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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dereck Mitchell, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team chief, rotates a M61A1 20mm gun system on a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing at Kadena AB is the largest operating U.S. installation in the Indo-Asia Pacific region and provides theater commanders a lethal, persistent and flexible capability that can be massed and brought to bear anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dereck Mitchell, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team chief, checks an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile on a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing and its associate units are responsible for providing forward power projection with integrated, deployable combat power, to maintain peace and stability as the Pacific theater's premier joint platform for threat deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Horace Abner, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons flight superintendent, conducts a weapons-post-load inspection during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. More than 80 combat-ready aircraft make up the 18th Wing at Kadena AB, performing aerial refueling, airborne warning and control, air superiority, combat search and rescue, and humanitarian and disaster relief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

A 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk hovers on the flight line during training sortie April 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing and partner units on Kadena AB are an air operations epicenter of the Indo-Asia Pacific region, lending strength to allies and functioning as a full-spectrum forward combat air power production platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

A U.S. Air Force 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit Airman marshals a 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk onto the flightline during a training sortie April 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing and tenant units operate as the largest U.S. installation in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Theater to defend Japan and other allies in the region with fully integrated, deployable combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

A U.S. Air Force 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit Airman signals to the pilot of an HH-60 Pave Hawk outside the 33rd Rescue Squadron maintenance hangar during a training sortie April 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The dedicated members of Team Kadena work around the clock to provide constant operational support of mission directives in the Pacific theater for joint and allied partners to enhance peace and stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

An U.S. Air Force Airman with the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit generates a helicopter sortie during a training exercise April 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Airmen at every level are empowered to lead decisively, especially during times of crisis and are trained to seamlessly integrate joint and allied forces into Kadena's air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron perform an elephant walk during a no-notice readiness exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The exercise demonstrated Team Kadena's ability to rapidly respond to and generate air combat power against a simulated attack on Okinawa. Operating from the largest U.S. installation in the Asia-Pacific region, the 18th Wing defends U.S. and Japanese mutual interests by providing a forward power projection platform with fully integrated, deployable, combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

A 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker joins an elephant walk during a no-notice readiness exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Maintaining operational readiness is essential for the 18th Wing to be able to respond to any natural disaster or threat in the region. The 909th ARS enables joint and allied forces to extend air operations range and times on station, enhancing their ability to deter and respond to possible threats throughout the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

A 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron E-3 Sentry taxis down the runway during an elephant walk for a no-notice readiness exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. These training exercises ensure Airmen are ready to perform any operational task at a moment’s notice. The 18th Wing and its associate units are responsible for providing forward power projection with integrated, deployable combat power, to maintain peace and stability as the Pacific theater's premier joint platform for threat deterrence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron perform an elephant walk during a no-notice readiness exercise April 12, 2017, at Kaden Air Base, Japan. Exercises like this keep members of Team Kadena ready for any situation and to demonstrate their capability to rapidly generate the Wing's full combat capability in the event of an attack on Okinawa or on allies throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

Aircraft from the 18th Wing perform an elephant walk during a no-notice readiness exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Aircraft from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons, 909th Air Refueling Squadron,and the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron generated simultaneously for the elephant walk to demonstrate Kadena's ability to sortie all combat aircraft assets in a short amount of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ditore, 18th Wing command chief, observes the flightline during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Ditore observed the execution of a flightline elephant walk displaying the aircraft of the 18th Wing. Because of the changing nature of warfare, Airmen of the 18th Wing can fight from anywhere, at any time, and exercises like this ensure they are ready to execute the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish, 18th Wing commander, rides in a 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk during an elephant walk show of force April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Operating from the largest U.S. installation in the Asia-Pacific region, the 18th Wing defends U.S. and Japanese interests by providing a forward power projection platform with integrated, deployable combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawks take off during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena’s size and location makes it ideal as a staging platform for disaster relief and other security operations throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

A U.S. Air Force Airman runs through pre-flight procedures of a 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Maintaining operational readiness is essential for the 18th Wing to be able to respond to any natural disaster or adversarial threat in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk pilots with the 33rd Rescue Squadron wait for takeoff clearance during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Training exercises ensure Airmen are ready to perform any operational task at a moment’s notice to deter threats and provide logistical, tactical, and combat support for joint and allied partners throughout the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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18th Wing generates full combat power during no-notice exercise

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 33rd Rescue Squadron inspects a log during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Exercises keep members of Team Kadena ready for any situation in the defense of Japan and U.S. interests throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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Team Kadena: The faces of Cope North

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Tuckett, 18th Operations Support Squadron weather technician, is on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in annual Exercise Cope North. Tuckett is responsible for providing essential weather information to aircrew and mission planers before every flight. Members of Kadena Air Base, Japan, are among 2,700 U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Marines who are training alongside approximately 600 combined JASDF and Royal Australian Air Force service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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Team Kadena: The faces of Cope North

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Tuckett, 18th Operations Support Squadron weather technician, is on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in annual Exercise Cope North. Tuckett is responsible for providing essential weather information to aircrew and mission planers before every flight. Members of Kadena Air Base, Japan, are among 2,700 U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Marines who are training alongside approximately 600 combined JASDF and Royal Australian Air Force service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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