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Brig. Gen. Joel Carey Takes Helm of Kadena's 18th Wing

The 18th Wing conducts a change of command ceremony July 8, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The mission of the 18th Wing is to deliver unmatched combat airpower and a forward-staging base to provide sovereign options that promote peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. Its current fleet of aircraft represents a broad spectrum of combat capability and is now commanded by Brig. Gen. Joel Carey.

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USAR-J Legal Assistance Office Wins Excellence Award

From left, Pfc. Joshua Knightstep, paralegal; Spc. Michlo Bocanegra, paralegal; Kent Herring, attorney and legal assistance director; Capt. Anthony Hosein, legal assistance attorney; and Spc. Damani Davis, paralegal, pose for a photo outside the U.S. Army Japan Legal Assistance Office at Camp Zama July 8. The office won the Army Chief of Staff Award for Excellence in Legal Assistance for fiscal 2018. :

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Talisman Sabre 2019, Largest Ever Bilateral Defense Exercise in Australia Opens

Rear Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of Task Force 70, speaks in the hangar bay aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during during a reception celebrating the opening of exercise Talisman Saber 2019. Talisman Saber 2019 exemplifies the alliance between U.S. and Australian forces and our enduring military relationship. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

The U.S. Air Force 610th Air Control Flight pauses for a group photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 31, 2019. The 610th ACF won two Headquarters Air Force-level awards in 2018 including the “Outstanding Ground-Based Battle Management Command and Control Crew.” Its mission ensured airspace safety for F-16 Fighting Falcon sorties by de-conflicting with multiple aircraft and providing pilots real-time feedback.

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Air Defense Female Command Team Inspires Future Leaders

Lt. Col. Rosanna M. Clemente, commander, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery, and Command Sgt. Maj. Melissa Calvo, 1-1 ADA senior enlisted advisor, attend the 15th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 5th Anniversary celebration at Camp Yaese June 29. The 15th AAR held an equipment display and demonstration followed by a reception hosting Soldiers, Marines, JGSDF members and Defense Association members. Clemente and Calvo represent the first female command team in Air Defense and continue to spearhead the defense of Japan in the Pacific Theater of operation while inspiring their Soldiers.

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U.S., Indonesian Air Forces Wrap Up Cope West 19

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ryan Okahara, the Hawaii Air National Guard commander and Indonesia Air Force Air First Marshal Widyargo Ikoputra, the Iswahjudi Air Force Base commander, receives a brief from F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from both nations prior to the Cope West 19 closing ceremony at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 28. Over the course of the two-week exercise, the two services flew a combined total of 130 sorties, affording both countries the opportunity to exchange knowledge and tactical consideration in modern air combat warfare during close air support training and air-to-air fighter training. Simultaneously, eight subject-matter expert exchanges occurred across various career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie Hutto)

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Cope West Open House joins U.S., Indonesia Communities Together

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jake “Primo” Impellizzeri, Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team commander, meets Indonesian armed forces leadership during the Cope West 19 open house at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia June 22, 2019. Community relations events such as this provided the local populace an up-close and personal experience of the professionalism and collaboration their nation’s military conducts alongside U.S. counterparts.

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot flies alongside two Indonesian air force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilots off the coast of Manado, Indonesia, during Cope West 19, June 20, 2019. Approximately 100 U.S. service members and six F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 14th Fighter Squadron, based out of Misawa Air Base, Japan, integrated with six F-16s from the Indonesian air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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U.S. Navy, JMSDF EOD Technicians Strengthen Ties during Mine Exercise

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy participate in a live bottom mine contact charge demonstration during IWOTO 2019. IWOTO 2019 is one of the largest live mine countermeasures exercises conducted in the entire world, providing personnel with the opportunity to conduct contact charges and FMRs against real mines without sensor packages.

