmen going through the training had to thoroughly inspect each piece before assembling them on an inert GBU-31. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bennett Tyler, left, 3rd Munitions Squadron production supervisor, shows Airman Alejandra Uribe, 3rd MUNS conventional maintenance technician, how to inspect a joint direct attack munition guidance tail kit component during bomb building training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. The training consisted of integrating with the 18th MUNS, learning how to properly inspect and prepare a bomb before attaching a JDAM guidance tail kit to improve the accuracy of unguided, general-purpose bombs in any weather condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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U.S. Air Force Airman Alejandra Uribe, left, 3rd Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance technician, Airman 1st Class Tanner England and Airman James Hall, 18th MUNS munitions support equipment maintenance technicians, loosen the straps of a nose harness from a joint direct attack munition guidance tail kit at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. The JDAM helps improve the accuracy of unguided, general-purpose bombs in any weather condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Not so explosive training

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron, 3rd MUNS and 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron transport an inert GBU-31 for bomb building training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2024. The training consisted of integrating with the 18th MUNS, learning how to properly inspect and prepare a bomb before attaching a joint direct attack munition guidance tail kit to improve the accuracy of unguided, general-purpose bombs in any weather condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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18th MUNS replenishes Kadena's arsenal

Senior Airman Tori Neuville, 18th Munitions Squadron stockpile management technician, prepares to inspect a shipment of GBU-39 small diameter bombs before storage during an annual inventory restock at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2022. This multi-service operation included over 120 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and local Japanese contractors that took part in realigning the munitions stockpile within the Pacific theater by moving and organizing over 350,000 pounds of explosive munitions within 48 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)
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18th MUNS replenishes Kadena's arsenal

Stockpile management technicians assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron prepare a shipment of GBU-39 small diameter bombs for transport to their storage facility during an annual inventory restock at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2022. Every year, the 18th MUNS ships out and receives real world and simulation munitions during their annual inventory restock in order to replace munitions due for maintenance inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)
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18th MUNS replenishes Kadena's arsenal

Morikazu Ikehara, 18th Munitions Squadron forklift operator, lifts a palette of GBU-39 small diameter bombs for transport to a storage facility during an annual inventory restock at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2022. Every year, the 18th MUNS ships out and receives real world and simulation munitions during their annual inventory restock in order to replace munitions that are due for maintenance inspections. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)
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18th MUNS replenishes Kadena's arsenal

Senior Airman Justin James, 18th Munitions Squadron stockpile management technician, inspects a shipment of GBU-39 small diameter bombs during an annual inventory restock at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2022. This multi-service operation included over 120 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and local Japanese contractors that took part in realigning the munitions stockpile within the Pacific theater by moving and organizing over 350,000 pounds of explosive munitions within 48 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)
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18th MUNS replenishes Kadena's arsenal

Senior Airman Patrick Curley, 18th Munitions Squadron stockpile management technician, prepares a container of munitions for shipment during an annual inventory restock at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 12, 2022. Outgoing real world and simulated munitions shipments are washed off in order to prevent invasive species from traveling on the container to other military installations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)
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