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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Wright, 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II pilot, 18th Wing mascot, Kappy and Achi-Mura students and teachers pose for a group photo in front of an HH-60W at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. During their visit, the students received a brief on the HH-60W, learned the historical context of Okinawa and the importance of fostering peaceful relations between Japan and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Wright, 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II pilot, helps an Achi-Mura student put on a flight helmet during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. During the visit, students learned about the Jolly Green II, its pilots, special mission aviators, capabilities and its crucial role in combat search and rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

18th Wing mascot, Kappy hugs an Achi-Mura student during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. During their visit, the students received a brief on the HH-60W Jolly Green II, learned the historical context of Okinawa and the importance of fostering peaceful relations between Japan and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

18th Wing mascot, Kappy greets an Achi-Mura student during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. During their visit, the students received a brief on the HH-60W Jolly Green II, learned the historical context of Okinawa and the importance of fostering peaceful relations between Japan and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Capt. Miguel Velez, 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II pilot, teaches an Achi village student on the flight controls of an HH-60W during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. During the visit, students learned about pilots, special mission aviators, and the capabilities of the aircraft and its crucial role in combat search and rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Wright, 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II pilot, teaches Achi-Mura students on the HH-60W during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. During the visit, students learned about the aircraft’s pilots, special mission aviators, capabilities and its crucial role in combat search and rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

Achi-Mura students and teachers pose for a group photo at the Peace Garden at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. During their visit, the students received a brief on the HH-60W Jolly Green II, learned the historical context of Okinawa and the importance of fostering peaceful relations between Japan and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

Sayaka Higa, 18th Wing Public Affairs community engagement lead, briefs Achi-Mura students on the Peace Garden during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. The Peace Garden is a memorial within Kadena dedicated to promoting understanding and reconciliation between Japan and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

Achi-Mura elementary and middle school students read a plaque located at the Peace Garden at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. The Peace Garden is a memorial within Kadena dedicated to promoting understanding and reconciliation between Japan and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Peace, Planes, and Kappy: Achi-Mura students visit Kadena Air Base

Achi-Mura elementary and middle school students read a plaque located at the Peace Garden at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025. The Peace Garden is a memorial within Kadena dedicated to promoting understanding and reconciliation between Japan and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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BH 25-2: Kadena conducts aerial airfield damage assessment

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron and 18th Civil Engineer Squadron run to an HH-60W Jolly Green II for take off to conduct airfield damage assessment during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2025. Readiness is essential to generating credible deterrence in an increasingly complex and highly demanding security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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BH 25-2: Kadena conducts aerial airfield damage assessment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ray Slusser, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, scans the airfield for damage during an airfield damage assessment as part of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2025. Airfield damage assessments are vital to formulating an accurate picture of runway damage and the minimum operating strip that can be cleared to generate air power to respond to a threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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BH 25-2: Kadena conducts aerial airfield damage assessment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ray Slusser, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, documents damage during an airfield damage assessment as part of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2025. Kadena Air Base's strategic position makes it a vital staging location for forces to deter regional adversaries and project U.S. airpower throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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BH 25-2: Kadena conducts aerial airfield damage assessment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ray Slusser, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, scans the airfield for damage during an airfield damage assessment as part of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2025. Airfield damage assessments are vital to formulating an accurate picture of runway damage and the minimum operating strip that can be cleared to generate air power to respond to a threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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BH 25-2: Kadena conducts aerial airfield damage assessment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Giovanni Varano, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, scans the airfield for damage during an airfield damage assessment as part of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2025. Kadena Air Base's strategic position makes it a vital staging location for forces to deter regional adversaries and project U.S. airpower throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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BH 25-2: Kadena conducts aerial airfield damage assessment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ray Slusser, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, scans the airfield for damage during an airfield damage assessment as part of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2025. Airfield damage assessments are vital to formulating an accurate picture of runway damage and the minimum operating strip that can be cleared to generate air power to respond to a threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
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721st CRS train MRA concepts on Kadena HH-60Ws

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 721st Contingency Response Squadron rig a towing bar to an HH-60WJolly Green II at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 23, 2024. The 721st CRS were at Kadena training on performing routine maintenance operations with the HH-60W to get more familiar with the aircraft for emergency response operations as well as Mission Ready Airmen support.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus)
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721st CRS train MRA concepts on Kadena HH-60Ws

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 721st Contingency Response Squadron move to set up wheel chocks for an HH-60W Jolly Green II after landing from a combat search and rescue training training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 23, 2024. The HH-60W is the successor to the HH-60G Pave Hawk and is designed from the ground up with integrated mission systems and features new, multi-function displays to provide pilots with critical flight information. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus)
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721st CRS train MRA concepts on Kadena HH-60Ws

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit and 718th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, perform pre-flight inspections aboard an HH-60W Jolly Green II before a combat search and rescue training mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 23, 2024. The HH-60W has a hoist that can lift up to 600 pounds during personnel recovery operations which is vital when conduction search and rescue operations.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus)
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721st CRS train MRA concepts on Kadena HH-60Ws

A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron land at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Sept. 23, 2024. The integrated training allowed the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron team members and the 721st Contingency Response Squadron to increase interoperability with one another while conducting quick landing and take-off operations.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus)
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