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Cruising across Lake Ogawara

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Gergel, a power production journeyman with the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron and a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape support volunteer, poses for a photo on Lake Ogawara at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2016. Because there are only two SERE specialists on-station, training scenarios, like the water survival refresher course, depends on volunteers to help create the most realistic and hands-on training for 35th Fighter Wing pilots involved. Volunteers must know how to swim and be in good military standings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Preparing the USS Magnum

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists and cadre members prepare the USS Magnum, a training boat, on Lake Ogawara before beginning the practical part of the water survival refresher course, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2016. During the course, 35th Fighter Wing pilots undergo an hour of academic learning to discuss their kits in an open water environment, then demonstrate practical lessons in the water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Dragged for a cause

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Westly Hales, incoming 35th Fighter Wing chief of advanced programs, demonstrates a parachute drag across Lake Ogawara at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2016. Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists teach pilots how to properly and safely release themselves from a parachute being drug by the wind. Undergoing this training every three years is critical to the pilots because it may be the only time they are able to demonstrate these techniques before an emergency situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Rescue procedures

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Wesley Hales, incoming 35th Fighter Wing chief of advanced programs, demonstrates the proper way to be rescued via hoist hook on Lake Ogawara at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2016. During the practical lesson of the water survival refresher training, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialists review how to be rescued, parachute drags and disentanglements, and life raft living. Undergoing this training every three years is critical to the pilots because it may be the only time they are able to demonstrate these techniques before an emergency situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Classroom SERE instruction

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Allchin, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist with the 35th Operations Support Squadron, instructs two pilots during a water survival refresher course, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2016. Allchin is one of two SERE specialists on-station and ensures all pilots are equipped and informed on how to survive long periods of time across an open water environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Patrolling the flight line

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Curtis Campbell, the bird aircraft strike coordinator with the 35th Fighter Wing, watches a bird fly over the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2016. The BASH team is responsible for patrolling the airfield and eliminating any hazards, including bird migration, which could cause problems for takeoffs and landings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Keeping the flight line safe

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Curtis Campbell, the bird aircraft strike coordinator with the 35th Fighter Wing, poses for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2016. On days where birds pose a threat, the BASH team relies on their passive measures to keep the flight line bird-free and uses their active measures during isolated incidents posing a threat. Their passive measures consist of BASH cannons, anti-perching spikes, deceased bird decoys on airfield systems and routine grass cutting. These tools promote an unsafe environment for the birds, like a farmer’s scarecrow warding them away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Retrieving ammo

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Curtis Campbell, the bird aircraft strike coordinator with the 35th Fighter Wing, grabs ammunition before going to the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2016. Campell and his BASH team use an assortment of ammo, including cracker, birdshot and buckshot rounds, to scare or eliminate birds within the airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Working into the night

A construction crew works late into the night to pour asphalt on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The construction plays a vital role, ensuring the continuation of the 35th Fighter Wing’s mission of providing worldwide deployable forces. (Courtesy photo)
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Laying asphalt

A 35th Civil Engineer Squadron crew works late into the night to pour asphalt on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The construction plays a vital role, ensuring the continuation of the 35th Fighter Wing’s mission of providing worldwide deployable forces. (Courtesy photo)
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Layers of asphalt

Three different asphalt lifts are displayed on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jul. 26, 2016. Lifts are asphalt surfaces applied in layers to ensure optimum compaction and density is met. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Fresh paint

Civil engineering crews mark the runway at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 31, 2016. The project cost more than $2.1 million, using four milling machines, two pavers, 76 dump trucks and approximately 80 on-site personnel, ultimately enhancing the longevity of the runway. (Courtesy photo)
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Flightline asphalt

A layer of asphalt on the flightline is exposed at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jul. 26, 2016. Due to the high volume of aircraft using the runway, the west section’s pavement surface was highly degraded, resulting in a need for a repairs. The 3,840 cubic meters of asphalt laid on the flightline spans a surface length of approximately 1,200 feet by 150 feet wide, with 50 feet of shoulder width. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Assembling breakout box

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nary Kong-Choup, a team member with the 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics intermediate section electronic warfare section, assembles a breakout box at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2016. Kong-Choup was one of seven Airmen who took the initiative on building this device, saving time and requiring less manpower to operate. The apparatus connects to parts on F-16 Fighting Falcons, called line replacement units, and inspects the integrity of electrical pathways. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)
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Old procedures

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Felipe Rosario, the team lead of the 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics intermediate section electronic warfare section, demonstrates how troubleshooting line replaceable units was done prior to the creation of a breakout box and line replaceable unit extension cables at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2016. Airmen from the avionics flight recently developed a breakout box and cables to connect to the LRUs instead of doing it manually, making the process more efficient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)
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Avionics invention

A breakout box and line replaceable unit extension cables lie on a counter in the avionics shop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2016. The device was created by the 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics flight to help speed up continuity checks on LRUs which inspect the integrity of electrical pathways. LRUs are aircraft parts found in F-16 Fighting Falcons that allow a pilot to interact with the jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)
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Helicopter on minesweeper

An MH-53E Sea Dragon lands on the JS Uraga while taking part in the 2016 Mine Countermeasures Exercise in Mutsu Bay, Japan, July 22, 2016. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel’s crew teamed up with the U.S. Navy helicopter’s unit to train for the boat landing aspect of mine countermeasures. By improving response times and strengthening relations, the services aim to not only become more adept at their mission, but also to deter their enemy’s willingness to mine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)
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Returning from receiving aircraft

Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force walk along the helicopter landing pad of the JS Uraga while taking part in Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2JA in Mutsu Bay, Japan, July 22, 2016. While the U.S. Navy trained on boat landings, the JMSDF crew focused on receiving and securing aircraft on their vessel. If an actual mine threat were to arise, the two services could work together to eliminate it using resources like explosive ordnance disposal units, minesweeper ships and mine countermeasure helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)
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Helicopter landing

Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force prepare to receive an MH-53E Sea Dragon aboard the JS Uraga, while taking part in Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2JA in Mutsu Bay, Japan, July 22, 2016. The 99-foot-long helicopter has two missions: airborne mine counter measure and navy vertical onboard delivery. During the exercise, the U.S. Navy operated out of Misawa Air Base, Japan, to practice these missions while improving interoperability with the JMSDF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)
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Enjoying the ride

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Morgan Boltz, a naval aircrewman with the Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, Detachment 2A, looks out of the window of an MH-53E Sea Dragon while taking part in Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2JA near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2016. The annual bilateral exercise took place between the U.S. and Japan from July 15 to 30, with the goal of strengthening interoperability and mine countermeasure capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)
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