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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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Checking the seal

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Wyant 35th Fighter Wing, information security systems officer, connects an oxygen mask to a combined aircrew system tester during the initial preparation for an F-16 Fighting Falcon familiarization flight at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2017. Four Airmen were chosen to receive familiarization flights in order to show them how their individual career fields contribute to accomplishing the 13th Fighter Squadron's mission. Security forces, aircrew flight equipment, communications and maintenance Airmen were selected for these familiarization flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Prior to take-off

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Wesley Hales, left, the 13th Fighter Squadron director of operations, talks with Airman 1st Class Christopher Butler, right, a 35th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, prior to takeoff at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. Butler was one of four Airmen who experienced the g-forces and maneuverability of the F-16 Fighting Falcon during a familiarization flight. The fam flyer program helps Airmen who support the F-16 mission to better understand how their duties directly impact the success of those missions.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Checking the size

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Cicci, a 13th Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, checks the size of a flight suit prior to preparing an F-16 Fighting Falcon familiarization flight flyer during an aviation training relocation to Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2017. Cicci was one of four fam flyers to get a firsthand look into a pilot’s daily mission. The pilots elected to fly security forces, aircrew flight equipment, communications and maintenance Airmen during this ATR because it bridged the gap between pilots and other career fields, overall enhancing the warrior mentality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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CP!

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Cicci, a 35th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, holds up ‘C’, representing the 13th Fighter Squadrons motto “Cave Putorium” prior to an F-16 Fighting Falcon familiarization flight at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. Cicci is responsible for helmets, oxygen masks, harnesses and all life-saving equipment pilots use in-flight. He explained physically experiencing the equipment he works on every day provided him with a greater understanding of his job’s importance and how he can now better explain the use of the equipment to other flyers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Pure happiness

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Colby Means, a 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons expediter, smiles after getting buckled into the backseat of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an aviation training relocation to Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. Means has loaded munitions onto the F-16 for three years. The goal of the flight was to familiarize individuals with aviation-related responsibilities with the F-16 and the missions they make possible for pilots to complete every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Ready, step

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Wesley Hales, left, the 13th Fighter Squadron director of operations, and Staff Sgt. Dylan Wyant, a 35th Fighter Wing information security systems officer, walk to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2017. Four Airmen who provide underlying support to flying operations received familiarization flights. Wyant was the first to receive a flight during the aviation training relocation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Disinfecting an oxygen mask

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Harrison, a 35th Operations Support Squadron's aircrew flight equipment technician, wipes the inside of an oxygen mask after a flight during an aviation training relocation to Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 2, 2017. The 35th OSS AFE technicians fix helmets, oxygen masks, harnesses and all life-saving equipment and provided the highest level of attention to detail to a pilot’s gear because it is the difference between life and death. Their motto is "When everything else fails, we are the last ones to let them down." (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Mission planning

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots from the 14th Fighter Squadron, U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers pilots assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134 and Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces 1st Air Defense Artillery Brigade based out of Okushiri Island, Japan, conduct a pre-brief during exercise Iron Spear at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. The 1st ADA Battalion mission is to defend Japan against aerial attack aircraft by using surface-to-air missiles systems. Whereas the suppression of enemy air defense mission destroys enemy air defensives, which prevent striker aircraft from going in and dropping bombs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Shine bright like a diamond

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 35th Fighter Wing prepares for take-off during Iron Spear at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. Approximately 300 JGSDF assigned to the 1st Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Okushiri Island, Japan, participated in the exercise with more than 40 pilots and 18 electronic warfare officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Going Growlers Grace the sky

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler with the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134, takes off during Iron Spear at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. Through joint, bilateral planning and mission execution, approximately 300 JGSDF assigned to the 1st Air Defense Artillery Brigade alongside 40 pilots and 18 electronic warfare officers practiced their suppression of enemy air defense and counter air defense skills among the skies at Okushiri Island, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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It just flew on by

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 35th Fighter Wing takes off during exercise Iron Spear at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. The 14th Fighter Squadron F-16s, U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force banded together to practice an array of offensive firepower during exercise Iron Spear, Oct. 11 through 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Clouds, jets and missions

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 35th Fighter Wing prepares for take-off during Iron Spear at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. Pilots from the 14th Fighter Squadron and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler with the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134, flew a total of 66 sorties over three days during exercise Iron Spear, pitting Misawa's Wild Weasels against the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in simulated combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Just breathe

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Forystek, a 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, attaches his oxygen breathing mask before flight during exercise Iron Spear at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2017. Iron Spear is an annual exercise testing the reliability and viability of the 35th Fighter Wing F-16s and pilots’ tactics against surface-to-air missile threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Embassy representatives tour Misawa AB

Rachel Brunette-Chen, left, the Consulate General of the United States of America Sapporo, Japan, and Heather Wallach, right, the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan, political military affairs political officer, tour the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. During the tour, both Brunette-Chen and Wallach spoke with U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, the 35th FW commander, about the base’s relationship with the local Japanese community and what plans Jobe envisions for the wing in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Embassy representatives tour Misawa AB

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Naoki Aizawa, a 3rd Air Wing F-2 Mitsubishi pilot, speaks with U.S. embassy representatives at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. The visit provided the U.S. representatives with a chance to see the 35th Fighter Wing’s mission up close as well as survey the strong U.S., Japan partnership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Embassy representatives tour Misawa AB

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Naoki Aizawa, left, speaks with Heather Wallach, right, the U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan, political military affairs political officer, during a tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. The F-2 Mitsubishi is a multirole fighter derived from the U.S. Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon, which highlights the two nations' bilateral partnership and the mission focus at Misawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Embassy representatives tour Misawa AB

U.S. Embassy representatives speak with U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. The representatives examined an F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 Mitsubishi, while learning the capabilities and various munitions each aircraft carries during sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Embassy representatives tour Misawa AB

U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, left, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, talks with Rachel Brunette-Chen, center, the Consulate General of the United States of America Sapporo, Japan, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. During the visit, Airmen from the 35th FW and Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Air Wing briefed Brunette-Chen on Team Misawa’s capabilities in providing a strong presence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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U.S. Embassy representatives tour Misawa AB

Rachel Brunette-Chen, the Consulate General of the United States of America Sapporo, Japan, looks at munitions during a base tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. Along with viewing a multitude of munitions, Brunette-Chen visited the flight line to see Team Misawa Airmen in action who execute 35th Fighter Wing’s ability to accomplish missions within the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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