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Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 challenges Special Operators
An Airman assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, is worked on by a medical team member from the 353rd Special Operations Group, during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care scenario during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019. The purpose of Gryphon Pacific was to exercise the 353rd SOG’s ability to employ lethal, agile, resilient forces throughout the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton) (This photo has been altered for operational security purposes by blurring out the member's face and identifying marks.)
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Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 challenges Special Operators
Forward Area Refueling Point Airmen temporarily assigned to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team members, exit an MC-130J Commando II aircraft while supporting the 353rd Special Operations Group, during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019. The DAGRE and FARP operations are an essential part of the expeditionary basing concept. Special operators are able 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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Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 challenges Special Operators
Forward Area Refueling Point Airmen temporarily assigned to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, discuss mission objectives while supporting the 353rd Special Operations Group during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019. Under the cover of darkness, the FARP team performed operations on Wake Island, Wake Atoll, while Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team members and special operations team members assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron rapidly established and controlled landing zones capable of facilitating additional forces on both Wake Island and Kwajalein Atoll in the same night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 challenges Special Operators
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 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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Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 challenges Special Operators
An Airman assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, overlooks the ocean near Wake Island, Wake Atoll, during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019. Two MC-130J Commando II aircraft with Global Access Special Tactics teams onboard rapidly established and controlled landing zones capable of facilitating additional forces at both Wake Island and Kwajalein Atoll in the same night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 challenges Special Operators
Special tactics airmen assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron sit on the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II from the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2019, over the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1. A Global Access Special Tactics team from the 320th STS conducted a military freefall jump to seize, establish and control Wake Island Airfield. The 320th Special Tactics Squadron employs special tactics operators capable of conducting global access, precision strike, and personnel recovery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton) (This photo has been altered for operational security purposes by blurring out faces.)
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190816-F-YW474-0113
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Chris Marshall, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point NCO in charge, and Staff Sgts. Chandler Nowell and Cody Brazil, both 18th LRS FARP members, push a refueling cart into their garage during a maintenance day Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Regular maintenance of FARP equipment ensures mission success during field operations in austere locations around the world when standard air-to-air or refueling stations are not available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0095
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chandler Nowell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point member, rolls a 100-ft fuel hose during a maintenance day Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Each fuel hose must be properly assembled to specifications in order to survive the rigors of special operations missions. The FARP teams support contingency and exercise operations to refuel aircraft and equipment in austere locations where typical air-to-air refueling or established refueling stations are not available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0045
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chandler Nowell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point member, assembles a fuel hose during a maintenance day Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Chandler and other FARP members maintain their own equipment and must regularly decommission old hoses and build new ones, ensuring a 100 percent compliance to technical specifications developed for use in austere locations anywhere in the world. The FARP mission extends the range and loiter time of aircraft and vehicles enabling special operations teams to have greater tactical effectiveness over a wider geographical area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0065
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brazil, 18th Logistics Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point member, hammers a center punch on a bander tool during fuel hose construction with Tech. Sgt. Chris Marshall, FARP NCOIC, and Staff Sgt. Chandler Nowell, FARP member, also from the 18th LRS, Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The FARP members conduct regular maintenance on their own equipment due to the specialized nature of their mission set within the LRS. They specialize in refueling aircraft at remote locations when air-to-air refueling is not possible or when fueling stations are not accessible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0024
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Marshall, Forward Area Refueling Point NCO in charge, and Staff Sgt. Chandler Nowell, FARP member, both from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, assemble a fuel hose during a routine maintenance day, Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The FARP members conduct not only extensive nighttime training but also extensive equipment maintenance to exacting standards to meet rigorous mission demands in austere locations where conventional aircraft refueling is not possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0027
A Forward Area Refueling Point toolbox contains a variety of fuels equipment Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The FARP team conducts covert nighttime refueling operations in deployed locations where fueling points are not accessible or when air-to-air refueling is not possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0004
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Marshall, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point NCO in charge, gathers components to build fuel hoses during a routine maintenance day, Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. A high operations tempo requires Marshall and his FARP team to regularly decommission, build and test fuel hoses to ensure 100% compliance with safety and technical specifications. The FARP team conducts covert nighttime refueling operations in deployed locations where fueling points are not accessible or when air-to-air refueling is not possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0009
Fuel nozzles sit ready for hose fitment Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Forward Area Refueling Point members from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron conduct routine maintenance on fuel carts and fuel hoses to ensure all components can withstand field deployment in austere locations in support of training exercises and contingencies across the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. The FARP team conducts covert nighttime refueling operations in deployed locations where fueling points are not accessible or when air-to-air refueling is not possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190515-F-QQ371-060
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shawn McMahon, engine specialist assigned to the 44th Air Maintenance Unit, inspects the inside of an F-15 Eagle during phase maintenance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 15, 2019. Phase maintenance is an important opportunity to inspect and replace aircraft systems from the ground up. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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190515-F-QQ371-049
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shawn McMahon, engine specialist assigned to the 44th Air Maintenance Unit, inspects the inside of an F-15 Eagle during phase maintenance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 15, 2019. Over a 45-day period, more than 40 Airmen can work on this aircraft during phase inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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190515-F-QQ371-043
Maintainers from the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron and the 44th Air Maintenance Unit, inspect an F-15 Eagle during phase maintenance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 15, 2019. Phase inspections are conducted after an aircraft has flown 400 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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190514-F-DM566-1319
A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducts a post flight check on an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, during exercise Northern Edge, May 14, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Northern Edge is designed to sharpen participants’ tactical combat skills, to improve command, control and communication relationships and to develop plans and programs across the Joint Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
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190514-F-DM566-1319
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 44th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct a post flight check on an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, during exercise Northern Edge (NE19), May 14, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. More than 25 units and 10,000 personnel with approximately 200 aircraft and five naval ships are participating in NE19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
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190118-F-DM566-0131
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathaniel West, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, cleans an F-15 Eagle engine bay compartment, Jan. 18, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-15 Eagle is powered by two turbofan engines that are capable of producing 23,450 pounds of thrust per engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
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