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Typhoon Man-Yi

An Army soldier from the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Brigade washes a Hemmet along with the Patriot Advanced Capability missile equipment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2007. The 1-1 ADA stored their most valuable equipment in a hangar near the flightline in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa. Before having them stored, both the equipment and vehicle are washed at Papa ramp to prevent foreign object damage. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon
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Typhoon Man-Yi

Army soldiers from the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Brigade transport Patriot Advanced Capability missiles using Hemmets at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2007. The 1-1 ADA stored their most valuable equipment in a hangar near the flightline in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa. Before having them stored, both the equipment and vehicle are washed at Papa ramp to prevent foreign object damage. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon
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Typhoon Man-Yi

Army soldiers from the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Brigade transport Patriot Advanced Capability missiles using Hemmets at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2007. The 1-1 ADA stored their most valuable equipment in a hangar near the flightline in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa. Before having them stored, both the equipment and vehicle are washed at Papa ramp to prevent foreign object damage. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon
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Typhoon Man-Yi

Army soldiers from the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Brigade transport Patriot Advanced Capability missiles using Hemmets at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 11, 2007. The 1-1 ADA stored their most valuable equipment in a hangar near the flightline in preparation for Typhoon Man-Yi, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa. Before having them stored, both the equipment and vehicle are washed at Papa ramp to prevent foreign object damage. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon
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Talisman Saber 2007

Staff Sgt. Mike Turner, crew chief from the 353rd Maintenance Squadron, inspects the axle of the main landing gear of an MC-130, while changing a main landing gear brake, while on deployment to Talisman Saber 2007 in Townsville, Australia.
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Rodeo ready

Tech. Sgt. Matt Howard, Senior Airman Dustin Burk, and Airman 1st Class Schermund Smith, 18th Security Forces Squadron, check their weapons before firing drills prepared by a combat arms Instructor. Live firing drills and scenarios are just one of many training events these Kadena Air Base, Japan, Airmen are going through to prepare for the Air Mobility Rodeo 2007. More than 40 teams and 2,500 people from the Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, and allied nations, will compete in the AMC Rodeo at McChord AFB, Wash., in July. The readiness competition focuses on worldwide air mobility capabilities. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeremy McGuffin
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Muns photos

Staff Sgt. Cecilio Rodriguez, U.S. Marine Corps pier safety loading officer, assures containers are downloaded safely from the Motor Vessel Global Patriot ship and inventoried during the Turbo Containerized Ammunition Distribution System exercise June 21. The containers were filled with new munitions for all services in Okinawa. The following day many containers filled with older munitions were onloaded to be shipped back to military installations in the U.S. for storage. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon
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Kadena Airmen return from Afghanistan deployment

First Lt. Aaron Croft, an HH-60 helicopter pilot for the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, hugs his children after returning from a 120-day deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. While in Afghanistan, the 33rd Rescue Squadron saved 116 lives and flew more than 200 sorties. Dozens of Airmen from the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron were also deployed with the 33rd RQS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)
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Kadena Airmen return from Afghanistan deployment

Senior Airman Perris Coleman of the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, embraces his wife after returning from a 120-day deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Airman Coleman was deployed with Kadena’s 33rd Rescue Squadron. While in Afghanistan, the 33rd Rescue Squadron saved 116 lives and flew more than 200 sorties. Dozens of Airmen from Kadena’s 718th Aircraft Maintenance and the 18th EMS were also deployed with the 33rd RQS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)
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Kadena Airmen return from Afghanistan deployment

Master Sgt. Jack Cameron of the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, gets a welcome-home hug after returning from a 120-day deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Sergeant Cameron was deployed with Kadena’s 33rd Rescue Squadron and was the acting first sergeant. While in Afghanistan, the 33rd Rescue Squadron saved 116 lives and flew more than 200 sorties. Dozens of Airmen from the 718th AMU and the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron were also deployed with the 33rd RQS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)
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Shogun-DoD's top enlisted leader tours Kadena

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Command Sgt. Major William Gainey, the senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to Kadena Airmen, Marines, Soldiers and Sailors April 11. Sergeant Major Gainey, the first enlisted leader to be appointed as SEAC, toured Okinawa military installations.
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Commander support staffs consolidate at group level

