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WOOD

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dakota Newton, Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team safety observer, throws up the 'wood' symbol while Staff Sgt. Steven Pedrick, a PACAF F-16 Demo Team crew chief, marshalls him to his parking spot at at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Dec. 1, 2017. The crew arrived nearly a week early to get a better sense of where the spectators will be in relation to the geographic references, allowing the demo team to execute a flawless show, as well as to conduct a training scenario with Nyutabaru AB's F-15Js. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team based at Misawa Air Base, Japan, promotes positive relations between the United States and nations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Flying low

U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Smeeding, the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team pilot, banks during the Nyutabaru Air Show at Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Dec. 03, 2017. Smeeding performed 15 maneuvers during the 15-minute display of the F-16 Fighting Falcon’s capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Selfie time

U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Smeeding, the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team pilot, takes a selfie with a Japanese locals during the Nyutabaru Air Festival, at Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2017. Making personal contact with local nationals on and off the flight line continually allows for the U.S. to strangthen bilateral ties with our host nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Signing Autographs

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Pedrick, right, a PACAF F-16 Demo Team crew chief, signs a photo for a Japanese local during the Nyutabaru Air Festival at at Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2017. While their primary focus is to showcase the jet’s capabilities, community engagement plays a big role. For some of the air festival attendees, this was their first interaction with Americans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Under Pressure

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Bolles, a Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team crew chief, checks tire pressure at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2017. Bolles, along with the rest of the team of 12, worked all day to ensure the jets were in top-notch shape for the Nyutabura Air Show, being held Dec. 3. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team based at Misawa Air Base, Japan, promotes positive relations between the United States and nations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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prep time

U.S. Air Force Maj. Richard Smeeding, the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration team pilot, prepares for a flight at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2017. The team arrived almost a week prior to the Nyutabura Air Show, to ensure proper preparation for the two-day air show and to execute a training scenario alongside Nyutabaru AB's F-15Js. The PACAF Demo Team based at Misawa Air Base, Japan, promotes positive relations between the United States and nations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, showcasing its capabilities to approximately 100,000 spectators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Looking through binoculars

Japan Air Self-Defense Force member Master Sgt. Taira Nakatsu, an air traffic controller with the Air Traffic Control Squadron, looks through binoculars as an aircraft approaches Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, 2017. The tower is responsible for all operations of flight and ground movement, ensuring safety at all times. Misawa ATCs provide a safe and efficient flow of aircraft to and from the airfield. The Kouku-Jieitai members coordinate aircraft movement, sequencing and provide safety advisories to all airfield users. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Switch board operations

Japan Air Self-Defense Force member Staff Sgt. Takayuki Narumi, an air traffic controller with the Air Traffic Control Squadron, assess movements on a switch board at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, 2017. The tower is responsible for all operations of flight and ground movement, ensuring safety at all times. The lives of those in the air heavily depend on the ATCs in the tower to safely guide them away from elements they can’t see while thousands of feet in the sky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Main frame

Japan Air Self-Defense Force members Chief Master Sgt. Mikio Arai, left, Senior Airman Shiyo Hamada, center, and Tech. Sgt. Tatsuya Ichikawa, all air traffic controllers with the JASDF ATC squadron, monitor radar systems in the radar approach control system room at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, 2017. The RAPCON room of the tower has direct lines of communication with every first responder flight on base, ensuring pilot safety in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Phone switch board

Japan Air Self-Defense Force air traffic controllers monitor radar systems in the radar approach control system room at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, 2017. The RAPCON room of the tower has direct lines of communication with every first responder flight on base, ensuring pilot safety in case of an emergency. Through highly efficient radar systems, the tower and radar approach center within the ATCS can do just that. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Lighting the way

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David McLemore, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician apprentice, takes out new lighting for a broken sign at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 23, 2017. Every morning the airfield lighting team, consisting of McLemore and Japanese partner Sawagami Kenichi, a 35th CES airfield light team member, goes to base operations to get a list of broken lighting and signs. McLemore inspected one of the signs on the list and realized a light inside needed to be replaced, ensuring runway safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Getting the repairs

