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Service members post the colors during the 5th celebration

Service members post the colors during the 5th celebration

Service members post the colors during the 5th celebration of life for West Loch Internees ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Pacific May 21, 2014, in Honolulu. The ceremony honored the memory of those wh... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Taylor, 18th Maintenance Group command chief, greet U.S. Ambassador William Hagerty at the Kadena Passenger Terminal ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Paul Selva, U.S. Pacific Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Paul Selva, U.S. Pacific Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Paul Selva, U.S. Pacific Air Forces vice commander, gives a presentation about the roles and responsibilities of airmen assigned to the Pacific Region during the 11th Annual Hawaii Milit... More

Airmen, soldiers, and sailors assigned to Joint Base

Airmen, soldiers, and sailors assigned to Joint Base

Airmen, soldiers, and sailors assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam get into formation and listen to opening remarks before participating in the first "Warrior Run" of the new year, Jan. 6, 2012, on JBPHH, Hawaii.

Japanese nationals purify their hands with a hishaku

Japanese nationals purify their hands with a hishaku

Japanese nationals purify their hands with a hishaku at Chusonji Temple in Hiraizumi, Japan, Sept. 15, 2018. The 35th Fighter Wing's chapel team orchestrated a free resiliency trip to active-duty service member... More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff. Sgt. Kanazu Kumano,

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff. Sgt. Kanazu Kumano,

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff. Sgt. Kanazu Kumano, an Air Support Command Fuchu Sub Base dining facility menu creator, listens to introductions during a Bilateral Exchange Program visit at Misawa Air Base,... More

Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, Army surgeon general and

Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, Army surgeon general and

Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, Army surgeon general and U.S. Army Medical Command commander, speaks to soldiers and Department of Defense civilians on the way ahead for Army medicine Feb. 24, 2014, at the Tripler Ar... More

U.S. Army Pfc. Alvin Acuna-Campos, 103rd Troop Command

U.S. Army Pfc. Alvin Acuna-Campos, 103rd Troop Command

U.S. Army Pfc. Alvin Acuna-Campos, 103rd Troop Command combat medic, Army National Guard, Hawaii, assembles an M249 light machine gun during a timed event at the Best Warrior Competition Feb. 28, 2014, at Marin... More

The U.S. Navy USS Michael Murphy, a guided missile

The U.S. Navy USS Michael Murphy, a guided missile

The U.S. Navy USS Michael Murphy, a guided missile destroyer, sails into port, transferring 19 civilian dependents from Her Majesty’s Canada Ship Protecteur, a Royal Canadian Navy auxiliary oil replenishing shi... More

HMCS Protecteur, crew arrive safely at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam

HMCS Protecteur, crew arrive safely at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam

A Royal Canadian Navy Sailor peers out an opening aboard Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Protecteur, an auxiliary oil replenishing ship, as it sails into port, March 6, 2014, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawa... More

Painting equipment is prepared and setup for use during

Painting equipment is prepared and setup for use during

Painting equipment is prepared and setup for use during the eighth annual Oncology on Canvas event at the Tripler Army Medical Center April 12, 2014 in Honolulu. Oncology on Canvas offers patients, family and f... More

Sean Harap, Tripler Army Medical Center physician,

Sean Harap, Tripler Army Medical Center physician,

Sean Harap, Tripler Army Medical Center physician, performs a physical exam for U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Gscheidmeier, 128th Air Refueling Wing, at Tripler Army Medical Center May 8, 2014, in Honolulu. The N... More

US Coast Guard promotes safe boating practices through Operation Paddle Smart

US Coast Guard promotes safe boating practices through Operation Paddl...

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu assistant chief of incident management and search and rescue controller, demonstrates how to mark a watercraft at Coast Guard Base Sand Island May 16, 2014, in Honolulu. The Coa... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Ray, 15th Operations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Ray, 15th Operations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Ray, 15th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) instructor, demonstrates how to don equipment during a SERE water survival refresher cour... More

Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander,

Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander,

Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, addresses Airmen and Soldiers during an all-call at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 2, 2014. Robinson, who assumed command of PACAF in O... More

Grave sites are cleaned and maintained by cemetery

Grave sites are cleaned and maintained by cemetery

Grave sites are cleaned and maintained by cemetery caretakers at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Dec. 18, 2014, in Honolulu. Many of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific's caretakers are ... More

