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18th Wing concludes base-wide readiness exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing go through an individual protection equipment issuance line during a readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 14, 2023. Exercises like this ensure constant readiness and allow for improvements in gear and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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18th Wing concludes base-wide readiness exercise

Senior Airman Tracen Taylor, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance mechanic, measures a liquid oxygen tank to prepare for cargo movement during a readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2023. The 18th Wing is postured to respond to demanding scenarios, and continuously focuses on keeping forces ready for high-end missions through daily training and readiness exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)
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Keeping the wheels rolling: 18th LRS vehicle maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaylon Wilburn, 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance general purpose mechanic, left, speaks to Staff Sgt. Brady Beers, 18th LRS customer service technician, while performing maintenance on a government owned vehicle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2022. The general purpose shop’s main objective is to service vehicles driven regularly on the flightline so aircrews and maintainers can accomplish the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Keeping the wheels rolling: 18th LRS vehicle maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaylon Wilburn, 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance general purpose mechanic, reviews a vehicle incoming inspection form at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2022. Once a vehicle is brought in for maintenance, a mechanic inspects and performs the necessary repairs to ensure the vehicle runs properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Keeping the wheels rolling: 18th LRS vehicle maintenance

U.S. Airman 1st Class Isaac Castro, 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance general purpose mechanic, inspects the undercarriage of a government-owned vehicle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2022. The general purpose shop performs a variety of tasks, ranging from oil and filter changes to completing engine overhauls. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Keeping the wheels rolling: 18th LRS vehicle maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Reilly Parker, 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance general purpose mechanic, picks a socket wrench from a tool chest at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2022. Routine maintenance is performed on the vehicle fleet to ensure they are in operating condition, thereby enabling the mission to continue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Keeping the wheels rolling: 18th LRS vehicle maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Reilly Parker, 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance general purpose mechanic, performs routine maintenance on a government-owned vehicle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2022. Vehicle mechanics inspect, troubleshoot, and order and replace parts to ensure vehicles run properly. (U.S. Air Force by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Keeping the wheels rolling: 18th LRS vehicle maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Reilly Parker, 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance general purpose mechanic, performs routine maintenance on a government-owned vehicle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2022. Maintaining the vehicle fleet by replacing broken parts ensures operator safety in performance of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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Keeping the wheels rolling: 18th LRS vehicle maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Reilly Parker, 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance general purpose mechanic, performs routine maintenance on a government-owned vehicle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2022. The general purpose shop performs a variety of tasks, ranging from oil and filter changes to complete engine overhauls. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Perla)
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18th Wing tests readiness to deploy

U.S. Airmen from the 18th Wing listen to briefings during a routine training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 7, 2022. This training is designed to evaluate Kadena’s ability to fulfill its mission, ensuring the stability and security of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephen Pulter)
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Future Ops maintains counter COVID-19 momentum

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew Sanders, Future Operations team member from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, coordinates COVID-19 data with U.S. Forces Japan teams at an emergency operations center May 13, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Sanders works with members from other squadrons and together they make up a diverse group of subject matter experts who develop counter-COVID-19 solutions for a variety of potential issues that could impact Team Kadena during the pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0113

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt Chris Marshall, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point NCO in charge, and Staff Sgts. Chandler Nowell and Cody Brazil, both 18th LRS FARP members, push a refueling cart into their garage during a maintenance day Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Regular maintenance of FARP equipment ensures mission success during field operations in austere locations around the world when standard air-to-air or refueling stations are not available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0095

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chandler Nowell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point member, rolls a 100-ft fuel hose during a maintenance day Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Each fuel hose must be properly assembled to specifications in order to survive the rigors of special operations missions. The FARP teams support contingency and exercise operations to refuel aircraft and equipment in austere locations where typical air-to-air refueling or established refueling stations are not available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0045

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chandler Nowell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point member, assembles a fuel hose during a maintenance day Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Chandler and other FARP members maintain their own equipment and must regularly decommission old hoses and build new ones, ensuring a 100 percent compliance to technical specifications developed for use in austere locations anywhere in the world. The FARP mission extends the range and loiter time of aircraft and vehicles enabling special operations teams to have greater tactical effectiveness over a wider geographical area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0065

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brazil, 18th Logistics Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point member, hammers a center punch on a bander tool during fuel hose construction with Tech. Sgt. Chris Marshall, FARP NCOIC, and Staff Sgt. Chandler Nowell, FARP member, also from the 18th LRS, Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The FARP members conduct regular maintenance on their own equipment due to the specialized nature of their mission set within the LRS. They specialize in refueling aircraft at remote locations when air-to-air refueling is not possible or when fueling stations are not accessible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0024

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Marshall, Forward Area Refueling Point NCO in charge, and Staff Sgt. Chandler Nowell, FARP member, both from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, assemble a fuel hose during a routine maintenance day, Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The FARP members conduct not only extensive nighttime training but also extensive equipment maintenance to exacting standards to meet rigorous mission demands in austere locations where conventional aircraft refueling is not possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0027

A Forward Area Refueling Point toolbox contains a variety of fuels equipment Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The FARP team conducts covert nighttime refueling operations in deployed locations where fueling points are not accessible or when air-to-air refueling is not possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0004

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Marshall, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Forward Area Refueling Point NCO in charge, gathers components to build fuel hoses during a routine maintenance day, Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. A high operations tempo requires Marshall and his FARP team to regularly decommission, build and test fuel hoses to ensure 100% compliance with safety and technical specifications. The FARP team conducts covert nighttime refueling operations in deployed locations where fueling points are not accessible or when air-to-air refueling is not possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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190816-F-YW474-0009

Fuel nozzles sit ready for hose fitment Aug. 16, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Forward Area Refueling Point members from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron conduct routine maintenance on fuel carts and fuel hoses to ensure all components can withstand field deployment in austere locations in support of training exercises and contingencies across the Indo-Asia Pacific Theater. The FARP team conducts covert nighttime refueling operations in deployed locations where fueling points are not accessible or when air-to-air refueling is not possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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IPE Airmen keep Kadena ready

Members of Team Kadena visit the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Individual Protective Equipment Shop to turn in equipment March 13, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The IPE Shop issues equipment such as gas masks, sleeping bags and tactical vests to Airmen for training purposes and deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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