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35th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen Ensure F-16 Pilots Safety

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 14 Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, pulls the mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS) cable at the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia, June 17, 2019. The MAAS is a contingency airfield asset that allows for the safe retrieval of tail hook aircraft during an in-flight emergency. It is air-portable and can be installed in a variety of methods and on practically any surface type to provide coverage in a variety of scenarios.

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Missouri Airmen Conduct Annual Field Training at Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kennon Baker, (left) and Staff Sgt. Lane Brewer, both 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation journeymen, conduct annual field training June 11, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 139th LRS, based out of the Missouri Air National Guard, temporarily deployed to Kadena to conduct on-the-job training requirements and maintain a capable, ready force to support aerial port operations.

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374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen Accomplish Maintenance Feat

Staff Sgt. Joshua G. Aleshire, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, runs from a C-130J Super Hercules prior to take off during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A black-letter flight is when zero maintenance issues occur on the aircraft.

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Misawa Block-50 F-16 Hits 10K Hours, an Air Force First

U..S. Air Force Col. Kristopher Struve, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, taxis in an F-16 Fighting Falcon, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2019. BOB, or tail number 808, a Block-50 F-16 Fighting Falcon, reached 10,000 flight hours during this sortie thanks to the thousands of maintainers who have turned a wrench on the fighter aircraft since rolling off the assembly line in 1990.

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Misawa Block-50 F-16 Hits 10K Hours, an Air Force First

U.S. Air Force Airman Angel Guel, right, a 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, helps secure Col. Kristopher Struve, left, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, into the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2019. As a crew chief, his duties are extensive and include pre-and post-flight inspections, intake examinations and all-around maintenance.

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3rd Transportation Support Battalion Marines Train with the Joint Precision Air Drop System

U.S. Marine Corps air delivery specialists prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey for an air delivery exercise June 6, 2019 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Air delivery specialists with Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, employed the Joint Precision Airdrop System to enhance mission readiness by providing hands-on rehearsals. The JPADS is an autonomous system designed to provide accurate delivery of cargo and supplies to ground component forces.

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Korean War Pilot’s Family Visits Memorial Aircraft at Misawa

Whitmore, left, a John Brown University fitness instructor, Eugene Whitmore, center, a United Natural Food Incorporate sales manager, and Tech. Sgt. Tyler Whitmore, right, the 35th Maintenance Group Air Force repair enhancement program manager, holds a photo of 1st David C. Clements in Risner Circle at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 30, 2019. Clements, a 468th Strategic Fighter Squadron fighter pilot, passed away April 16, 1953, at 27, from an aircraft ejection malfunction. In his honor, his name is painted on the F-86F Sabre static display behind his family in this picture.

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Urban Search and Rescue Operations Training in Okinawa

Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services simulate carrying out a patient May, 29, 2019 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. MCIPAC Fire and Emergency Services trained alongside Kadena Fire Department Rescue Technicians and Navy Corpsman from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa to engage scenarios of possible terrorism and, or, structural collapse due to the environmental elements presented on Okinawa.

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Urban Search and Rescue Operations Training in Okinawa

Marine Corps Installations Pacific Fire and Emergency Services extinguish a simulated vehicle fire May, 29, 2019 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. MCIPAC Fire and Emergency Services trained alongside Kadena Fire Department Rescue Technicians and Navy Corpsman from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa to engage scenarios of possible terrorism and, or, structural collapse due to the environmental elements presented on Okinawa.

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U.S., Japan Logistics Team Equip Misawa Forces for RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel push a supply pallet together into a loading truck at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2019. The pallets included both U.S. Air Force and JASDF supplies for exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 19-2.

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History in the making: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band Visits Japan for First Time

"The President’s Own” United States Marine Band performs at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Culture Hall Sinfonia Iwakuni in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2019. Nearly 1,200 Japanese locals and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents attended the concert. The centuries-old musical group rarely travels outside of the United States and has never before visited Japan. The last time the band performed internationally was 2001 in Switzerland, making this trip truly historic and unique.

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