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson, retired, Wounded

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson, retired, Wounded

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson, retired, Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials (WWPT) competitor, competes in a shot put track and field event during the WWPT at the Iolani School Kozuki Stadium March 12, 2015, i... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tiffany Biela, 647th Security

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tiffany Biela, 647th Security

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tiffany Biela, 647th Security Forces Squadron security forces member and Airman Leadership School Class 15-B student, stands in formation during a remembrance ceremony honoring the ... More

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense equipment parked

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense equipment parked

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense equipment parked next to a B1B Lancer bomber in preparation for the arrival of Typhoon Dolphin on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The strong storms that strike Guam can be des... More

U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces

U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces

U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson, Pacific Air Forces commander, shares career stories and advice to overcome challenges during a Sisters in Arms forum June 18, 2015, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Sisters in Arms... More

A Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron (VMGR)

A Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron (VMGR)

A Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 KC-130J Super Hercules from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, touches down at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The Marine squadron used the... More

Task Force Talon commander addresses Guam Armed Forces Committee

Task Force Talon commander addresses Guam Armed Forces Committee

Army Lt. Col. Jefferey Slown addresses members of the Guam Chamber of Commerce Armed Forces Committee at the Outrigger Hotel in Tumon, Guam, Sept. 11. Slown briefed committee members on the history, current sta... More

Airmen from the 67th Fighter Squadron Aircraft Maintenance

Airmen from the 67th Fighter Squadron Aircraft Maintenance

Airmen from the 67th Fighter Squadron Aircraft Maintenance Unit watch as an F-15 Eagle taxis into a slot after it arrives from Kadena Air Base, Japan, in support of Vigilant Ace 16 Nov. 2, 2015, at Gwangju Air ... More

Senior Airman James Panyan, 18th Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman James Panyan, 18th Logistics Readiness

Senior Airman James Panyan, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron mechanic, inspects the fuse box of a K-Loader during exercise Vigilant Ace 16, Nov. 4, 2015, at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea. Vigilant Ace is... More

Republic of Korea Air Force Brig. Gen. Junsik Kim,

Republic of Korea Air Force Brig. Gen. Junsik Kim,

Republic of Korea Air Force Brig. Gen. Junsik Kim, 1st Fighter Wing commander, greets U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish, 18th Wing commander, during his visit Nov. 5, 2015, at Gwangju Air Base, Republic o... More

Airmen of the Hawaii Air National Guard salute a wreath

Airmen of the Hawaii Air National Guard salute a wreath

Airmen of the Hawaii Air National Guard salute a wreath during the 2015 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 11, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Arthur L. Logan, t... More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, left,

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, left,

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, left, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC), speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific s... More

Royal Cambodian Army Sgt. Ngin Samnang, engineer, uses

Royal Cambodian Army Sgt. Ngin Samnang, engineer, uses

Royal Cambodian Army Sgt. Ngin Samnang, engineer, uses a paint roller attached to a bamboo pole to paint a classroom during Pacific Angel 16-2 June 12, 2016 at Kampot, Cambodia. Pacific Angel helps cultivate co... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raya Amaya, 35th Medical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raya Amaya, 35th Medical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raya Amaya, 35th Medical Group medical technician, checks the heartbeat of patient during Pacific Angel 16-2 on June 13, 2016, in Kampot Province, Cambodia. The Pacific Angel mission e... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Necita Aldan, Kadena Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Necita Aldan, Kadena Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Necita Aldan, Kadena Air Base’s 18th Wing Medical Group public health technician, shows patients proper handwashing techniques during Pacific Angel 16-2 June 13, 2016, in Kampot Provin... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Bailey, 124th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Bailey, 124th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Bailey, 124th Civil Engineer Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, and Airman 1st Class Joseph Walters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s 647th Civil Engineer Squadron water an... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Landon Mears, an engineer from the 561st

U.S. Army Sgt. Landon Mears, an engineer from the 561st

U.S. Army Sgt. Landon Mears, an engineer from the 561st Engineer Company Scofield Barracks, Hawaii, uses a saw to cut a steel door frame during Pacific Angel 16-2 June 18, 2016, in Kampot Province, Cambodia. Th... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces Japan

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces Japan

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, speaks with members of the 18th Wing June 28, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The focus of his visit was to express the import... More

A Boeing 747 transport aircraft lands at McEntire Joint

A Boeing 747 transport aircraft lands at McEntire Joint

A Boeing 747 transport aircraft lands at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., July 8, 2016. Approximately 300 U.S. Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire JNGB, S.C.... More

