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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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USAF, USMC & USN get a cut of Prime BEEF

U.S. Airmen, Marines and Sailors conduct airfield damage repairs during 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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USAF, USMC & USN get a cut of Prime BEEF

U.S. Navy Seaman Jadyn Booth, U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 steel worker, shovels dirt during 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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USAF, USMC & USN get a cut of Prime BEEF

Airman 1st Class Francis Matthew Pascual, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron engineer technician, utilizes a total station during Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (BEEF) Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2021. Total stations are optical surveying equipment to site in the location and alignment of Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) Lights during airfield damage repair training events. The PAPI lights provide visual navigational aid for safe aircraft operations on their landing approach. (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. Airmen, Marines and Sailors participate in 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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USAF, USMC & USN get a cut of Prime BEEF

U.S. Airmen, Marines and Sailors 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. Prime BEEF Week gives U.S. Airmen, Marines and Sailors the advantage of learning joint service capabilities here in Okinawa, and shows members how working together can increase lethality and readiness. (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. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Roslyn Ruiz, U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 steel worker, operates a front-end loader at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2021. Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Week includes a variety of readiness training such as specialized vehicle training, ADR table-top exercises, Minimum Airfield Operating Surface Marking System (MAOSMS) training, Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), and Unit Control Center (UCC) Operations, and ends with a 24-hour exercise to consolidate all their training into one event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)
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USAF, USMC & USN get a cut of Prime BEEF

Senior Airman David Toro, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron power production journeyman, instructs U.S. Marine Sgt. Derek Yeager, 9th Engineer Support Battalion platoon guide, in the beddown of a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System (MAAS) at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2021. Installation of a MAAS on the runway enables fighter pilots to safely land in the event of an in-flight emergency, ultimately saving the pilots life and the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)
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Bringing lightning to the fight: F-35B conducts FARP at Kadena

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Skiles, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward area refueling point team member, wrings out a refueling hose after FARP joint training exercise June 27, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The training between services gave the Marine Corps a unique opportunity to practice joint operations with the 353rd Special Operations Group by utilizing the MC-130J Commando II and MC-130H Talon II's unique ability to air deliver 18th Logistics Squadron ground refueling operations to forward deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)
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Bringing lightning to the fight: F-35B conducts FARP at Kadena

A Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II taxis on the flightline during forward area refueling point joint training exercise June 27, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The two-day exercise enabled the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps to improve interoperability and develop tactics, techniques and procedures involving the new aircraft for future joint FARP operations throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)
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Bringing lightning to the fight: F-35B conducts FARP at Kadena

A U.S. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II taxis on the flightline during forward area refueling point joint training exercise June 27, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The training between services gave the Marine Corps a unique opportunity to practice joint operations with the 353rd Special Operations Group by utilizing the MC-130J Commando II and MC-130H Talon II's unique ability to air deliver 18th Logistics Squadron ground refueling operations to forward deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)
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Bringing lightning to the fight: F-35B conducts FARP at Kadena

A U.S. Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II taxis on the flightline during forward area refueling point joint training exercise June 27, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The training between services gave the Marine Corps a unique opportunity to practice joint operations with the 353rd Special Operations Group by utilizing the MC-130J Commando II and MC-130H Talon II's unique ability to air deliver 18th Logistics Squadron ground refueling operations to forward deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)
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Bringing lightning to the fight: F-35B conducts FARP at Kadena

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 refueling teams refuel a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II during a forward area refueling point joint training exercise June 27, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. FARP enables the Air Force to perform a wide range of missions across multiple domains and brings the most advanced technologies and capabilities of the U.S. military to the region by enabling aircraft to land, refuel and take off again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)
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Bringing lightning to the fight: F-35B conducts FARP at Kadena

U.S. Airmen from 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron stand by with Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 refuel a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II during a forward area refueling point joint training exercise June 27, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. FARP enables the Air Force to perform a wide range of missions across multiple domains and brings the most advanced technologies and capabilities of the U.S. military to the region by enabling aircraft to land, refuel and take off again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)
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