U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cary Gibson, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight chief, points out an F-16 Fighting Falcon to his son at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Bse, Japan, July 18, 2014. Pilots practice their bombing skills with BDU-33s, 25-pound concrete-filled bombs, which release a cloud of smoke on impact. 35 CES EOD members like Gibson help clear the range of ordnance after training is completed. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Tong Duong)

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A 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Draughon Range during Range Day, a day set aside for the 35th Fighter Wing community in Misawa, Japan, July 18, 2014. Pilots fly as low as 75 feet and upwards of 20,000 feet to practice their aerial bombing precision. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Tong Duong)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from Misawa Air Base, Japan, scan the skies over Draughon Range to watch pilots of the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons compete in a turkey shoot competition, July 18, 2014. Seven 35th Fighter Wing pilots tested their skills to see who can drop their ordnances closest to their targets during Range Day, a day to give the community an up-close and personal look at Misawa’s mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Tong Duong)

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Jinno Yukihisa, managing editor of KOKU-FAN magazine, right, traces an outline in the sand to show the rings of orange stantions relative to a target at Draughon Range after a turkey shoot competition near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2014. Yukihisa is a journalist from KOKU-FAN, an aviation interest magazine out of Tokyo, and was invited by the 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs office to showcase how important Draughon Range is to the 35 FW mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Tong Duong)

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35 OG host range day

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Misawa Air Base, Japan, flies over 35th Fighter Wing family members at Draughon Range, Japan, July 18, 2014. The event was hosted by the 35 OG to show more than 375 attendees the capabilities of the U.S. Air Force, as well as the precision of its pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Tong Duong)

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35 OG hosts Range Day

Published July 28, 2014
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Operation Group hosted a Range Day for friends and family at Draughon Range outside Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2014. The day allowed people the opportunity to see F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons participate in a turkey shoot competition, designed to test their aerial precision.

35 OG host range day