U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcos Flores, 18th Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector, performs a basic pre-flight quality verification inspection with Japan Air Self Defense Force Staff Sgt. Daisuke Hidaka on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2013. Flores and Hidaka worked together for about 10 days as part of the 2013 JASDF NCO Bilateral Exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amanda Savannah)