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 169th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 169th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, preflight an F-16 Block 52 fighter jet before takeoff from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the South Carolina

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the South Carolina

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard prepare to board a Boeing 767 transport aircraft at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., July 13, 2016. Approximately 300 U.S. Airmen... More

18th Force Support Squadron librarians gives a tour

18th Force Support Squadron librarians gives a tour

18th Force Support Squadron librarians gives a tour of the library to local Okinawan librarians July 13, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Some Okinawan libraries are setting up an “American corner” in their lib... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Camerin Perona-Finley,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Camerin Perona-Finley,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Camerin Perona-Finley, 18th Security Forces Squadron response force member, reloads an M-9 pistol OC spray training July 13, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Security forces memb... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Robert Barlow and Victor

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Robert Barlow and Victor

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Robert Barlow and Victor Covarrubias-Ruiz, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo deployment function journeymen, raise a cargo container for inspection July 20, 2016, at Kadena Ai... More

A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman

A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman

A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron stops a group of simulated refugees to search before bringing them on the aircraft during an exercise July 2... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hilborn, 44th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hilborn, 44th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hilborn, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals in a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle after returning from an exercise, Aug. 2, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Th... More

Senior Airman Joel Waller, 18th Equipment Maintenance

Senior Airman Joel Waller, 18th Equipment Maintenance

Senior Airman Joel Waller, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire technician, finishes building an aircraft tire Aug. 10, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The wheel and tire shop breaks down, cleans... More

Vice Adm. Bono visits Okinawa military hospitals, attends commanders forum

Vice Adm. Bono visits Okinawa military hospitals, attends commanders f...

Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, gives a presentation at the Military Treatment Facility Commanders and Stakeholders Forum Aug. 16, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Bono visited MTFs throu... More

Yuka Kinjo, 18th Force Support Squadron intern, hands

Yuka Kinjo, 18th Force Support Squadron intern, hands

Yuka Kinjo, 18th Force Support Squadron intern, hands Larry Robertson, U.S. Navy contractor a towel during his workout Aug. 24, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. KLI students have the opportunity to intern on ba... More

An F-15 Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron takes

An F-15 Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron takes

An F-15 Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron takes off from the flightline Sept. 9, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena is the Keystone of the Pacific, with F-15s capable of supporting multiple missions and... More

Students attending the Joint Professional Military

Students attending the Joint Professional Military

Students attending the Joint Professional Military Education Okinawa Experience pose with senior enlisted leaders from around Okinawa Sept. 19, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Enlisted leaders from across Okin... More

Children at Kadena Elementary School use a pulley system

Children at Kadena Elementary School use a pulley system

Children at Kadena Elementary School use a pulley system to easily move a heavy stretcher with a dummy on it during fire prevention week Oct. 5, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena firefighters brought thei... More

Leadership from across the U.S. Pacific Command area

Leadership from across the U.S. Pacific Command area

Leadership from across the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility gathered to discuss the need to move from straight forward two-domain Air-Land Battle and Air-Sea Battle joint concepts to multi-domain ba... More

Families and friends of the South Carolina Air National

Families and friends of the South Carolina Air National

Families and friends of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing greet their loved ones at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., as they return from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adrianna Washington,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adrianna Washington,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adrianna Washington, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management specialist, checks a habu trap Oct. 19, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The traps use a live mouse separated by... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carl Petmecky and Senior

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carl Petmecky and Senior

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carl Petmecky and Senior Airman Alexander Reyes, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, secure tools and equipment during a shift change Oct. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. ... More

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle parks on the flightline

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle parks on the flightline

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle parks on the flightline Oct. 26, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Aircraft from the 44th FS returned to Kadena after more than three months away for training. (U.S. Air Force ... More

An F-15 Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron parks

An F-15 Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron parks

An F-15 Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron parks Oct. 26, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 44th FS participated in five training exercises during a four month period in Malaysia, Guam, Hawaii and Alaska. ... More

Construction crews work on replacing doors to a hangar

Construction crews work on replacing doors to a hangar

Construction crews work on replacing doors to a hangar Nov. 1, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Airfield management oversees and inspects the work being done to ensure it meets quality and safety standards. (U.... More

Tetsu Taira, Kadena Special Olympics athlete, throws

Tetsu Taira, Kadena Special Olympics athlete, throws

Tetsu Taira, Kadena Special Olympics athlete, throws a softball Nov. 5, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Established by the 18th Wing commander in 2000, KSO is a sporting and outreach event providing opportunit... More

