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Rotating an AIM-120

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Russel Whitehall, left, a weapons team chief, and Senior Airman Lainer England, right, a weapons load crew member, both assigned to the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, rotate an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile while spectators observe during the 3rd quarter load competition at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11, 2017. The two load crews are comprised of three members from either the 14th Aircraft Maintenance Unit or the 13th AMU. The competitions recognize superior performers and keeps weapons loaders’ skills sharp while boosting unit morale.

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U.S., Bangladesh Airmen increase interoperability during talks

U.S. and Bangladesh air forces pose for a group photo in the Courtyard of Heroes on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during the second annual Airman-to-Airman (A2A) talks, Aug. 10, 2017. The A2A talks are designed to not only foster military-to-military relationships with regional partners, but also to pave the way for future collaboration.

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Team Kadena fuels joint operations training for Army, Marines

U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jimmy Kafer, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot, briefs participants during a battalion collective training exercise July 31, 2017, in Okinawa, Japan. The exercise included the USAABJ, stationed at Camp Zama, Japan, and the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) stationed at Torii Station, Japan, involving cargo sling loading and parachute jump training.

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RF-A 17-2

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Aggressor takes off from the flight line during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2 June 13, 2017, at Eielson Air Base, Alaska. RED FLAG-Alaska provides an optimal training environment in the Indo-Asia Pacific Region and focuses on improving ground, space, and cyberspace combat readiness and interoperabillity for U.S. and international forces.

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Weasel engineers win big in PACAF

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron pose for a group photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 19, 2017. The 35th Civil Engineer Squadron competed against eight other squadrons in the U.S. Pacific Air Forces and received the PACAF Outstanding CE Unit (Large Unit) for the Year award, the Brigadier Gen. McAuliffe Housing Excellence Award, Harry P. Rietman Award and the Major General Eugene A. Lupia Award.

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Shoguns change commad: Brig. Gen. Cunningham assumes command of 18th Wing

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, salutes Shogun Airmen during the 18th Wing change of command July 10, 2017 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Martinez presided over the ceremony, transferring command from Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish to Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham.

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Pacific Angel 2017

Members of Pacific Angel (PACANGEL) 2017 pose for a group photo during the closing the ceremony in Bogo City, Northern Cebu Province, Philippines, July 3, 2017. PACANGEL is a multilateral humanitarian assistance civil military engagement, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces.

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Bringing lightning to the fight: F-35B conducts FARP at Kadena

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 refueling teams refuel a Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 F-35B Lightning II during a joint forward area refueling point joint training exercise June 27, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Marines from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 conducted a FARP operation alongside Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing, enhancing joint operations.

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Pacific Angel 2017

Local community member’s form a line outside of a Pacific Angel 2017 health services site in Northern Cebu Province, Bogo City, Philippines, June 26, 2017. PACANGEL is a multilateral humanitarian assistance civil military engagement, which improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific while also providing medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter exchanges among partner forces.

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RF-A team planning fortifies multinational tactics

U.S. Air Force Maj. Rex Bassett, left, the 51st Fighter Wing (FW) assistant director of operations, explains mission plans to Republic of Korea Air Force Capt. Lee Min Kyu, center, a 20th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot out of Seosan Air Base, Korea, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Forystek, right, a 35th FW pilot out of Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 12, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Along with U.S. Marines and Army units, Eielson is working with five other countries during the exercise.

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Listening intently - Red Flag-Alaska 17-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

Pilots listen to a mass briefing during the large force exercise Red Flag-Alaska 17-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 7, 2017. U.S. service members from all branches and several air forces from other countries including the Royal Thai, Republic of Korea, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Finland, Denmark and Israel's air forces. They worked together to improve their tactical fluidity as they work cohesively, executing the objective. Exercises of this nature are vital to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific theatre and signifies our continued commitment to the Pacific.

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2017 Security Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment

The 374th Security Forces Squadron 2017 Security Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment team watch Senior Airman Francisco Daniel Barron, 374 SFS alarm monitor, fire an M9 pistol, June 1, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374 SFS team regularly practiced firing various weapons including the: M4 carbine assault rifle, M9 pistol, M249 light machine gun and the M203 grenade launcher in preparation for the Advanced Combat Skills Assessment competition at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

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JBER SFS compete in PACAF combat skills competition

Tech. Sgt. Joshua Hefley, 673d Security Forces Squadron Falcon Flight sergeant carries two loaded ammunition cans through a cone course May 25,2017, at the Elmendorf Fitness Center while Senior Master Sgt. Eric Hall, 673d SFS integrated defense superintendent times him. The ammunition run is a part of the 2017 Pacific Air Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment they are competing in.

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Misawa CES personnel badn together for airfield construction

U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, discusses construction plans with site leads at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2017. The squadron reconstructed a large portion of the runway to further enhance mission quality.

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Together we stand

Members of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team pause for a photo prior to launching from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to the Hofu Air Festival, May 21, 2017. Due to the runway being too short for the F-16 Fighting Falcon to take-off and land, the show was staged, meaning the jet launched from a different location than where the air show took place. The PACAF F-16 Demonstration Team is comprised of members from 13th Fighter Squadron, 14th FS and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The team includes one pilot, two narrators, one safety observer, a superintendent and a maintenance team composed of three crew chiefs and four specialists, responsible for the aircraft's avionics and electrical systems and engines.

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Sharpening PACAF Maintainers

Staff Sgt. Angelica Ponce, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 15 aerospace propulsion instructor, checks a student’s work on a C-130H Hercules training component, May 16, 2017, at Yokota Air Bare, Japan. C-130H maintainers from across the Indo-Asia Pacific region come to Yokota to take classes taught by the 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 15 instructors.

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The heart of a mission

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Singleton and Capt. Justin Munger, both assigned to 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilots Kadena Air Base, Japan, taxi prior to a sortie in a KC-135T Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., May 9, 2017, during NORTHERN EDGE 2017 (NE17), at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. NE17 is Alaska’s premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services, Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units are involved.

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JMSDF-MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2017

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosted the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, May 5, 2017. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an elevating experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show also encompassed various U.S. and Japanese static aircraft displays, aerial performances and demonstrations, food and entertainment.

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The climb to victory

Capt. Dakota Newton, a 14th Fighter Squadron standards and evaluations liaison officer, climbs a ladder to the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to the start of a bilateral exercise named Seikan War at Misawa Air Base, April 19, 2017. Exercises such as this enhance inoperability between the Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Forces and showcase the long standing military partnership and commitment between the two nations ensuring security and stability throughout the Indo Asia Pacific region.

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961st AACS provides command, control support

Aircrew from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron step onto an E-3 Sentry March 28, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Sentry has rotating radar with a range of more than 250 miles, providing early warning and detection for missions.

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