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U.S. Navy, Air Force conduct integrated training off Japan

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons and two F/A-18E Super Hornets soar over the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan off the Northern Coast of Japan, Aug. 5, 2020.The U.S. Navy and Air Force conducted joint intergrated training off the coast of Northern Japan. Units and personnel assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, Navy Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, and the Air Force 35th FIghter Wing began coordinated operations Aug. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
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U.S. Navy, Air Force conduct integrated training off Japan

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons and two F/A-18E Super Hornets soar over the Northern Coast of Japan, Aug. 5, 2020.The U.S. Navy and Air Force conducted joint intergrated training off the coast of Northern Japan. Units and personnel assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, Navy Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, and the Air Force 35th FIghter Wing began coordinated operations Aug. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
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U.S. Navy, Air Force conduct integrated training off Japan

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons and two F/A-18E Super Hornets soar over the Northern Coast of Japan, Aug. 5, 2020.The U.S. Navy and Air Force conducted joint intergrated training off the coast of Northern Japan. Units and personnel assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, Navy Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, and the Air Force 35th FIghter Wing began coordinated operations Aug. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
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U.S. Navy, Air Force conduct integrated training off Japan

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron flies over the coast of Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 5, 2020.The U.S. Navy and Air Force conducted joint intergrated training off the coast of Northern Japan. Units and personnel assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, Navy Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, and the Air Force 35th FIghter Wing began coordinated operations Aug. 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)
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U.S. Navy, Air Force conduct integrated training off Japan

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to Misawa Air Base, Japan, performs low-level flying during Exercise Forest Thunder 20 at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 6, 2020. The U.S. Navy and Air Force conducted joint integrated training off the coast of Northern Japan. Units and personnel assigned to the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, and the 35th Fighter Wing began coordinated operations August 1. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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U.S. Navy, Air Force conduct integrated training off Japan

U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Evan Jones, Electronic Attack Squadron 131 electronic warfare officer, speaks on the radio during combat search and rescue training as part of Exercise Forest Thunder 20 at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2020. Jones learned how to execute the proper procedures during a rescue mission in a simulated real-world scenario. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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U.S. Navy, Air Force conduct integrated training off Japan

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Zamora, 35th Operation Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist, teaches U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Evan Jones, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 electronic warfare officer, about combat search and rescue during Exercise Forest Thunder 20 at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2020. The training brought together Air Force and Navy personnel in an integrated operation, showcasing the joint force's ability to cooperate on complex multi-domain combat mission sets. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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U.S. Navy, Air Force conduct integrated training off Japan

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to the USS Ronald Reagan, performs combat search and rescue training during Exercise Forest Thunder 20 at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2020. The training involved both U.S. Air Force and Navy assets to conduct combat search and rescue, air defense, and many other types of simulations utilizing the premier air-to-ground training site. (U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Newsome, a Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team crew chief, signals Maj. Josiah Gaffney, the PACAF F-16 Demo Team pilot, during the ground performance at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2020. The PACAF F-16 Demo 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Rendering a salute

U.S. Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team crew chiefs render a salute to Maj. Josiah Gaffney, the PACAF F-16 Demo Team pilot, following a certification flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2020. Gaffney, a prior instructor pilot at the F-16 schoolhouse at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, began his journey to become an Air Force fighter pilot by commissioning as an Air Force officer upon graduation from the Air Force Academy in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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DEMO! High five

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josiah Gaffney, the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team pilot, and Senior Airman Kathrine Ancheta, a PACAF Demo Team crew chief, high five each other following a certification flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2020. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team provides spectators a front row seat to the raw power and maneuverability of the F-16. One of the team's most important priorities when attending air shows is to engage with guests on a personal level. The team members dedicate several hours to answering people's questions, signing autographs and taking pictures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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New DEMO! pilot

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josiah Gaffney, the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team pilot, pauses for a photo prior to a certification flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 30, 2020. Following 15 minutes of high-speed passes and high-flying maneuvers, Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, 5th Air Force commander, certified Gaffney and his team of safety observers and maintainers on behalf of Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., PACAF commander. Gaffney joined the Air Force in 2005 as a cadet at the Air Force Academy and commissioned in 2009. He remembers watching the Thunderbirds fly at an airshow when he was 10 years old and realizing then that flying airplanes, and fighters specifically, was what he wanted to do when he grew up. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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Low and slow

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josiah Gaffney, the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team pilot, performs an aerial maneuver during his certification flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2020. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team provides spectators a front row seat to the raw power and maneuverability of the F-16 while also strengthening U.S. relationships with countries in the Pacific region through demonstrations showing the pinnacle of the Air Force core values of Integrity, Service and Excellence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conduct bilateral joint training with four Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2's off the coast of Northern Japan, Feb. 4, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and six F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conduct bilateral joint training with four Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2's off the coast of Northern Japan, Feb. 4, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. and six F-16 Fighting Falcon from Misawa Air Base, Japan conducted bilateral joint training with four Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 off the coast of Northern Japan. U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. and six F-16 Fighting Falcon from Misawa Air Base, Japan conducted bilateral joint training with four Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 off the coast of Northern Japan Feb. 4, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command’s bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
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This button right here

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Allchin, left, a 35th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialist, explains how to use GPS tools to Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, the U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, right, during his visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2019. SERE frequently briefs and explains all survival equipment to F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots, ensuring their survival in case of an in-flight emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Thumbs up

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, left, the U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, gives a ‘thumbs up’ to Staff Sgt. Allen Lebo, right, the assistant NCO-in-charge, and Tech. Sgt. Travis Tillman, center, the equipment NCO-in-charge, both with the 14th Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2019. AFE tested Schneider’s helmet and mask, survival vest and anti-exposure suit to ensure he could safely perform all in-flight maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Ice melt transfer

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, the U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, uses a crane to lift ice melt to a truck while Senior Airman Samuel Hooper, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment journeyman, spectates at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 26, 2019. During his visit to Misawa, Schneider was able to see first-hand how Airmen accomplish their unit’s day-to-day mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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