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Soaring high

The 35th Fighter Wing flagship flies over Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 17, 2017. The flagship, a Block 50 F-16 Fighting Falcon, tail number 808--more widely known as BOB-- surpassed 9,500 hours of flight time on Nov. 20. BOB has flown more hours than any other U.S. Air Force F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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All smiles

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matt Kenkel, the 14th Fighter Squadron commander, left, and Lt. Col. Paul Schultz, the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, right, smile during a conversation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 17, 2017. Kenkel flew the F-16 Fighting Falcon in the background, tail number 808, as a first-assignment F-16 pilot ten years ago. On Nov. 20, tail number 808 surpassed 9,500 hours of flight, earning it the distinction of having flown the most hours of any U.S. Air Force F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Strength, Courage and Victory

Master Sgt. Bruce Rick, the Outstanding Security Forces Flight Level Senior NCO of the Year for Pacific Air Forces, pauses for a photo, Nov. 18, 2017, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. PACAF recognized Rick for his performance as a flight sergeant from October 2016 through September 2017. Over the year, his mentorship of 118 Airmen led to 22 subordinates receiving awards for excellence through various Air Force award programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Team effort

Master Sgt. Bruce Rick, the NCO in charge of integrated defense with the 35th Security Forces Squadron, pauses for a photo with SFS Airmen, Nov. 18, 2017, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Pacific Air Forces selected Rick as the Outstanding Security Forces Flight Level Senior NCO of the Year. Rick attribute this award to the hard work and sacrifice of Cerberus Flight Airmen and NCOs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Morale booster

Members from the 35th Security Forces Squadron, Cerberus Flight, pause for a photo during an after duty barbecue over the summer, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Pacific Air Forces command selected Master Sgt. Bruce Rick as the Outstanding Security Forces Flight Level Senior NCO of the Year while serving as a flight sergeant from October 2016 through September 2017. Rick attributes this award to the hard work and sacrifice of Cerberus Flight Airmen and NCOs. (Courtesy Photo)
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Bad bite to the bone

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sergeant 1st Class Tetsuya Aoyama, left, a 1st Training Unit assistant English instructor out of Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, and Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Kuzel, right, the 35th Security Forces Squadron S-3 operations superintendent, observe military working dog tactics during an exchange program at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 14, 2017. Misawa Air Base hosts the exchanges with JGSDF personnel twice a year, allowing their basic English course students to immerse themselves in an English-speaking military environment, further improving the relationship between the two forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Tightening the tow chains

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sergeant Kimura Mitsuhiro, left, a 1st Training Unit gunner out of Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, works with U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Wilson, right, a 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation technician, to tighten towing chains during an exchange program at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 14, 2017. As a part of their basic English course curriculum, Misawa provides an opportunity for the JGSDF members to apply their acquired language skills by pairing JGSDF members together with their U.S. Air Force counterparts who perform similar jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Touch the tow, be the tow

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Wilson, left, a 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation technician, explains to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sergeant Kimura Mitsuhiro, right, a 1st Training Unit gunner out of Camp Higashi-Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, how to use a rollback wrecker towing truck during an exchange program at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 14, 2017. Not only did the JGSDF members have an opportunity to practice their English, they embedded with their U.S. Air Force counterparts, who taught them how to perform their day-to-day duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sadie Colbert)
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Mapping it

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael McMillan, 1st Space Company engagement control team leader, holds a topographic map at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2017. Topographic maps are detailed, accurate graphic representations of features that appear on the Earth's surface and are were used during McMillan's annual land navigation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Looking through the compass

U.S. Army Private 1st Class Fabian Juarez, 1st Space Company engagement control shift leader, looks through a compass at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2017. Land navigation is an annual course requirement where soldiers have to find three out of four assigned points during the dark morning, and the same number during early day light hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Finding their way

