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Draughon range practice targets expand training limits

Joe Conley, the Draughon Range lead manager, examines an inert guided bomb unit 12 at Draughon Range, in Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 2, 2017. The range personnel play a crucial role in setting up the range for every day operations and support many exercises. The workers put in approximately 65 hours per week to ensure the range functions at its optimal level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Draughon range practice targets expand training limits

Mike Guerra, a Draughon Range electronic warfare field engineer, watches aircraft hit targets at Draughon Range it Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 2, 2017. Along with the upkeep of the range, personnel assist pilots with their training by telling them how far and fast their precision is each time they pass through the target field. Any time the range is in use, personnel brief all pilots the types of ammunition they are allowed to use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Draughon range practice targets expand training limits

Steve Wagner, a Draughon Range electronic warfare field engineer, attaches a wire onto an unmanned threat emitter-receiver at Draughon Range at Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 2, 2017. The threat emitters provide a more realistic training experience for pilots by simulating enemy detection and attacks. Range personnel perform site checks around the area to survey for any necessary maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Draughon range practice targets expand training limits

Several 20 mm shells sit on gravel on Draughon Range at Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 2, 2017. Once ammunition is used, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team comes to the range to properly dispose it. The area is used for various military training scenarios such as explosive ordnance disposal, survival, evasion, resistance and escape training and target practice for cargo drops, improving U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force service members’ mission capabilities while also demonstrating our bilateral and joint power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Draughon range practice targets expand training limits

A 35th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon’s 20 mm bullets hit targets at Draughon Range at Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 2, 2017. Not only is the range used by the 35th Fighter Wing, but the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, also known as the Koku-Jieitai, 3rd Air Wing’s F-2 Mitsubishis use the location to train their pilots. This is the only range located on mainland Japan allowing military forces to safely deploy munitions for training purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Draughon range practice targets expand training limits

An assortment of foliage grows between munitions at Draughon Range, at Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 2, 2017. Once the range is done being used, range personnel go out and remove all shells after they have been deemed safe by the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Draughon range practice targets expand training limits

Steve Wagner, a Draughon Range electronic warfare field engineer, works on an unmanned threat emitter at Draughon Range at Misawa City, Japan, Aug. 2, 2017. Draughon Range personnel oversee the upkeep of the area including mechanical fixes. The workers put in approximately 65 hours per week to ensure the range functions at an optimal level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Parks, a 35th Force Support Squadron food service technician, prepares salmon fillets in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. The secondary dining facility is open to all service members, but focuses their catering to flightline personnel in order to keep them well-fed, enabling maintainers to work at their optimal level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Parks, a 35th Force Support Squadron food service technician, prepares salmon fillets in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. The building was originally designed to be a flight kitchen, but was repurposed into a secondary dining facility later on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Parks, a 35th Force Support Squadron food service technician, prepares mashed potatoes in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. Two Airmen work opposite shifts maintaining continuity in the Falcon Feeder ordering all stock and preparing meals for flightline personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Airmen wait for their food in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. The Falcon Feeder adjusts their schedule for instances like surge weeks, which is an increased operations tempo, in order to accommodate flightline personnel and their shifts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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F-16 receives systems upgrades, boost tactical power

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sonethasinh Sayasaeng, a 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, installs the M7.1 upgrade to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. The M7.1 changes the way the aircraft physically interfaces with the pilot. Multiple changes to hands on throttle and stick functionality will enable pilots to more effectively use the display while keeping their hands on the controls of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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F-16 receives systems upgrades, boost tactical power

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sonethasinh Sayasaeng, a 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon for an M7.1 upgrade at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. The upgrade will provide pilots with more tactical information to be applied to dynamic missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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F-16 receives systems upgrades, boost tactical power

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sonethasinh Sayasaeng, left, shows Airman 1st Class Talon Cotterman, right, both 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics technicians, how to begin the M7.1 upgrade to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. Both aircraft maintenance unit personnel are working together to simultaneously phase the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons’ fleet into the new upgrade by Aug. 1, enabling emerging pilots to receive a finer quality of training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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F-16 receives systems upgrades, boost tactical power

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sonethasinh Sayasaeng, left, shows Airman 1st Class Talon Cotterman, right, both 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics technicians, how to install the M7.1 upgrade to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. Misawa is receiving the M7.1, an avionics system upgrade, to further enhance the fleet’s readiness, situational awareness and tactical capabilities, ensuring Misawa provides the highest level of stability in the Indo-Asia- Pacific region and peace of mind for our allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Red Flag Alaska 17-2

A fleet of aircraft sit on the flight line during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2 June 16, 2017, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. During RF-A, the 610th Air Control Flight out of Misawa Air Base, Japan, afforded aircraft extra eyes in the sky, ensuring pilots had 360 degrees of surveillance so they could tactfully execute the mission and bring the fight to the frontlines during the large force exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Haley D. Phillips)
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610th ACF Airmen control the skies

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher McWhorter, a 610th Air Control Flight weapons director, walks down the hallway with an air controller headset during RED FLAG-Alaska, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20, 2017. The headset provides controllers with zero noise pollution so they can clearly communicate to all players in the airspace. While in Misawa Air Base, Japan, controllers coordinate with Japan Air Self-Defense Force's 3rd Air Wing to work on interoperability which further strengthens their tactical fluidity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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610th ACF Airmen control the skies

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jaclyn Dzieciolowski, the 610 Air Control Flight operations training officer and senior director, directs aircraft during a RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2 mission, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 20, 2017. The shop supported the U.S. and its allies during the large-force exercise and provided battle management command and control to the coalition forces who participated. They worked together with pilots in order to provide tactical advantages in the playing field in order to further enhance the Air Force’s capabilities to dominate in air and cyberspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Misawa Airmen give the F-16s a face lift

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Brunz, left to right, Tech. Sgt. Adam Corey, Airman 1st Class Candelario Amador and Staff Sgt. Edward Cimochowski, all 35th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintainers assigned to Misawa Air Base, Japan, stand in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 15, 2017. The 35th MXS Airmen developed tactics, techniques and procedures to overcome the paint issue the rest of Pacific F-16 squadrons have since adopted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Araceli Alarcon)
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Misawa Airmen give the F-16s a face lift

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Brunz, a 35th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, left, and Staff Sgt. Edward Cimochowski, 35th MXS aircraft structural craftsman, do a pre-inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 15, 2017. Misawa Airmen ensure the F-16s are in a constant state of readiness and prepared to respond to any crisis in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Araceli Alarcon)
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