Brave Buddy volunteers wait for the arrival of athletes

Brave Buddy volunteers wait for the arrival of athletes

Brave Buddy volunteers wait for the arrival of athletes during the 2016 Kadena Special Olympics Nov. 5, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Thousands of volunteers from various military bases and Okinawan communit... More

Chase, Brave Buddy helper, waits with athletes and

Chase, Brave Buddy helper, waits with athletes and

Chase, Brave Buddy helper, waits with athletes and family members for the start of a parade formation during the Kadena Special Olympics Nov. 5, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Approximately 960 athletes atten... More

An MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations

An MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations

An MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations Squadron refuels an HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 943rd Rescue Group during Exercise Keen Sword 17 Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. U.S. forces will condu... More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescuemen prepare

Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescuemen prepare

Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescuemen prepare to jump out of an MC-130J Commando II during Exercise Keen Sword 17 Nov. 10, 2016, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. During Keen Sword, pararescuemen respond to... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Monika Neal and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Monika Neal and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Monika Neal and Airman 1st Class Caleb Berstler, 18th Operations Support Squadron airfield management operations coordinators, drive and honk at a flock of birds to scare them off t... More

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron pause before taking off on the runway Nov. 16, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Eagle’s air superiority is achieved through a mixture of unprecedent... More

U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force service members look

U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force service members look

U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force service members look at different Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear equipment during the CBRN Exposition Nov. 17, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Service members fr... More

Charles Schmidt, American Legion National Commander,

Charles Schmidt, American Legion National Commander,

Charles Schmidt, American Legion National Commander, listens to 18th Wing leadership Nov. 28, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. During Schmidt’s Western Pacific Tour, multiple bases throughout the Pacific were v... More

An 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Pierce Enforcer is

An 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Pierce Enforcer is

An 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Pierce Enforcer is ready for use Nov. 30, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Fire departments across the Air Force utilize the Pierce Enforcer because of its superior firefighting ... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron sits on the runway Nov. 30, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Pave Hawk is a highly modified version of the Army Black Hawk helicopter which fe... More

Residents of Chatan Town make their way to the entrance

Residents of Chatan Town make their way to the entrance

Residents of Chatan Town make their way to the entrance of Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a bilateral tsunami evacuation exercise Dec. 4, 2016. Security Forces Personnel provided gate entry to all participa... More

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron wait to take off Dec. 6, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-15 Eagle's air superiority is achieved through a mixture of exceptional maneuverability ... More

Members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Water and

Members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Water and

Members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Water and Fuels Systems Maintenance team prepare a garbage disposal for installment at the Tee House Dec. 7, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. WFSM is responsible for ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Vigil, 18th Civil

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Vigil, 18th Civil

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Vigil, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron structural apprentice, measures a wall frame for drywall Dec. 7, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Checking for proper measurements for d... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Michael Knox, 18th

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Michael Knox, 18th

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Michael Knox, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron operations flight chief, is congratulated by Chief Master Sgt. Dustin Green, 18th Civil Engineer Group superintendent, Dec. 8, 2016, ... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ditore, 18th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ditore, 18th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ditore, 18th Wing command chief, reviews paperwork Dec. 13, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Chief master sergeants comprise one percent of the Air Force enlisted struct... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Arriza is a special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Arriza is a special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Arriza is a special mission aviator instructor for the 33rd Rescue Squadron. He participated in the rescue of five Marines alongside other members of the 33rd RQS, 31st RQS, Jap... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Murrell, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Murrell, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Murrell, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chief, secures a panel on an F-15 Eagle Dec. 28, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-15 Eagle is a vital component of... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Niquita Newton, 67th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Niquita Newton, 67th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Niquita Newton, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, moves an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile onto an F-15 Eagle Jan. 4, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, J... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Dufrene, 18th Equipment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Dufrene, 18th Equipment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Dufrene, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, begins the rivet removal procedure on a simulated aircraft structure Jan. 9, 2017, at... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jordan Carr, 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jordan Carr, 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jordan Carr, 67th Fighter Squadron pilot, gives a thumbs-up as he leaves refueling hot pits during a surge operation Jan. 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. During surge operations, pil... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron taxies down the runway during a surge operation Jan. 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Surges allow units to surpass flying goals and product... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan,