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Max Kirschbaum, 18th Mission Support Group commander, cuts the ribbon on the new 18th MSG Commander's Support Staff office located in building 721B. (Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)
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Kadena Airman gives SECAF insight on deployed job

ALI BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Joseph Bozsoki, a Kadena munitions Airman, explains the munitions mission at Ali Base, Iraq, March 28 to Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne. Secretary Wynne’s visit was part of a two-base tour of Air Force units in Iraq. (Air Force/Master Sgt. James A. Rush)
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Pacific Air Commandos train in Korea for annual ORE

Airman 1st Class Jacob Terry, 353rd Operations Support Squadron, gets medical assistance from Maj. (Dr.) Daniel Murray, a flight surgeon with the 353rd Operations Support Squadron, during an exercise scenario involving chemical agents. More than 400 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group traveled to Daegu Air Base, Korea, for the exercise. (Air Force/Master Sgt. Marilyn Holliday)
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Pacific Air Commandos train in Korea for annual ORE

Staff Sgt. David Frederick from the 1st Special Operations Squadron, a Blue Horizon exercise victim, makes his way through the decontamination line, following a simulated attack. Tech. Sgts. Sixto Vargas and Michael Dougherty, both independent duty medical technicians, and Tech. Sgt. Eric Weatherholt, bioenvironmental engineering technician, all from the 353rd Operations Support Squadron, prepare the patient for the next step in decontamination. More than 400 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group traveled to Daegu Air Base, Korea, for the exercise. (Air Force/Master Sgt. Marilyn Holliday)
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Pacific Air Commandos train in Korea for annual ORE

Airman 1st Class Christopher Randolph, 1st Special Operations Squadron life support technician, adjusts equipment for Master Sgt. Don Fannin, 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, during training on the Aircrew Eye and Respiratory Protective System. This training was part of the Blue Horizon Operational Readiness Exercise. More than 400 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group traveled to Daegu Air Base, Korea, for the exercise. (Air Force/Master Sgt. Marilyn Holliday)
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Silver Flag prepares Airmen for deployment

070316-F-3652I-067 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 100 Airmen from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, learned skills they will need to operate in a combat environment after completing the week-long Silver Flag training exercise March 16. Here, Airman 1st Class Michelle Hauck (right) and Senior Airman Mike Raboin of the 3rd Services Squadron identify simulated body parts during a training exercise. Silver Flag provides expeditionary combat support training to Airmen in the civil engineer, personnel services, contracting and services career fields, preparing them for upcoming deployments to support the Global War on Terrorism. (Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)
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Silver Flag prepares Airmen for combat deployment

070316-F-3652I-033 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 100 Airmen from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, learned skills they will need to operate in a combat environment after completing the week-long Silver Flag training exercise March 16. Here, Senior Airman Mike Rabion (left) and Senior Airman Chris Patao from the 3rd Services Squadron perform an expedient search and rescue in an exercise combat area. Silver Flag provides expeditionary combat support training to Airmen in the civil engineer, personnel services, contracting and services career fields, preparing them for upcoming deployments to support the Global War on Terrorism. (Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)
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Silver Flag prepares Airmen for combat deployment

070316-F-3652I-005 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 100 Airmen from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, learned skills they will need to operate in a combat environment after completing the week-long Silver Flag training exercise March 16. Senior Airman Branden Chadwick (driver) and Airman 1st Class Tim Larson from the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron bring in a load of folded fiberglass mats to repair holes in the runway. Silver Flag provides expeditionary combat support training to Airmen in the civil engineer, personnel services, contracting and services career fields, preparing them for upcoming deployments to support the Global War on Terrorism. (Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)
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Shogun-Iron Chef

Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic Hiroyuki Sakai (right) of “Iron Chef” TV fame, along with his first chef, Kudou Toshiyuki, prepare dishes for dinner during a dining event at the officers’ club on Kadena Air Base, Japan. It was the second time the master of cuisine has visited and overseen preparation of dinner for Team Kadena members. The Iron Chef said he would like to come back to Kadena for a third time. (Air Force/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)
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