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Sanchez, left, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield management operations supervisor, hands Airman 1st Class David McLemore, right, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician apprentice, a list of broken runway lights and signs at Misawa Air Base Japan, Aug. 23, 2017. Every morning the airfield lighting team, consisting of McLemore and Japanese partner Sawagami Kenichi, a 35th CES airfield light team member, goes to base operations to get a list of broken lighting and signs, from there they repair those damages and continue searching the rest of the flight line for any lighting discrepancies, fixing all issues they can on the spot—ensuring runway functionality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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repairing lights

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David McLemore, right, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician apprentice, and Japanese National Sawagami Kenichi, left, a 35th CES airfield light team member, refurbishes lighting fixtures at Misawa Air Base Japan, Aug. 23, 2017. McLemore and Kenichi spend most of the day on the flight line looking for broken or burnt out components, repairing them on the spot. Once complete on the flight line, they go back to the vault where they refurbish broken lighting fixtures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Flushed edge lighting unit

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David McLemore, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician apprentice, removes a light from a flushed edge light at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 23, 2017. Flushed edge lighting provides pilots with the edge of the runway, enabling them to properly take-off and land. Without the airfield lighting team the entire mission is endangered of coming to an abrupt halt and can threaten the life of a pilot if not repaired in a timely manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Attaching housing unit

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David McLemore, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician apprentice, tightens a screw on new lighting circuit board at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 23, 2017. McLemore is a part of a two-man team who look at every light on the runway, taxiway and flight line, ensuring maximum safety for every pilot who takes-off or lands. The two work with airfield management and the tower to send power to each of the different lighting components to ensure all lights are fully functional. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Tightening a screw

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David McLemore, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician apprentice, tightens a screw on a sign at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 23, 2017. Mclemore is part of a two-man team that looks at every light on the runway, taxiway and flight line, ensuring maximum safety for every pilot who takes-off or lands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Bilateral light repairs

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David McLemore, right, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician apprentice, removes part of the sign while Japanese National Sawagami Kenichi, left, a 35th CES airfield light team member, holds the top-housing of the sign at Misawa Air Base Japan, Aug. 23, 2017. McLemore and Kenichi repaired two burnt out lightbulbs as part of a broken lighting list given to the lighting team by airfield management. Airfield management conducts a nightly inspection, writing discrepancies down and repairing problems as well as scouring the runway for any other lighting issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Providing information

U.S. Air Force Airman Aruna Cruickshank, center right, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield management shift lead, and Airman Israel Rodriguez, center middle, 35th OSS airfield management operations coordinator, assist Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez, middle, a 1st Marine Aircraft Wing combat correspondent, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 8, 2017. Cruickshank and Rodriguez have a vast array of responsibility, ensuring the runway is clear of foreign objects and debris as well communicating hazards to pilots, making sure aircraft maintain their ability to take off at a moment’s notice to provide security throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Calling the tower

U.S. Air Force Airman Aruna Cruickshank, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield management shift lead from Tampa, Florida, speaks with the air traffic control tower, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 8, 2017. Cruickshank keeps the runway clear of foreign objects and debris while communicating hazards to pilots; ensure aircraft maintain their ability to take off at a moment’s notice, maintaining the “fight tonight” mentality. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Taxiing on the runway

U.S. Air Force Airman Aruna Cruickshank, a 35th Operations Support Squadron airfield management shift lead from Tampa, Florida, watches a C-17 Globemaster III, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, taxis on the runway at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 8, 2017. One of the many tasks Cruickshank routinely conducts is driving behind "heavy" aircraft ensuring no foreign objects and debris are left behind when landing on the runway. Providing a clear and safe runway is vital for F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots to conduct their day-to-day mission while providing power projection in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Unlike the C-17, fighter aircraft are much more susceptible to FOD damage caused by small pebble left by the heavy lift aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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