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Reporters from Japanese media organizations listen to an 18th Wing mission briefing at the Erwin Professional Military Education Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a visit to the base Sept. 28, 2012. One hundred sixty Japanese reporters attending the 56th annual National Council to Promote Ethics of Mass Media conference visited Kadena to learn about the 18th Wing's strategic importance and mission. The journalists were briefed on Kadena's mission by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, before viewing a static display of a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)


Unprecedented media visit gives 160 journalists insight into 18th Wing mission

Reporters from Japanese media organizations listen to an 18th Wing mission briefing at the Erwin Professional Military Education Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a visit to the base Sept. 28, 2012. One hundred sixty Japanese reporters attending the 56th annual National Council to Promote Ethics of Mass Media conference visited Kadena to learn about the 18th Wing's strategic importance and mission. The journalists were briefed on Kadena's mission by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, before viewing a static display of a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Todd Bacon, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron composite tool kit custodian, receives the John L. Levitow Award from Chief Master Sgt. Charles Hoffman, 18th Wing command chief, with Master Sgt. Edith Smith, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Maintenance Operations Flight chief, during the graduation ceremony for ALS Class 15-G on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 26, 2015. The John L. Levitow Award is presented to the Airman who most demonstrates outstanding leadership and scholastic achievement during Airmen Leadership School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Emerick)
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Yasuto Iha, 18th Communications Squadron postal clerk (left), assists Masahiro Iha, 18th CS postal clerk, in working through a pile of newly received packages at the Kadena Post Office Oct. 22, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. As the holidays draw closer, customers are asked to check their mailboxes daily to ensure there is room for the influx of packages expected to arrive on island over the next few months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zackary A. Henry)
Yoshitomo Shimabukuo, 18th Communications Squadron postal clerk, labels a box number on the side of a received package at the Kadena Post Office Oct. 22, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The post office offers a variety of services ranging from mailing out parcels, money orders, parcel pick up and an email notification system, as well as an official mailing center for mission-related shipments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zackary A. Henry)
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According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, prescription drugs are the second-most abused category of drugs after marijuana among young people. ONDCP continues by stating that illicit drug use in the U.S. military has increased from 5 percent to 12 percent among active duty service members from 2005 to 2008, primarily due to non-medical use of prescription drugs. The latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that over 70 percent of people who abused prescription pain relievers got them from friends or relatives, while approximately 5 percent got them from a drug dealer or over the Internet. For more information about prescription drug abuse and prevention visit: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/prescription-drug-abuse (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Amber E. N. Jacobs)
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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen prepare to fast-rope from a helicopter Oct. 3, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. These Airmen demonstrate methods of retrieval during Rescue Fest, a yearly event that displays the capabilities of the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Emerick)
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman with the 31st Rescue Squadron demonstrates cutting a car apart to retrieve any injured as part of Rescue Fest on Oct. 3, 2015, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Rescue Fest is a yearly event where the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons demonstrate their capabilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Emerick)