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909th AMU crew chiefs keep Stratotankers in business

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron takes off from Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2023. The 909th AMU provides combat ready air refueling capabilities to support peacetime operations and all levels of conflict in the Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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909th AMU crew chiefs keep Stratotankers in business

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kijuan Edmond, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, inspects a KC-135 Stratotanker window at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2023. Crew chiefs inspect, troubleshoot and repair aircraft structures, engines and hydraulic systems, which play a vital role in maintaining the KC-135s ability to remain combat ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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909th AMU crew chiefs keep Stratotankers in business

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kijuan Edmond, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, looks at a technical order on a tablet prior to performing maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2023. In service for over 40 years, the KC-135 Stratotanker provides long-range aerial refueling support for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied aircraft, and has the capacity to offload 6,500 pounds of fuel per minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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909th AMU crew chiefs keep Stratotankers in business

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kijuan Edmond, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, grabs a tool at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2023. The 909th AMU provides combat ready air refueling capabilities to support peacetime operations and all levels of conflict in the Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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909th AMU crew chiefs keep Stratotankers in business

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kijuan Edmond, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, inspects a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2023. 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 Yosselin Campos)
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909th AMU crew chiefs keep Stratotankers in business

Senior Airman Robert Pray, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, inspects a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2023. Crew chiefs inspect, troubleshoot and repair aircraft structures, engines and hydraulic systems, which play a vital role in maintaining the KC-135s ability to remain combat ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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909th AMU crew chiefs keep Stratotankers in business

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Gandara, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit flying crew chief, records the fuel levels of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2023. The 909th AMU provides combat ready air refueling capabilities to support peacetime operations and all levels of conflict in the Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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909th AMU crew chiefs keep Stratotankers in business

Tech. Sgt. Titus Smith, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief refuels a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2023. For decades, Kadena Air Base has served as the keystone of the Pacific, enabling U.S. power projection to ensure a free-and-open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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909th AMU crew chiefs keep Stratotankers in business

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron and a fuel truck are parked on the flightline at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2023. In service for over 40 years, the KC-135 Stratotanker provides long-range aerial refueling support for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied aircraft, and has the capacity to offload 6,500 pounds of fuel per minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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909th AMU: Mission-ready under any circumstance

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Crawford, 909th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, marks a KC-135 Stratotanker, previously contaminated in a simulated chemical attack, as decontaminated during a mission-focused training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2022. During this mission-focused training exercise, Airmen from across the 18th Wing practice mobilization procedures and sharpen their technical skills, enhancing operational readiness across all warfighting domains: air, land, sea, space and cyberspace, in order to deter aggression and ensure peace in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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909th AMU: Mission-ready under any circumstance

U.S. Air Force 18th Maintenance Group Wing Inspection team members observe as 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Airmen prepare to execute the steps for decontaminating a KC-135 Stratotanker, contaminated in a simulated chemical attack, during a mission-focused training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2022. The routine, mission-focused training exercise consisted of two parts: phase one, which focused on enhancing Kadena’s capacity to rapidly process, deploy and sustain operations in all warfighting domains, and phase two, which tested Airmen’s ability to accomplish the mission under any circumstance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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909th AMU: Mission-ready under any circumstance

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gary Crawford, 909th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, communicates with the 909th AMU shop after decontaminating a KC-135 Stratotanker, previously contaminated in a simulated chemical attack, during a mission-focused training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2022. This two-week, mission-focused training exercise simulates contingency operations, giving Airmen the opportunity to practice building airpower from the ground up and delivering the decisive air and cyberspace capabilities necessary to compete, deter and win in a high-end fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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909th AMU: Mission-ready under any circumstance

Airman 1st Class Samuel Hill, left, Tech. Sgt. Gary Crawford, middle, and Staff Sgt. Michael Barrett, right, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, open the decontamination kit and review the checklist for decontaminating a KC-135 Stratotanker, contaminated in a simulated chemical attack, during a mission-focused training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2022. The 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit plays a vital role by ensuring 909th Air Refueling Squadron’s KC-135 Stratotankers are ready to carry out aerial refueling missions at any time, allowing U.S. airpower to fly farther and fight better. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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909th AMU: Mission-ready under any circumstance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Barrett, 909th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, uses a simulated M295 decontamination kit to wipe down the aircraft body and potential contact points on a KC-135 Stratotanker, contaminated in a simulated chemical attack, during a mission-focused training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2022. This two-week, mission-focused training exercise simulates contingency operations, giving Airmen the opportunity to practice building airpower from the ground up and delivering the decisive air and cyberspace capabilities necessary to compete, deter and win in a high-end fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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909th AMU: Mission-ready under any circumstance

U.S. Air Force 18th Maintenance Group Wing Inspection team members observe as 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Airmen execute the steps for decontaminating a KC-135 Stratotanker, contaminated in a simulated chemical attack, during a mission-focused training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2022. The largest U.S. Air Force combat wing overseas, Kadena has the capability to rapidly generate a fleet of combat-ready aircraft that maintain supremacy in the skies, as well as perform aerial refueling, airborne warning and control, and combat search and rescue functions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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909th AMU: Mission-ready under any circumstance

Airmen from the 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit work together to inspect the glass on the taxi and landing light of a KC-135 Stratotanker, contaminated in a simulated chemical attack, during a mission-focused training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2022. Over 6,000 Airmen participated in the two-week, mission-focused training exercise, a standard procedure for U.S. Air Force bases across Japan and around the globe to maintain readiness in support of U.S. interests, the defense of Japan, and peace and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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Southern Beach boosts lethality, strengthens partnerships

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Yoshinori Ozaki, left, Southwestern Defense Force commander, meets with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Eaglin, right, 18th Wing commander, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 29, 2021. Leaders from both forces met during Exercise Southern Beach, an exercise that allows both forces the opportunity to practice mission planning, flying and debriefing each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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Southern Beach boosts lethality, strengthens partnerships

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Southern Beach boosts lethality, strengthens partnerships

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Hidenori Ichigi, right, 2nd Tactical Airlift Group commander, speaks with U.S. Air Force Col. Ron Schochenmaier, left, 18th Wing vice commander, while JASDF Warrant Officer Nobuyoshi Sasaki, middle, 2nd Tactical Airlift Group senior enlisted leader, observes the meeting at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 28, 2021. Leaders from both forces met as part of Exercise Southern Beach, a week-long bilateral exercise to strengthen the partnership and enhance interoperability of their two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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909th AMU powers refueling capabilities across Pacific

U.S. Airman Patrick Cox, left, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit instrument and flight control systems apprentice, and Airman 1st Class Jacob Moore, right, 909th AMU aerospace propulsion journeyman, finish launching procedures for a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 22, 2021. Airmen from the 909th AMU work around the clock to ensure refueling operations can be carried out, day or night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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