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Bilateral air refueling

Senior Master Sgt. Michael Steinkraus, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, steers the refueling boom in the back of a KC-135 Stratotanker offloading fuel to a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 during recent bilateral air refueling training May 17. Kadena Airmen have provided air refueling training to JASDF F-15 pilots since 2003. This month, the two nations are working together again to certify about 20 JASDF pilots as they prepare to participate in an upcoming Red Flag exercise in Alaska. (Air Force/Tech Sgt. Chrissy Best)
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Bilateral air refueling

A 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 refuels a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 during bilateral air refueling training May 17. Kadena Airmen have been training JASDF F-15 pilots since 2003 and this month the two nations are working together again to certify about 20 JASDF pilots as they prepare to participate in an upcoming Red Flag exercise in Alaska. (Courtesy photo)
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33rd RQS crew earns MacKay Trophy

An HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter from the 129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron flies over Afghanistan June 12, 2009. The crew of Pedro 16, Capt. Robert Rosebrough, 1st Lt. Lucas Will, Master Sgt. Dustin Thomas, and Staff Sgt. Tim Philpott, from Kadena Air Base’s 33rd Rescue Squadron, were recently announced as the winners of the MacKay Trophy and the Jolly Green Association Award for a mission to rescue Army Soldiers and fellow Airmen July 29, 2009 during their deployment to Kandahar Air Base. At the time of the mission they were attached to the 129th ERQS. (Courtesy Photo)
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33rd RQS crew earns MacKay Trophy

An HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter from the 129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron flies over Afghanistan June 12, 2009. The crew of Pedro 16, Capt. Robert Rosebrough, 1st Lt. Lucas Will, Master Sgt. Dustin Thomas, and Staff Sgt. Tim Philpott, from Kadena Air Base’s 33rd Rescue Squadron were recently announced as the winners of the MacKay Trophy and the Jolly Green Association Award for a mission to rescue Army Soldiers and fellow Airmen July 29, 2009 during their deployment to Kandahar Air Base. At the time of the mission they were attached to the 129th ERQS. (Courtesy Photo)
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33rd RQS crew earns MacKay Trophy

An HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter from the 129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron lands August 16, 2009 in Afghanistan on a medevac mission to pick up a wounded soldier. The crew of Pedro 16, Capt. Robert Rosebrough, 1st Lt. Lucas Will, Master Sgt. Dustin Thomas, and Staff Sgt. Tim Philpott, from Kadena Air Base’s 33rd Rescue Squadron, were recently announced as the winners of the MacKay Trophy and the Jolly Green Association Award for a mission to rescue Army Soldiers and fellow Airmen July 29, 2009 during their deployment to Kandahar Air Base. At the time of the mission they were attached to the 129th ERQS. (Courtesy Photo)
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Detour

A C-5 Galaxy taxis in preparation for takeoff at Kadena Air Base May 13. Air Mobility Command is re-routing some C-5s and C-17s through the Pacific region from Southwest Asia due to volcanic activity in Iceland that is affecting air traffic. Kadena’s 733rd Air Mobility Squadron is leading the effort to keep aircraft and people flowing through the base on their way to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda Grabiec)
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Hogs leave the barn

Staff Sgt. Jason Lake won the Air Force Media Contest's Best Picture Story for 2009 documenting the final deployment of the A-10 Thunderbolt II during his six months deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The A-10, nicknamed the Warthog, was the first aircraft deployed to Bagram in 2001. (Air Force/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
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Balikatan 2010, 33rd RQS

HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters from Kadena's 33rd Rescue Squadron overfly the Philippines during Balikatan 2010, an annual bilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine civil defense agencies and the U.S. military designed to increase interoperability and security in the region. In addition to conducting military training, the 33rd RQS participated in a number of humanitarian operations. (Courtesy photo)
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Kadena Aero Club

Katsua Chibana, a Federal Aviation Administration airframe and power plant mechanics, Daisuke Shiroma, a contract mechanic, and Joe Turnbach, an FAA inspection authority technician from the Liberty Company, prepare the aircraft for its initial test flight, Feb.12. The Kadena Aero Club acquired two new Liberty XL2 aircraft to augment their fleet of Cessna 172 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon) (Released)
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Kadena Aero Club

The Liberty XL2 is a low-wing, single-engine, composite aircraft recently purchased by the Kadena Aero Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon) (Released)
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Kadena Aero Club

Students who have recently signed up for private pilot licenses with the Aero Club will receive training using the Liberty XL2. The Kadena Aero Club aquired two new Liberty XL2 aircraft to augment their fleet of Cessna 172 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)(Released)
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Kadena Aero Club

Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 18th Wing commander, takes the Liberty XL2 maiden flight. The Liberty XL2 is one of two lightweight, single-engine, composite aircraft recently purchased by the Kadena Aero Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Aaron Johnson) (Released)
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Kadena Aero Club

Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 18th Wing commander, prepares to taxi to the runway for the Liberty XL2's maiden flight as Col. Kelly Fletcher, 18th Mission Support Group commander, looks on, March 3. The Kadena Aero Club recently acquired two new Liberty XL2s to augment their fleet of Cessna 172 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Kenya Shiloh) (Released)
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Joint bilateral training

F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron are refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during joint bilateral training with units from other bases around the Pacific, near Kadena Air Base Feb 25. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)
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Joint bilateral training

F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron fly together during bilateral training with units from across the Pacific Feb 25. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)
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Joint bilateral training

An F-16 Agressor from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies near Kadena Air Base, Okinawa during aerial training with Kadena's F-15s Feb. 26. The Agressors flew with jets from all over the Pacific theater as part of joint bilateral training last week. They continue to fly at Kadena through the middle of March. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)
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Joint bilateral training

F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron fly in the skies near Kadena Feb. 25. Units from Misawa AB, Japan, Osan AB, Korea, Kunsan AB, Korea and Eielson AFB, Alaska flew with and sometimes against jets from Kadena during joint, bilateral training the week of Feb 25. The visiting jets, from Eielson and Misawa Air Bases flew from Kadena, while U.S. jets stationed in the Republic of Korea flew from their bases. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)
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Rescue Fest 2010

Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron rappel from an HH-60 Pave Hawk during the unit's Rescue Fest Feb. 20. Airmen from the unit held several demonstrations on how they rappel into areas, how they recover victims from mountainous terrain, and how to survive when stuck behind enemy lines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
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Rescue Fest 2010

Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron lower emergency equipment from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during the unit's Rescue Fest Feb. 20. The 31st RQS trains, equips and employs combat-ready pararescuemen who are experts in medical care and small-unit tactics providing survivor contact, treatment and extraction during combat rescue operations in hostile or denied territory. The unit uses various fixed- and rotary-wing insertion and extraction assets providing combat and humanitarian search, rescue and medical assistance in all environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
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F-22 Raptor conducting missions at Kadena Air Base, Japan

An F-22 Raptor pilot from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, conducts his pre-flight checks on the aircraft before launch July 28 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)
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