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan,

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, walk along a trail to Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Jan. 12, 2017. Airmen from different units throughout Kadena were selected for this special trip as part of a ... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron takes off Feb. 2, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The variety of air-to-air weaponry and the automated weapon systems featured in the F-15 enab... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen inventory their Mission-Oriented

U.S. Air Force Airmen inventory their Mission-Oriented

U.S. Air Force Airmen inventory their Mission-Oriented Protective Posture gear during an exercise Feb. 7, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. After quickly grabbing their MOPP gear, Airmen must make sure they have... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan,

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan,

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, examine a post-attack reconnaissance stand during Exercise Green Dragon Feb. 9, 2017. Simulated conventional and chemical attack situations occurred during the... More

U.S. Air Force Col. John Cotton, 18th Aerospace Medicine

U.S. Air Force Col. John Cotton, 18th Aerospace Medicine

U.S. Air Force Col. John Cotton, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, saved a local woman’s life Feb. 3, 2017, near Kadena Air Base, Japan. As Cotton commuted home, he noticed a car accident scene and pr... More

An F-15 Eagle pilot and maintainers from the 44th Fighter

An F-15 Eagle pilot and maintainers from the 44th Fighter

An F-15 Eagle pilot and maintainers from the 44th Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit, test an Eagle prior to takeoff, Feb. 14, 2017, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Members of the 44th FS and AMU conduct... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robb Depew, 18th Operations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robb Depew, 18th Operations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robb Depew, 18th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, delivers a briefing to Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force Airmen Feb. 17, 2017... More

A U.S. Air Force 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-15

A U.S. Air Force 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-15

A U.S. Air Force 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-15 Eagle maintainer stands at parade rest prior to launch during a training exercise Feb.16, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. F-15 maintenance crew members adhe... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Isaac Baumhoefener,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Isaac Baumhoefener,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Isaac Baumhoefener, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics specialist, is on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in annual Exercise Cope North. Baumhoefener enlisted i... More

American volunteers hand out water and snacks to Okinawa

American volunteers hand out water and snacks to Okinawa

American volunteers hand out water and snacks to Okinawa Marathon runners as they make their way through the base portion of the race Feb. 19, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Approximately 500 military volunte... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lance Coldren, 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lance Coldren, 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lance Coldren, 67th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle pilot, dons aircrew flight equipment during annual exercise Cope North Feb. 20, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 67th FS, from Kad... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Navin, 909th Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Navin, 909th Air Refueling

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Navin, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, guides reporters toward an aircraft Feb. 21, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Media teams visited Andersen to observe Cope North, an ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Detrick Hysaw, 18th Aeromedical

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Detrick Hysaw, 18th Aeromedical

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Detrick Hysaw, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron AE technician, configures a Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 Hercules with Royal Australian Air Force Airmen for patient transport... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Marc Morris, 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force Maj. Marc Morris, 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force Maj. Marc Morris, 67th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle pilot, speaks to media Feb. 22, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A flightline tour was conducted as an opportunity for reporters to obser... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Perry from the

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Perry from the

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Perry from the 962nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepares to marshal an E-3 Sentry from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron during annual exercise Cope North Feb. 23, 2017,... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron form up before conducting a foreign object debris walk Feb, 23, 2017 on the flightline of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 67th AMU flew from ... More

Airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force receive

Airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force receive

Airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force receive a tour of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron March 1, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 909th hosted a familiarization fli... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Victor Estupinan, motorcycle

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Victor Estupinan, motorcycle

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Victor Estupinan, motorcycle rider, performs a pre-ride inspection checklist on his bike during an 18th Wing annual motorcycle safety brief March 9, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Wi... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Brockham and

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Brockham and

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Brockham and Staff Sgt. Craig Schutte, 33rd Rescue Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, inspect a flight helmet March 15, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Aircre... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Bingham, 17th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Bingham, 17th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Bingham, 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II evaluator pilot, performs a pre-flight inspection before a training sortie March 21, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Bin... More

Aircrew from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron

Aircrew from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron

Aircrew from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron step toward an E-3 Sentry March 28, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 961st's airborne warning and control systems provide command and control for the Pac... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case A. Cunningham, 18th

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case A. Cunningham, 18th

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case A. Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, presents medals to athletes during the 2017 Kadena Special Olympics, Nov. 4, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The KSO is sponsored by the Frien... More

A 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk hovers on the

A 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk hovers on the

A 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk hovers on the flight line during training sortie April 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing and partner units on Kadena AB are an air operations epicenter of... More

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