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Airman 1st Class Brad Lewis, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, moves cargo during nighttime forklift operations at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 4, 2022. 18th LRS members practiced nighttime mobilization procedures and conducted training activities to hone technical skills and enhance their units operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight over night

U.S. Air Force Capts. Kyle Weinell, left, and Trevor Gardener, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, conduct nighttime touch-and-go exercises at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2022. Low visibility touch-and-go exercises allow pilots to practice their take offs and landings, maximizing their proficiency as pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight over night

U.S. Air Force Capt. Trevor Gardener, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, flies over the island of Okinawa in preparation of touch-and-go exercises at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2022. Low visibility touch-and-go exercises allow pilots to practice their take offs and landings, maximizing their proficiency as pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight over night

The cockpit of a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker shines bright in the pitch black darkness of the night, during an aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2022. Nighttime aerial refueling is a vital ability for Kadena, allowing fighter jets to stay airborne longer and command the sky at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight over night

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle is refueled by a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a nighttime aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2022. Nighttime aerial refueling allows aircraft to accomplish their mission efficiently, eliminating the need to return to base for fuel and allowing aircraft to continue operating in all domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle waits to be refueled by a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a nighttime aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2022. During nighttime refueling, the boom operator and fighter pilot have to maintain clear and constant communication, ensuring operations are carried out safely and efficiently during low visibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle approaches a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker for an aerial refuel at night over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2022. Nighttime aerial refueling is a vital ability for Kadena, allowing fighter jets to stay airborne longer and command the sky at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle is refueled by a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a nighttime aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2022. Nighttime aerial refueling allows aircraft to accomplish the mission efficiently, eliminating the need to return to base for fuel and allowing aircraft to operate in the cover of darkness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

Senior Airman Bryan Clement, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2022. During nighttime refueling, the boom operator and fighter pilot have to maintain clear and constant communication, ensuring operations are carried out safely and efficiently during low visibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

Senior Airman Bryan Clement, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, documents flight statistics during nighttime aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2022. The flight crew annotate the amount of fuel they offload, the altitude that aerial refueling is performed and any communications with foreign actors they have during the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

U.S. Air Force Capts. Kyle Weinell, left, and Trevor Gardener, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilots, fly a KC-135 before nighttime aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2022. Nighttime aerial refueling is a vital ability of Kadena, allowing fighter jets to stay airborne longer and continuously command the skies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

Senior Airman Bryan Clement, right, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, watches as U.S. Air Force Capt. Trevor Gardener, left, 909th ARS pilot, and his co-pilot finish their preflight checks at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2022. During preflight checks, the 909th ARS flight crew have different responsibilities to take care of; making preflight checks and takeoff a team effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

Airman 1st Class Oscar Robles-Salinas, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit jet engine mechanic, helps and observes as pilots of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker conduct a safety walkaround of the jet at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2022. The 909th ARS flight crew and 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Airmen conduct preflight checks and preparation of the aircraft ensures a safe and efficient flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Weinell, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, smiles as he goes over a preflight checklist with fellow crew members at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2022. The preflight checklist for the KC-135 Stratotanker was updated April 9, 2022 at Kadena, for the first time since 2003. The new checklist aims to be safer and more well-rounded, ensuring the safety of flight crews conducting missions around the clock. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Fueling the fight overnight

A 909th Air Refueling Squadron flight crew reviews a KC-135 Stratotanker preflight checklist Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2022. The 909th ARS flight crew and 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Airmen conduct preflight checks and preparation of the aircraft ensures a safe and efficient flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Casey Carter, NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training with the 18th Operational Support Squadron, plays the role of a personnel recovery asset, simulating a nonconventional assisted recovery during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. Isolated personnel are given a set of instructions on a place, time and action they’re supposed to take in order to get in contact with a PR asset. Real-world execution of this can be difficult due to limited information and uncontrolled events, so aircrew members are told that if two of the three criteria are met and they don’t have reservations about the scenario, they should proceed with caution and make contact with a PR asset. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

A U.S. Air Force aircrew member uses a compass to navigate during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. Instructors teach students how to use many instruments they might have available in a real-world scenario. The knowledge of how to use a compass or radio can mean the difference between life or death in some events. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

A U.S. Air Force aircrew member uses a combat, survival evasion, locator radio during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. The CSL radio is used to make contact with the instructors who transition their roles from enemies to personnel recovery support, relaying further instructions on what to do in order to get rescued. The radio is found at a hidden location along with a cache of clothes and other items. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force aircrew members change out of their uniforms in the dark during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. One of the evasion techniques taught to aircrew members by the SERE instructors is to disguise themselves as the local population. The instructors drive by in a van a few times prompting aircrew members to change in a gutter in order to avoid detection. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Casey Carter, NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training with the 18th Operational Support Squadron, aims his flashlight at the back of the van filled with aircrew members during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. Aircrew members are driven around aimlessly in order to disorient them while they’re blinded by hoods. The instructors pause the exercise every now and then to relay instruction and remind aircrew members what the next portion of the exercise is meant to simulate. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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