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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Emily Wall, a Pacific Air Forces' Demonstration Team crew chief, moves aircraft steps at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, Feb. 3, 2018. Wall had an opportunity to be one of the few female Airmen who have worked on the team and reinforced international relations between the U.S. and its allies through demo performances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Mitchell Apgar, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, watches another boat conduct cleanup efforts at Lake Ogawara, Tohoku Town, Japan, March 10, 2018. U.S. Navy Sailors continue working side-by-side with 35th Fighter Wing Airmen as together they salvage debris until the beginning of next week to ensure a safe environment for all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Mitchell Apgar, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, dives into Lake Ogawara during cleanup efforts in Tohoku Town, Japan, March 10, 2018. U.S. Navy Sailors continue working side-by-side with 35th Fighter Wing Airmen to salvage debris until the beginning of next week to ensure a safe environment for all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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U.S. Navy Diver 2nd Class Mitchell Apgar, assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, prepares diving equipment prior to cleanup efforts at Lake Ogawara, Tohoku Town, Japan, March 10, 2018. After the dismissal of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, U.S. Navy divers assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka and Sasebo continued cleanup efforts after an F-16 Fighting Falcon jettisoned two external fuel tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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U.S. Navy divers assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka and Sasebo, walk to the pier at Lake Ogawara prior to clean up efforts in Tohoku Town, Japan, March 10, 2018. U.S. Navy Sailors continue working side-by-side with 35th Fighter Wing Airmen to salvage debris until the beginning of next week to ensure a safe environment for all. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force personnel prepare equipment at Lake Ogawara, Tohoku Town, Japan, March 10, 2018. After the dismissal of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, U.S. Navy divers assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka and Sasebo continued cleanup efforts after an F-16 Fighting Falcon jettisoned two external fuel tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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UPDATE: US Navy arrives, continues Lake Ogawara cleanup alongside 35th FW

Geoffrey Kumano, right, the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental program manager, and Tohoku Defense Bureau contractors locate areas to test water in Lake Ogawara, Tohoku Town, Japan, Feb. 22, 2018. An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing experienced an in-flight emergency in the form of an engine fire shortly after takeoff Feb. 20, 2018. The IFE required the pilot to jettison two external storage fuel tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie Hutto)
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U.S. Navy personnel prepare three F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni prior to a joint sortie with F-16 Fighting Falcons at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2018. During the flight, both sets of pilots gained experience and received a better understanding of each other’s techniques, while paving the way for future integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 13th Fighter Squadron takes off as U.S. Navy Lt. Garrett Sherwood, a Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot, prepares to taxi at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2018. VFA-115, which recently relocated to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni from Naval Air Facility Atsugi, conducted a defensive counter air sortie alongside F-16 pilots in under 12 hours from landing at Misawa AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Warshaw, a Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 F/A-18E Super Hornet pilot, climbs into the cockpit prior to a joint sortie with F-16 Fighting Falcons at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28. 2018. VFA-115 recently relocated to MCAS Iwakuni from Naval Air Facility Atsugi in November 2017, which has improved integration opportunities with U.S. Marine Corps and Pacific Air Forces aviation units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Senior leaders of Japan’s Ministry of Defense, U.S. Forces Japan, Pacific Air Forces and Lockheed Martin gather in a Japan Air Self-Defense Force hangar at Misawa Air Base, Japan, for the commemorative ceremony welcoming the first operational F-35A Lightning II to JASDF's 3rd Air Wing, Feb. 24, 2018. The F-35A is the second assembled at Mitsubishi’s facility in Nagoya, Japan. Regional leaders from Misawa City and Aomori Prefecture also attended the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Friends for life

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Junji Miura, left, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, Noriko Ohtani, center left, a 3rd AW U.S. Relations Section member, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, center right, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and JASDF Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, right, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, pose for a photo in the 3rd AW headquarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. In the past four years, Ventura worked with Miura, Endo and Ohtani on numerous bilateral events bringing U.S. and Japan servicemembers closer as allies and friends. Ventura attributes his success to his Hispanic upbringing and seeks new adventures every day where he can learn something new about another's culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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“You’re like family”

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Junji Miura, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, smirks as he discusses his friend's, JASDF Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, retirement plans with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. Over the past four years, Ventura worked with Miura and Endo planning and organizing bilateral events including dining outs and tug-of-war competitions. His mastery of their culture and language helped him grow so close with the two warrants that now they call him, "like family." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Smiles among friends

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, right, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, right, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, exchange mutual thanks for Ventura's many years of service to JASDF in the 3rd Air Wing's headquarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. "Vinny-san" as Endo refers to Ventura by, submitted him for his service's Special Class Award and on Dec. 13, 2017, JASDF Warrant Officer Junji Miura, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, presented the award on behalf of the Area Defense Command in Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Coffee with every meeting

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Tsuyoshi Endo, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, looks down at his coffee cup during "tea time" discussions with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and JASDF Warrant Officer Junji Miura, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. Endo joined Ventura and Miura to discuss his retirement plans and ensure Ventura remained included in a special family gathering later this month. The three men enjoy meetings of this nature as it affords them an opportunity to connect not only professionally, but personally as well. Endo and Miura, echoing each other, said, "He's like family to me." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Teatime among friends

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura, left, a 35th Fighter Wing inspector general vertical inspections planner, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officers Junji Miura, center, the 3rd Air Wing command chief, and Tsuyoshi Endo, right, the former 6th Air Defense Missile Group chief and Senior Noncommissioned Officer Association president, discuss plans to celebrate Endo's retirement next month with a small family gathering during a "tea time" meeting in the 3rd AW's headquarters at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. Ventura's deep understanding of his host nation's language and culture cemented him relationships with two life-long friends who now consider him, "like family." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Unity in tradition

U.S. and Japan protocol flags sit next to a bundle of flowers on a table during a meeting between U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cesar Ventura and two Japan Air Self-Defense Force warrant officers with the 3rd Air Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018. The three met to discuss one of the warrant's retirement plans. This meeting reflects a very common theme for the three men who over the past four years have become "like family." Ventura is a vertical inspections planner with the 35th Fighter Wing's Inspector General's office and hails from Los Angeles, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

Republic of Singapore nationals watch a Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team aerial performance at the 2018 Singapore International Airshow, Feb. 7, 2018. The airshow provided the U.S. an opportunity to meet face-to-face with international partners, reaffirming their commitment to their allies in the Indo-Pacific region. Maintaining regional stability requires the participation of allies and partners to build strong relationships and promote a capacity for security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Smeeding, the Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Demonstration Team pilot, deploys a flare during the 2018 Singapore International Airshow at the Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore, Feb. 8, 2018. The demonstration team travels to various countries in the Indo-Pacific region to strengthen the U.S.' international partnerships through aerial performances. The demo team performed for approximately 100,000 spectators and showcased the F-16 Fighting Falcon's tactical flexibility and power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Neville, a Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Demonstration Team safety observer, talks with Swiss Air Force Brig. Gen. Warner Epper, the Swiss Air Force deputy commander, at Changi Exhibition Center, Feb. 6, 2018. The U.S. Air Force attended the 2018 Singapore International Airshow to display aircraft and strengthen international relationships. The biennial event entertained approximately 100,000 attendees who had the opportunity to view aerial demonstrations and static displays from various countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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