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He flew right through it

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 pilot performs an air-to-ground attack demonstration during Pacific Partners Air Festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 10, 2017. The F-2 is a multirole fighter derived from the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon that highlights the two nation’s bilateral partnership in its 60/40 split in manufacturing and the two nation’s mission focus at Misawa. More than 80,000 Japanese and Americans came out for the annual air show with performances ranging from the JASDF F-2 and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, to the dozens of static displays and food booths scattered from one end of the flight line to the other. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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After burners, jets, demos, oh my

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle pilot maneuvers through the sky during Pacific Partners Air Festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 10, 2017. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield. The air show was filled with aerial demonstrations, aircraft static displays and hands-on military equipment presentations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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After burners, jets, demos, oh my

U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Smeeding, Pacific Air Forces Demonstration Team pilot, performs an aerial manuever during the Pacific Partners Air Festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 10, 2017. Smeeding performed several maneuvers demonstrating the compact, multi-role fighter F-16’s combat capabilities. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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After burners, jets, demos, oh my

U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Smeeding, Pacific Air Forces Demonstration Team pilot, performs an aerial manuever during the Pacific Partners Air Festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 10, 2017. The team is comprised of members from 13th Fighter Squadron, 14th FS and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The team includes one pilot, two narrators, one safety observer, a superintendent and a maintenance team composed of three crew chiefs and four specialists, responsible for the aircraft's avionics and electrical systems and engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Crowds gone F-16 FF wild

Japanese nationals watch an F-16 Fightering Falcon drive by during the Pacific Partners Air Festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 10, 2017. The team is comprised of members from 13th Fighter Squadron, 14th FS and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The team includes one pilot, two narrators, one safety observer, a superintendent and a maintenance team composed of three crew chiefs and four specialists, responsible for the aircraft's avionics and electrical systems and engines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Patiently waiting

Japanese nationals wait to enter an aircraft during the Pacific Partners Air Festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 10, 2017. The children had the opportunity sit in cockpit of a variety of aircraft and learn about the equipment that keep the U.S. armed forces and Japan Self-Defense Force mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Building Relationships | Service members, Hirosaki orphans spend the day together in Misawa Air Base

Service members and Hirosaki orphans attend a Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team performance at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team is comprised of members from 13th Fighter Squadron, 14th FS and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. NV17 tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps forces to work together and provides the opportunity to conduct realistic training in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)
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Building Relationships | Service members, Hirosaki orphans spend the day together in Misawa Air Base

A Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a child look at an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team is comprised of members from 13th Fighter Squadron, 14th FS and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. NV17 tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps forces to work together and provides the opportunity to conduct realistic training in an unfamiliar environment. The Marine is with HMH-462, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, currently forward deployed under the Unit Deployment Program with 1st MAW, based on Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)
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Watching the competition

Service members and Hirosaki orphans attend a Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team performance at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team is comprised of members from 13th Fighter Squadron, 14th FS and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. NV17 tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Corps forces to work together and provides the opportunity to conduct realistic training in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)
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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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Weather watching

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Ohara, a 35th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, examines a weather cycle during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2017. Weather cycles are used to forecast several days out and determine how different factors of the climate will affect each flight mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Multinational briefing

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Ohara, a 35th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, gives a mass briefing on the current climate happenings during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2017. During the exercise, Ohara and his coworker, Senior Airman Joseph Goebel, a 35th OSS weather forecaster, briefed participants of RF-A 17-2 from both Eielson AFB and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, using video calls. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Ready to brief

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Goebel, a 35th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, waits to give his climate brief during a stand-up meeting during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2017. For each mission, Misawa's weather flight personnel informed all pilots of the wind patterns as well as storm possibilities, including those based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Cloudy with a chance of jets

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Goebel, left, and Airman 1st Class Anthony Ohara, right, both 35th Operations Support Squadron weather forecasters, analyze climate patterns during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2017. Goebel and Ohara were in charge of running the weather flight for RF-A, which consisted of seven other Air National Guardsman from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Team working weather weasels

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Ohara, a 35th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, briefs Royal Danish Army Capt. Andreas Otterstoem, a 116th Air Support Operations Squadron joint terminal attack controller, on the weather forecast for the day during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2017. Misawa's weather Airmen briefed other nations including the Royal Thai Air Force, Republic of Korea and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Pride

The 35th Fighter Wing flagship sits in a flow-through at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 15, 2017. U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaimie Smith, a 14th Fighter Squadron crew chief, was personally selected to be the assistant dedicated crew chief based on her excellent work performance. While TDY with her unit, she had the chance to fly in an F-16 Fighting Falcon and experience what it's like for pilots to complete the mission on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Throwin' up wood

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaimie Smith, a 14th Fighter Squadron crew chief, shows 14th FS pride by throwing up the “wood” hand sign in front of the F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 15, 2017. She is the assistant dedicated crew chief of the 35th Fighter Wing flagship. While at Misawa, she hopes to become a dedicated crew chief of an F-16 after sewing on Senior Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Combatives champion

U.S. Air Force Airman Sergio Miranda, a 35th Security Forces Squadron entry controller, pauses for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 16, 2017. Miranda won the belt and title of the 2017 Combatives Champion of the second annual Security Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment held at the Security Forces Regional Training Center at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 4 to 9. The combative portion was the only individual event based out of five events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie Hutto)
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Weasel in a wolves' den

A 13th Fighter Squadron pilot waits on his wingman before taxiing for takeoff at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 13, 2017. While in Korea, pilots practiced basic fighter maneuvering in air-to-air combat. This mission-set is different from the suppression of enemy air defenses exercises performed while in Alaska because an aircraft is the target rather than a grounded target. The ability to move forces and operate from locations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater is a key strength for Team Misawa and Pacific Air Forces as a whole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Know your role

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Herring, the 14th Fighter Squadron bravo flight commander, briefs personnel about the 14th FS’s role during the large force exercise Red Flag-Alaska 17-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 7, 2017. The 14th FS's sole mission is suppression of enemy air-defenses during battle. RF-A 17-2 develops a common operating picture using U.S. and partner nation airborne and land-based command and control assets, ultimately refining warfighter integration between participating militaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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