Misawa Air Base defenders stand in formation during the final guard mount ceremony at Misawa AB, Japan, May 15, 2020. This ceremony is held to honor the law enforcement personnel who died in the line of duty at home and abroad by calling out their names as the flight sergeant conducts roll call. Fallen Airmen included names such as Airman First...

Mark Bissell, the commissary officer, pauses for a photo in front of the commissary at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 21, 2020. Bissell has taken a proactive approach in ensuring customers are able to buy groceries while maintaining social distancing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)

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...

U.S. Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team crew chiefs stand at attention while Maj. Josiah Gaffney, the PACAF F-16 Demo Team pilot, exits the aircraft following his certification flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 30, 2020.

A Misawa Air Base F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Demonstration Team catches a barrier cable during an annual certification test of the aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2020. The annual test ensures the system hydraulics are operational and safe.

Lt Gen Kevin B. Schneider, 5th Air Force commander, and Col Kristopher Struve, 35th Fighter Wing commander, Misawa Air Base, Japan, prepare to execute an air-to-air sortie April 29, 2020.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conducted bilateral joint training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s off the coast of Northern Japan, April 22, 2020.