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ATR kicks off

Senior Airman Dennis Crocker (left) and Staff Sgt. Chad Smith dicsuss pre-launch procedures with their counterparts from the Japan Air Self Defense Force Feb. 1. Two Airmen from the JASDF are working alongside American Airmen during the aviation training relocation at Hyakuri Air Base, about 70 miles north of Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

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Mochitsuki

Gentlemen from neighboring towns in Iberaki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, take the first step of stirring and kneading the rice into a more maleable consistency at the Mochitsuki celebration Jan. 30. Mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time. Airmen from Hyakuri Air Base and members of the local community invited the U.S. Air Force Airmen to participate in the event. (U.S. Air Force / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

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Mochitsuki

Lt. Col. James Sukenik, 67th Fighter Squadron director of operations, slams the "kine" during the Japanese mochitsuki festival. Mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time. Airmen from Hyakuri Air Base and members of the local community invited the U.S. Air Force Airmen to participate in the special event. (U.S. Air Force / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

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Sports day at ATR

Capt. Darin Elgersma, a pilot in the 67th Fighter Squadron, plays soccer against a local children's club team Jan. 30 at Hyakuri Air Base, about 70 miles north of Tokyo. Soccer and basketball games were the focus of the morning, as teams from the surrounding community came to the base to play against and spend time with American Airmen. Captain Elgersma and almost 100 other Kadena Airmen are currently operating from Hyakuri as part of an aviation training relocation. (U.S. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

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Sports day at ATR

Staff Sgt. Albert Rhone from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, outstretches some 12-year-old basketball players from Iberaki Prefecture during a basketball game Jan. 30. Basketball and soccer were on the agenda during a sports day held in honor of the visiting Airmen from Kadena Air Base. About 100 Airmen and 6 F-15Cs are currently operating from Hyakuri Air Base about 70 miles north of Tokyo as part of an aviation training relocation. The Kadena Airmen will be there for one week. (U.S. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

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Kadena operates from mainland

Lt. Col. James Sukenik, 67th Fighter Squadron director of operations, greets Japan Air Self Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junihi Araki, 7th Wing commander at Hyakuri Air Base after arriving Jan. 29. Airmen and F-15Cs from Kadena are operating from the base, which sits about 70 miles north of Tokyo, as part of an aviation training relocation. The Airmen will spend the next eight days flying alongside and with their Japanese counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

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Kadena operates from mainland

An airman from the Japan Air Self Defense Force communications squadron at Hyakuri Air Base holds her unit's flag as part of a formation to greet Airmen from the 67th Fighter Squadron. Airmen and F-15Cs from Kadena are operating from the base, which sits about 70 miles north of Tokyo, as part of an aviation training relocation. The Airmen will spend the next eight days flying alongside and with their Japanese counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

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PJ

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Goodman and Capt. Robert Wilson, 31st Rescue Squadron, perform a high altitude low opening jump over Ie Shima Island, Japan Dec. 23, 2009. The jump was part of routine training for the 31st and the 320th Special Tactics Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo / Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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