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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Nelson, center, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-15 Eagle crew chief instructor, briefs Japan Self-Defense Forces members on hot pit refueling duty responsibilities during a Bilateral Defense of Okinawa Working Group at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 2, 2022. The BDOWG is an annual event where Japanese and US Forces assigned to Okinawa come together to discuss ways to further bilateral training, operational integration and overall defense, safety, and partnership in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)
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Lock and Unloaded

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing prepares to take off after delivering a payload that was offloaded using the offloading method B at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. This offloading method helps reduce ground time of the C-130 and is used where loader support isn’t readily available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Lock and Unloaded

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron and 353rd Special Operations Wing position barrels beneath the payload’s platform to properly distribute its weight utilizing the offloading method B at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. This offloading method began back during the Vietnam era where the C-130 Hercules traveled to harsh locations that couldn’t readily provide loader support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Caldron)
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Lock and Unloaded

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron and 353rd Special Operations Wing position unload a payload using offload method B from a 353rd SOW C-130 Hercules at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. This offloading method helps reduce ground time of the C-130, the barrels help to distribute the weight of a payload and is used where loader support isn’t readily available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Caldron)
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Lock and Unloaded

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron and 353rd Special Operations Wing conduct offload method B training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. This offloading method uses barrels to distribute payload weight equally when no offloading equipment is available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Caldron)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 conducts a rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. During RADR operations, damaged portions of the airfield must be cut out and broken up for easier removal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 shovel dirt out of a man-made hole simulating airfield damage during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The joint exercise between the U.S. military branches included concrete mixing and treating, damaged asphalt upheaval, and debris clearing in small teams operating in unison. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps members carry a concrete curing mat during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. Concrete curing mats are used during the concrete drying process to protect against unruly weather conditions to ensure the most effective curing process for concrete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adolfo Fernandez, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron water fuels system maintenance technician, pours water on concrete mix used to fill in an artificially made hole during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The joint exercise between the U.S. military branches included concrete mixing and treating, damaged asphalt upheaval, and debris clearing in small teams operating in unison. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

Japan Ishigaki Security Force 15th Engineer Unit members spectate as U.S. Marines mix concrete during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The joint exercise between the U.S. military branches included damaged asphalt upheaval, concrete mixing and treating and debris clearing in small teams operating in unison. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 opens a sack of cement during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The concrete was used to fill in artificially made holes for the RADR training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy service members conduct a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The RADR training included members from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Kadena AAPIH hosts parade of AAIP Nations

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joanna Ho, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Mental Health flight commander, gives a speech at the Parade of Asian American and Pacific Islander Nations at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 27, 2023. Ho’s speech included stories, experiences and perspectives on being Asian-American in the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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Kadena hosts AF Chief of Safety & AF Safety Center Commander conference

U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, center left, Chief of Safety and Air Force Safety Center commander poses with 18th Wing Ground Safety team members in front of the Safety Headquarters building on Kadena Air Base, Japan May 24, 2023. Leavitt visited the 18th SEG team to congratulate them on winning a Headquarters Air Force level Safety award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Kadena hosts AF Chief of Safety & AF Safety Center Commander conference

U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, right, Chief of Safety and Air Force Safety Center commander is briefed on infrastructure upkeep and modernization at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2023. The Kadena Air Base tour highlighted the modernization efforts put in place for infrastructure upkeep and to promote workplace safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Kadena hosts AF Chief of Safety & AF Safety Center Commander conference

U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, center, Chief of Safety and Air Force Safety Center commander speaks with leadership at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2023. Leadership discussed the heavy corrosion that affects base infrastructure and the continued modernization of it in Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Kadena hosts AF Chief of Safety & AF Safety Center Commander conference

U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, left, Chief of Safety and Air Force Safety Center commander being briefed by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Eaglin, 18th Wing commander as part of her tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2023. Eaglin’s brief consisted of informing Leavitt on different squadrons around Kadena and the modernization efforts being done to Kadena’s infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Kadena hosts AF Chief of Safety & AF Safety Center Commander conference

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Eaglin, 18th Wing commander greets U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, right, Chief of Safety and Air Force Safety Center commander during her visit at Kadena Air Base, Japan May 24, 2023. During Leavitt’s tour of the base, she learned about the modernization efforts of Kadena’s infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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General Rupp flies with the 961st AACS

Airman 1st Joshua Thompson, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron front-end avionics specialist, salutes an aircraft as it departs the flight line at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 05, 2023. After marshaling an aircraft, a salute is rendered not only as a sign of trust and respect but also lets the pilot know the aircraft is airworthy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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General Rupp flies with the 961st AACS

718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers prepare an E-3 Sentry airborne early warning and control aircraft with the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, for U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp familiarization flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 05, 2023. The AWACS’s radar system provides necessary information for friendly forces to accomplish missions within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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