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael McMillan, 1st Space Company engagement control team leader, left, and Private 1st Class Fabian Juarez, 1st Space Company engagement control shift leader, right, find the next marker on their topographic map at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2017. With limited to no visibility for more than half of the land navigation training, McMillan and Juarez encountered multiple obstacles along the way, including fallen trees, thorn-covered brush, four-foot-tall grass, vines, swamps and slick, unsteady ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Graphing points

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael McMillan, 1st Space Company engagement control team leader, left, and Private 1st Class Fabian Juarez, 1st Space Company engagement control shift leader, right, find the next marker on their topographic map at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2017. With limited to no visibility for more than half of the land navigation training, McMillan and Juarez encountered multiple obstacles along the way, including fallen trees, thorn-covered brush, four-foot-tall grass, vines, swamps and slick, unsteady ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Walking through the woods

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael McMillan, the 1st Space Company, Delta Detachment engagement control team leader, navigates his way through the woods as part of land navigation training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2017. Having land navigation training in rough, dense terrain, both during dark and light hours, puts an added level of difficulty on Soldiers, affording them an opportunity to learn in a new environment while gaining essential survival skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Plotting Points

U.S. Army Private 1st Class Fabian Juarez, Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company engagement control shift leader, left, and Sgt. Michael McMillan, Delta Detachment, 1st Space Company engagement control team leader, right, converse about the next plot on their topographic map at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2017. McMillan and Juarez were one of four teams who participated in land navigation training where teams were given a map with plotted points and had to make their way through dense forest terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Checked off the list

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Chojnacki, left, and Tech. Sgt. Laura Valentstein, both 176th Fighter Squadron F-110 jet engine mechanics, based out of Madison, Wisconsin, perform a final engine inspection at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. The 176th FS personnel worked approximately 4,000 hours in order to support their squadron deployed to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, enabling a greater force of deterrence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Technical Order

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Laura Valentstein, a 175th Fighter Squadron F-110 jet engine mechanic, based out of Madison, Wisconsin, reads a technical order at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. Valenstein is one of four Airmen from the 176th Fighter Squadron who is here supporting the 176th Fighter Squadron, repairing their F-110 jet engine models using Misawa AB’s centralized repair facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Fidgeting with aircraft engines

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Clements, a 176th Fighter Squadron F-110 jet engine mechanic, based out of Madison, Wisconsin, inserts a pin into an engine transfer at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 06, 2017. Under the Pacific Air Forces’ Theater Security Package, the 115th Fighter Wing deployed to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, for three months and four of their Airmen traveled to Misawa AB to utilize the only centralized repair facility in the Pacific Air Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Big jet check

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Chojnacki, left, and Tech. Sgt. Laura Valentstein, both 176th Fighter Ssquadron F-110 jet engine mechanics, based out of Madison, Wisconsin, perform a final engine inspection at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. The guardsmen deployed to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, under the U.S. Air Force’s Theater Security Package, but traveled to Misawa AB to fix engines used by their unit, which is currently deployed to Kunsan AB, as well as engines belonging to Misawa, Osan and Kunsan Air Bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie)
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Blue goop

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Laura Valentstein, a 176th Fighter Squadron F-110 jet engine mechanic, based out of Madison, Wisconsin, dips a cotton swab into blue dye at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. After an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine is certified as fully-functional at Misawa AB’s centralized repair facility, the egine’s primary sections are marked with blue dye during the final inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Tighten the helmet

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Cicci, a 35th Operations Support Squadron's aircrew flight equipment technician, tightens a helmet for Staff Sgt. Dylan Wyant, a 35th Fighter Wing information security systems officer, during the initial preparation for an F-16 Fighting Falcon familiarization flight at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2017. During a recent aviation training relocation to Tsuiki AB, two AFE technicians fitted and briefed four Airmen from various career fields on operating survival gear prior to flight. Fam flights provide Airmen from various career fields with a better understanding of what happens at the operational end of the spectrum and how their daily mission impacts the 13th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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