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Maj. Tom Hunt, a pilot from the 67th Fighter Squadron and flight lead for the morning's first "go," takes off from Hyakuri Air Base Feb. 1 during an aviation training relocation. Almost 100 Kadena Airmen are operating alongside their Japanese counterparts for the week to enhance the interoperability of the two nation's air forces for the common defense of Japan, as well as to reduce some of the flights and associated noise in Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)


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Maj. Tom Hunt, a pilot from the 67th Fighter Squadron and flight lead for the morning's first "go," takes off from Hyakuri Air Base Feb. 1 during an aviation training relocation. Almost 100 Kadena Airmen are operating alongside their Japanese counterparts for the week to enhance the interoperability of the two nation's air forces for the common defense of Japan, as well as to reduce some of the flights and associated noise in Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

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A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-15 Eagle during a training sortie near Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 27, 2012. The 909th Air Refueling Squadron provides combat ready KC-135 tanker aircrews to support peacetime operations in all levels of conflict in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tyler Prince)
A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-15 Eagle is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft as part of bilateral air refueling training on Okinawa, Japan, May 10, 2012. By training with the JASDF, the bilateral capabilities between the U.S. and Japan continue to be refined and enhanced when it comes to controlling the skies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Porter, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, trains Japanese Air Self Defense Force Col. Mitsushi Fukunaga on boom operations aboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over Okinawa, Japan, May 10, 2012. Kadena Airmen conducted familiarization training with Japanese fighter pilots from Komatsu Air Base, Japan, aboard the air refueler to prepare for an upcoming Red Flag exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Porter, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, goes over safety procedures with Japanese Air Self Defense Force airmen before performing refueling training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 10, 2012. For the past five years, JASDF airmen have been training with Kadena Airmen to familiarize themselves with air refueling before participating in exercises such as Red Flag in Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Colliton, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape specialist from the 18th Operation Support Squadron on Kadena Air Base, Japan, is hoisted up to a rescue helicopter during exercise PACIFIC THUNDER Nov. 3 near Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. PACIFIC THUNDER is a 10-day exercise from Oct. 31 to Nov. 9 at Osan AB. The exercise involves the 33rd Rescue Squadron from Kadena AB, Japan, and the 25th Fighter Squadron from Osan. These units work together to practice combat search and rescue tactics to prepare for real-world emergency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Bilog/released)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Pete Ortiz Jr., 33rd Rescue Squadron director of operations on Kadena Air Base, Japan, is hoisted up to a rescue helicopter during exercise PACIFIC THUNDER Nov. 3 near Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. PACIFIC THUNDER is a 10-day exercise from Oct. 31 to Nov. 9 at Osan AB. The exercise involves the 33rd Rescue Squadron from Kadena AB, Japan, and the 25th Fighter Squadron from Osan. These units work together to practice combat search and rescue tactics to prepare for real-world emergency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Bilog/released)
Structures Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron prepare to lift a folded fiberglass mat to cover a crater made for the Airmen to practice airfield repair on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 27. The fiberglass mats protect aircraft from foreign object damage when they land on new or repaired airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)
Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, jumps into the ocean during a joint field training exercise off the coast of Okinawa Sept. 1. The commander participated in the exercise with members from the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons to get a first-hand experience of water survival, search and rescue, close air support, and maritime defense and interdiction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)
Staff Sgt. Jacob Schaumberg, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman, is hoisted up onboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter by Master Sgt. John Durbin, 33rd Rescue Squadron flight engineer and squadron superintendent, during a joint field training exercise off the coast of Okinawa Sept. 1. Members from the two squadrons trained together on water survival, search and rescue, close air support, and maritime defense and interdiction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)
Capt. Travis Epp, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 pilot, assists fellow aircrew members into a life raft during a water survival refresher course Aug. 11 at the Kadena Marina in Okinawa, Japan. The aircrew members train with a survival kit similar to those located on their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson)
Senior Airman Jose Cardoza (right) performs a buddy check on Staff Sgt. Brandon Kamai during Beverly High 11-6, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11. During the exercise, Airmen were tested during numerous scenarios such as decontamination training and self-aid and buddy care. Cardoza and Kamai are both Bioenvironmental Engineering technicians from the 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
United States Air Force pararescuemen Staff Sgt. Jacob Schaumberg with the 31st Rescue Squadron rescues 1st Lt. Brandon Rice, a simulated victim with the 33rd Rescue Squadron as part of a joint field exercise here at Okinawa, April 27. This year?s FTX scenario involved a US Navy helicopter on a Community Relations mission to Ie Shima (United States Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Lakisha A. Croley)