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Look at the germs!

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angelo Corpuz, a public health specialist with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, shines a black light on a Fijian student’s hand after dabbing it with a non-toxic germ compound designed to show up under the black light stressing the importance of proper handwashing during Pacific Angel 17-3 at the Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Corpuz is one of seven Misawa Airmen who joined more than 50 U.S. service members, their Fijian counterparts and more than five other nations from across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to conduct multilateral humanitarian assistance and civil military operations, promoting regional military-civilian-nongovernmental organization cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Friendly family physician cares for Fijians

U.S. Air Force Maj. Lisa Dodobara-Griffith, a family physician and the primary care flight commander with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, smiles for the camera while taking a break during Pacific Angel 17-3 at the Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Dodobara-Griffith joined seven other Misawa Airmen for the exercise that improves the United States’ interoperability with multinational partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Aiding with women’s health questions

U.S. Air Force Maj. Lisa Dodobara-Griffith, a family physician and the primary care flight commander with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, talks with a Fijian patient about women’s health related issues during Pacific Angel 17-3 at Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Dodobara-Griffith joined seven other Misawa Airmen for the exercise that strengthens the United States’ interoperability and relationships with multinational partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Smile for the camera

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cash Hutchinson, an ophthalmic technician with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, poses for a photo during Pacific Angel 17-3 at Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Hutchinson along with seven other Misawa Airmen joined more than 50 U.S. service members, their Fijian counterparts and more than five other nations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to conduct multilateral humanitarian assistance and civil military operations, promoting regional military-civilian-nongovernmental organization cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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School signs kick off

The Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten’s sign stands at the gate to the school where Misawa Air Base, Japan, medics joined more than 50 U.S. service members for Pacific Angel 17-3 in Tavua, Fiji, July 15, 2017. Healthcare professionals representing nearly every unit at the 35th Medical Group flew to Fiji from Misawa July 10 with stops in Tokyo and Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. In Guam, they boarded an Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, to make the final trek with the rest of the main body who flew from each of their respective bases for the final flight from Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Pharmaceuticals arm the docs

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hollins, a pharmacy technician with the 35th Medical Support Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, smiles for the camera as he reviews pharmaceutical inventories during Pacific Angel 17-3 at the Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. The pharmacy provides all the medications participating health care professionals require to treat patients who come to the health services site seeking care. PACANGEL 17-3 builds partnerships between the US, Fiji, and several regional nations by conducting multilateral humanitarian assistance and civil military operations, promoting regional military-civilian-nongovernmental organization cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Clean your hands like this

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angelo Corpuz, a public health specialist with the 35th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, shows Fijian students how important proper handwashing is to prevent the spread of germs and disease at the Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Corpuz is one of seven Misawa Airmen who joined more than 50 U.S. service members, their Fijian counterparts and more than five other nations from across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to conduct Pacific Angel 17-3. The U.S. military strengthens its relationship with other nations’ militaries through mutually beneficial activities such as subject-matter expert exchanges, host nation visits, bilateral engagements and exercises, all a part of PACANGEL missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Don’t push so hard!

A Fijian health care volunteer, top, presses down on U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chris Rodgers, an aerospace medical service journeyman with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, while practicing the basics of CPR during a hands-on training as part of Pacific Angel 17-3 at Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 15, 2017. Rodgers and seven other Misawa Airmen joined more than 50 U.S. service members in support of PACANGEL 17-3. The exercise strengthens the United States’ abilities in working together with Fiji and other nations and organizations to build capacity and partnership in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Apply pressure here

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chris Rodgers, an aerospace medical service journeyman with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, teaches Fijian health care volunteers the basics of CPR during a hands-on training as part of Pacific Angel 17-3 at Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 15, 2017. Rodgers and seven other Misawa Airmen joined more than 50 U.S. service members in support of this exercise. The exercise strengthens interoperability and partnership between the United States, Fiji and other nations and organizations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Leadership exchange

Koku-Jieitai Senior Airman Takashi Shibuya, a 2nd Air Wing Armament Maintenance Squadron armament technician, explains his view of leadership with U.S. and other Japanese Airmen during a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The U.S. and Japanese participants broke out into three groups, each allowed 30 minutes to discuss their top three leadership traits and then present their findings with the rest of the participants. Koku-Jieitai is the traditional term for Japan Air Self Defense Force used by the Japanese. (Japanese Air Self-Defense Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Katsuaki Imazeki)
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If the pants fit

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jessica Nienheuser, left, the 35th Medical Support Squadron patient administration section chief, tries on some Koku-Jieitai firefighter pants as U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ebony Jenkins, right, a 35th Security Forces Squadron member, takes her photo during a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2017. The U.S. Airmen experienced numerous unit tours across the installation. The tours provided the Misawa Air Base NCOs opportunities to ask questions and really understand the operational capabilities the Hokkaido base brings to the fight. Koku-Jieitai is the traditional term for Japan Air Self Defense Force used by the Japanese. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Stretching for the big dance-off

U.S. and Japanese Airmen stretch prior to learning a traditional Japanese dance during a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training, at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2017. Over the next hour and a half, the Koku-Jieitai and U.S. Airmen from Misawa Air Base, Japan, danced while learning more about each other’s cultural background helping to increase the two-nation’s interoperability. Cultural exchanges like this dance strengthen the U.S.-Japan security alliance by humanizing each nation’s service members bringing them closer as allies and friends. Koku-Jieitai is the traditional term for Japan Air Self Defense Force used by the Japanese. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Base defense weapons systems

Koku-Jieitai Master Sgt. Hiroshi Osawa, a 2nd Air Wing Base Air Defense M-61 20 mm Vulcan cannon operator, explains the capabilities of the installation’s defense network to a group of U.S. Airmen participating in a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training, at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2017. The Vulcan is capable of firing 6,600 rounds per second and its six rotating barrels, firing at one time, permit a high rate of fire while simultaneously reducing the problem of barrel wear and heat generation. Koku-Jieitai is the traditional term for Japan Air Self Defense Force used by the Japanese. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Checking out the Vulcan

Koku-Jieitai Master Sgt. Hiroshi Osawa, right, a 2nd Air Wing Base Air Defense M-61 20 mm Vulcan cannon operator, explains the weapon’s capabilities to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jessica Nienheuser, left, the 35th Medical Support Squadron patient administration section chief, during a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training, at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2017. Nienheuser got to sit in the operator’s seat while the weapon system was operational, not armed, and move the turret around while Osawa explained its operation. Koku-Jieitai is the traditional term for Japan Air Self Defense Force used by the Japanese. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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What a ride!

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ebony Jenkins, a 35th Security Forces Squadron member, flies with nine other U.S. Airmen aboard a Koku-Jieitai Kawasaki C-1 headed to Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2017. The group flew to Chitose from Misawa Air Base, Japan, as part of a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training, April 11-20, specifically designed to bring the two nation’s air forces closer as allies and friends. The Kawasaki C-1 is a twin- short-range military transport, used by the Koku-Jieitai. Koku-Jieitai is the traditional term for Japan Air Self Defense Force used by the Japanese. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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