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BDOWG opens the door to the Pacific

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Daniel Beck, 1st Marine Air Wing, plans operational planner speaks at an informational conference during a Bilateral Defense of Okinawa Working Group exhibition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 25, 2023. BDOWG enhances partnerships between the USAF, U.S. Marine Corps, and Japan Self-Defense Force by bringing them together to share ideas and discover how each branch can best support each other in defense of their shared interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan R. Sifuentes)
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BDOWG opens the door to the Pacific

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. James Lomsdale, First Marine Air Wing, G3 Future Operations Office Wing Aviation Command control officer, at a conference during a Bilateral Defense of Okinawa Working Group exhibition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 26, 2023. The BDOWG is an annual event where Japan and US Forces assigned to Okinawa come together to discuss ways to further bilateral training, operational integration and overall defense, safety, and partnership in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan R. Sifuentes)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 conducts a rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. During RADR operations, damaged portions of the airfield must be cut out and broken up for easier removal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 shovel dirt out of a man-made hole simulating airfield damage during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The joint exercise between the U.S. military branches included concrete mixing and treating, damaged asphalt upheaval, and debris clearing in small teams operating in unison. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps members carry a concrete curing mat during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. Concrete curing mats are used during the concrete drying process to protect against unruly weather conditions to ensure the most effective curing process for concrete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adolfo Fernandez, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron water fuels system maintenance technician, pours water on concrete mix used to fill in an artificially made hole during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The joint exercise between the U.S. military branches included concrete mixing and treating, damaged asphalt upheaval, and debris clearing in small teams operating in unison. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

Japan Ishigaki Security Force 15th Engineer Unit members spectate as U.S. Marines mix concrete during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The joint exercise between the U.S. military branches included damaged asphalt upheaval, concrete mixing and treating and debris clearing in small teams operating in unison. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 opens a sack of cement during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The concrete was used to fill in artificially made holes for the RADR training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy service members conduct a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The RADR training included members from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Strengthening collective lethality, increasing interoperability

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Indo-Pacific theater, April 20, 2022. These missions are opportunities for Pacific Air Forces to perform routine integration with joint and allied forces and assure regional allies and partners of the continued U.S. commitment to the defense of our Allies and their sovereign territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Strengthening collective lethality, increasing interoperability

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet aircraft with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)-533), receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Indo-Pacific theater, April 20, 2022. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps fighter assets integrated with U.S. Air Force assets to rehearse multi-domain joint and allied missions, increasing interoperability and strengthening collective lethality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Strengthening collective lethality, increasing interoperability

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet aircraft with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)-533), flies alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Indo-Pacific theater, April 20, 2022. These missions are opportunities for Pacific Air Forces to perform routine integration with joint and allied forces and assure regional allies and partners of the continued U.S. commitment to the defense of our Allies and their sovereign territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Strengthening collective lethality, increasing interoperability

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet aircraft with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)-533), receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Indo-Pacific theater, April 20, 2022. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps fighter assets integrated with U.S. Air Force assets to rehearse multi-domain joint and allied missions, increasing interoperability and strengthening collective lethality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Strengthening collective lethality, increasing interoperability

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ethan Parker, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, prepares for an inflight refueling mission over the Indo-Pacific theater, April 20, 2022. Boom operators like Parker play an important role in air refueling operations by directly controlling the "boom" which transfers fuel to other aircraft mid-flight, allowing extended operation time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Strengthening collective lethality, increasing interoperability

Tech. Sgt. Maria Mendoza, 909th Air Refueling Squadron communications D-Flight flight chief, overlooks pre-flight checks on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 20, 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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Strengthening collective lethality, increasing interoperability

From left to right, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ethan Parker, boom operator, Capt. Trevor Gardner, pilot, and Capt. Austin Martin, pilot, all assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, conduct a pre-flight briefing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 20, 2022. The 909th ARS is the Pacific Air Force's lead force for air refueling U.S. and allied aircraft during all contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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USAF, USMC & USN get a cut of Prime BEEF

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Allen, middle, Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander, speaks to U.S. Airmen, Marines and Sailors during Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2021. During his Pacific Air Forces tour, Maj. Gen. Allen witnessed the 18th Civil Engineer Group teaming up with the U.S. Marine Corps 9th Engineer Support Battalion and the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 for joint service training and exercises in Airfield Damage Repair (ADR) capabilities during their monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)
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USAF, USMC & USN get a cut of Prime BEEF

A U.S Airman from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, left, U.S. Marine Sgt. Caral Pate, middle, squad leader, U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alicia Hernandez, right, 9th Engineer Support Battalion platoon sergeant, screed to ensure proper thickness of material for compaction at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2021. The 18th Civil Engineer Group teamed up with the U.S. Marine Corps 9th Engineer Support Battalion and the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 for joint service training and exercises in Airfield Damage Repair (ADR) capabilities during their monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)
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USAF, USMC & USN get a cut of Prime BEEF

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bryan Amezquita Verbel, right, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron structural craftsman, explains a new airfield damage repair backfill method for fiber-reinforced polymer to U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Allen, Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2021. During his Pacific Air Forces tour, Maj. Gen. Allen witnessed the 18th Civil Engineer Group teaming up with the U.S. Marine Corps 9th Engineer Support Battalion and the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 for joint service training and exercises in Airfield Damage Repair (ADR) capabilities during their monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)
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USAF, USMC & USN get a cut of Prime BEEF

Airman 1st Class Hunter Eller, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, participates in the 18th Civil Engineer Group’s monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2021. Prime BEEF Week gave U.S. Airmen, Marines and Sailors the advantage of learning joint service capabilities here in Okinawa, and showed members how working together can increase lethality and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)
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