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Chat with the Chief

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ditore, 18th Wing command chief, sits at his desk April 3, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Ditore began his career in 1991 as an F-15 Eagle crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quay Drawdy)

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Local residents tour their past at Kadena

Members of the Shimosedo Residents Association visit Fhenu-ka, meaning southern well – a sacred site on Kadena March 21, 2018, at Kadena AB, Japan. The tour is an annual event where Kadena invites members from the Shimosedo Residents Association and their families to visit sites where their families lived before the base existed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin)

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Local residents tour their past at Kadena

Seisho Sakugawa, Shimosedo Residents Association member, helps tour members down a hill to visit a sacred site March 21, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The tour is an annual event where Kadena invites members from the Shimosedo Residents Association and their families to visit sites where their families lived before the base existed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin)

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Local residents tour their past at Kadena

Locals from Shimosedo Residents Association take a group photo at the Ashibi-na sacred site March 21, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Tour members visit multiple sites around base to learn of their ancestor’s heritage and traditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin)

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Local residents tour their past at Kadena

Locals from the Shimosedo Residents Association visit sacred sites on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 21, 2018. Kadena encompasses a portion of the Shimosedo ward, where tour members’ families lived pre-World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin)

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Touring with the JAAGA

Members of the Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association are shown an HH-60G Pavehawk during a tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 14, 2018. Members of the JAAGA visited Kadena AB to foster relations between the U.S. military and our Japanese allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quay Drawdy)

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Touring with the JAAGA

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association pose for a photo in front of an F-35A Lightning II during a base tour March 14, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The visiting JAAGA members were shown different units and aircraft from around Kadena AB by the 18th Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quay Drawdy)

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Touring with the JAAGA

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, right, speaks with Osamu Onoda, Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association tour leader, during a visit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2018. Members of the JAAGA visited Kadena AB to foster relations between the U.S. military and our Japanese allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quay Drawdy)

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Touring with the JAAGA

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandon Krupa, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, shows members of the Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association a KC-135 during a tour March 14, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The visiting JAAGA members were shown different units and aircraft from around Kadena AB by the 18th Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Quay Drawdy)

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They got that boom,boom, boom

Dirtboys from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron dig a hole as members from the 18th CES Explosive Ordnance Disposal team discuss plans for the day March 14, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Dirtboys work with the EOD team to ensure explosives are safely disposed of. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica H. Smith)

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They got that boom,boom, boom

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They got that boom,boom, boom

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Protocol: Planning the Visitors – Visiting the Plans

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zach Steinkamp and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelly Mason, 18th Wing protocol specialists, place name tags on a table before a dinner for 18th Wing leadership and members of the Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association March 13, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. When ceremonies happen on base, it’s protocol who assists in making sure all hotel, travel and food arrangements are met. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin)

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Protocol: Planning the Visitors – Visiting the Plans

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelly Mason, 18th Wing protocol specialist, aligns a water glass before a meeting between 18th Wing leadership and members of the Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association March 13, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Protocol is the expert of whether customs and courtesies are necessary and help to ensure every event follows proper AFI guidance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin)

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Protocol: Planning the Visitors – Visiting the Plans

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zach Steinkamp and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelly Mason, 18th Wing protocol specialists, place name placeholders on a table before a dinner for18th Wing leadership and members of the Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association March 13, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. When ceremonies happen on base, it’s protocol who assists in making sure all hotel, travel and food arrangements are met. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin)

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Protocol: Planning the Visitors – Visiting the Plans

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelly Mason, 18th Wing protocol specialist, briefs a group of superintendents during a 18th Wing Squadron Superintendents Course March 13, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Protocol is involved in anything from retirement and graduation ceremonies to briefing leadership on etiquette procedures – if it’s an event where customs and courtesies are necessary, protocol assists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin)

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Protocol: Planning the Visitors – Visiting the Plans

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelly Mason, 18th Wing protocol specialist, aligns chocolates on a plate before a meeting between 18th Wing leadership and members of the Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association March 13, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Protocol is the expert where customs and courtesies are necessary and help to make sure every event follows proper AFI guidance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Erwin)

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18th Aerospace Medicine tests water, oil, soil

Yoshito Oshiro, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron preventive medicine flight laboratory services chemist, gathers samples to be tested March 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The lab tests many elements found in the environment of Okinawa, Japan, such as water, oil and soil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica H. Smith)

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18th Aerospace Medicine tests water, oil, soil

Laboratory testing equipment sits on a counter at the 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron preventive medicine flight laboratory services March 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The lab tests many elements found in the environment of Okinawa, Japan, such as water, oil and soil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica H. Smith)

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18th Aerospace Medicine tests water, oil, soil

Yoshito Oshiro, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron preventive medicine flight laboratory services chemist, prepares to clean laboratory equipment March 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The lab tests many elements found in the environment of Okinawa, Japan, such as water, oil and soil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica H. Smith)

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