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961st trains JASDF on new airframe system

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Linna De Cuir, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron chief of plans and programs, coordinates information from an E-3 Sentry during an exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 25th, 2024. The E-3 is an airborne warning and control system aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management surveillance, target detection and tracking platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)
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961st trains JASDF on new airframe system

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron navigate an E-3 Sentry to the exercise area while conducting training off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 25th, 2024. In support of air and ground operations, the E-3 Sentry can provide direct information needed for interdiction, reconnaissance, airlift and close-air support for friendly forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)
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961st trains JASDF on new airframe system

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michale Reinoso, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron mission systems operator evaluator, checks system information for the E-3 Sentry during an exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 25th, 2024. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system aircraft with an integrated battle management command and control surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)
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961st trains JASDF on new airframe system

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Disk, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron flight commander, conducts a preflight meeting with teammates at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 25th, 2024. In support of air and ground operations, the E-3 Sentry can provide direct information needed for interdiction, reconnaissance, airlift and close-air support for friendly forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)
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961st trains JASDF on new airframe system

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristen Bishop, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron chief of weapons and tactics, checks system information for the E-3 Sentry during an exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, June 25th, 2024. The E-3 is an airborne warning and control system aircraft with an integrated command and control battle management surveillance, target detection and tracking platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)
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961st trains JASDF on new airframe system

Members of the U.S. Air Force 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron and the Japan Air Self Defence Force 602 AACS pose together after exchanging gifts with each other during a joint training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 24, 2024. The purpose of the training helped the JASDF airborne warning and control system team familiarize themselves with their new aircraft's system while strengthening the bilateral operability between the two AWACS squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)
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961st trains JASDF on new airframe system

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shawn McNabb, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron commander, and Japan Air Self Defense Force Capt. Daichi Sakadai, 602nd Airborne Air Control Squadron officer in charge of airborne tactics, exchange gifts with each other during a joint training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 24, 2024. The purpose of the training was to assist the JASDF airborne warning and control system team familiarize themselves with their new aircraft's system while strengthening the bilateral operability between the two AWACS squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)
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A formation of F-15C/D Eagles assigned to the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons, a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, an E-3 Sentry assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, and an HH-60 Pavehawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron taxi during a routine wing readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2022. The large formation movement was part of a routine exercise scenario that tested the 18th Wing’s ability to generate airpower in support of the defense of Japan and other partner nations, ensuring the stability and security of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter)
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Father passes baton to son during final flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Dominic Setka, former 5th Air Force chief of staff, left, and U.S Air Force Capt. Nathan Setka, currently an air weapons officer with the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, pose for a photo at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 8, 2019. This photo was taken during 2nd Lt. Setka’s air battle manager graduation. (Courtesy photo taken by Leslie Setka)
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Father passes baton to son during final flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Dominic Setka, former 5th Air Force chief of staff, left, and U.S Air Force Capt. Nathan Setka, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron air weapons officer, pose for a photo in front of an E-3 Sentry at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2022. Dominic will be retiring from the Air Force at the end of this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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Father passes baton to son during final flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Dominic Setka, former 5th Air Force chief of staff, left, and U.S Air Force Capt. Nathan Setka, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron air weapons officer, stand in front of an E-3 Sentry at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2022. Nathan followed in his father’s footsteps by commissioning in the Air Force after college and became an air battle manager. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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Father passes baton to son during final flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Dominic Setka, former 5th Air Force chief of staff, left, and U.S Air Force Capt. Nathan Setka, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron air weapons officer, disembark a ground transportation bus at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2022. Dominic and Nathan are both air battle managers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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Father passes baton to son during final flight

U.S. Air Force Col. Dominic Setka, former 5th Air Force chief of staff, listens to a mission brief prior to going on his final flight on an E-3 Sentry at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2022. Col. Setka is a master air battle manager with operational combat experience in control and reporting centers, E-3 Sentry and air operation centers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

Four F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, fly in a formation during a routine mission over the Indo-Pacific region, March 4, 2022. These missions are flown routinely and visibly to demonstrate commitment to our allies and partners through the employment of our military forces, demonstrating strategic predictability, while becoming more operationally unpredictable to adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Enrico Gosselaar, KC-135 pilot assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, flies over the Pacific Ocean, March 4, 2022. The crew refueled several F-35A Lighting IIs assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and an E-3 Sentry assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of routine operational training to ensure a lethal force able to respond anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, over the Indo-Pacific region, March 4, 2022. The F-35 is currently deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducting integrated operations with joint partners and allies to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

An E-3 Sentry from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, departs from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, after receiving fuel over the Indo-Pacific region, March 4, 2022. Pacific Air Forces utilize various aircraft to maintain a flexible theater posture to enhance its ability to provide the Department of Defense options to support our allies and partners in a free and open Indo-Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

Tech. Sgt. Sebastian Adame, inflight refueler assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, conducts an air refueling mission for an E-3 Sentry from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Indo-Pacific theater, March 4, 2022. The KC-135 Stratotanker can hold up to 200,000 pounds of fuel, which is pumped through the tanker’s flying boom and utilized mid-flight to refuel a variety of aircraft thus extending its global reach to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

An E-3 Sentry from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, over the Indo-Pacific region, March 4, 2022. Equipped with the airborne warning and control system, the 961st AACS is a combat-ready E-3 squadron providing airborne command and control, long-range surveillance, detection and identification information for commanders in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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F-35s, E-3 patrol the skies

A U.S. Airman from the 190th Air Refueling Wing conducts preflight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, currently stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2022. The KC-135 can hold up to 200,000 pounds of fuel, which is pumped through the tanker’s flying boom and utilized mid-flight to refuel a variety of aircraft thus extending its global reach to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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