A pilot with the 33rd Rescue Squadron buckles into an HH-60 Pave Hawk during a training sortie April 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing maintains constant mission readiness, to enhance peace and security in the Pacific and defense of U.S. and allied and interests throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)