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Osprey is approved for takeoff

U.S. Marine Corps joint terminal attack controllers communicate with a MV-22 Osprey during takeoff in Hokkaido, Japan, for a media day event during exercise Northern Viper 17Aug. 18, 2017. Misawa Air Base has been a hub for U.S. Marine personnel and aircraft, exercising Team Misawa’s ability to thrive with an influx of other service members. Various agencies, including the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels flight, 35th Force Support Squadron, 35th Medical Group, 35th Fighter Wing public affairs office and many more, offered equipment, resources and personnel to assist in sustaining NV17 training operations and objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)

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Fascinated by munitions

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Monica, left, a lead standardization crew member, and Senior Airman Robert Carter, right, a weapons load crew member, both with the 35th Maintenance Group, show the ignitor cable of an AGM-65 Maverick to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. The AGM-65 Maverick is a tactical, air-to-surface guided missile designed for close air support and the defense suppression mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Knowledge is power

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Monica, left, a lead standardization crew member with the 35th Maintenance Group, describes the variety of munitions locally stored to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. The 35th MXG was one of several stops on their three-day tour. The JGSDF soldiers learned about the different warfighter capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Boom goes the dynamite

Sgt. 1st Class Kimihrio Shibazaki, an infantryman with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, right, initiates the percussion actuated neutralizer as Capt. Robert Pukay-Martin, 35 Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal flight commander, left, shares how he uses the device during contingency operations during a three-day English comprehensive tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. A PAN is a tool that explosive ordinance disposal technicians use to disarm improvised explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Strenght through unity

A U.S. Air Force Airman and Japan Ground Self -Defense Force soldiers inspect a shock tube during a three-day tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. The shock tube is used by explosive ordinance disposal technicians to initiate a percussion actuated neutralizer in order to simulate a small scale explosion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Got 'em!

Drake, a military working dog with the 35th Security Forces Squadron, attacks Sgt. Shintarou Kinkuta, a military police member with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during a three-day tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. On the first day, 29 JGSDF soldiers divided into groups by career field pairing up with their respective Air Force unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Observing CATM

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers observe a weapons qualifying course in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. JGSDF soldiers spent three days shadowing U.S. Airmen so they could apply the English they learned over the past three months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Navy EA-18G mission brief

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kevin Volpe, VAQ-135 electronic warfare officer, briefs Japanese and Republic of Korea colonels and lieutenant colonels on the mission and capabilities of the EA-18G Growler at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2016. The Japanese and Republic of Korea leaders are a part of a Senior Officers Leadership Course touring Japanese military installations across the Aomori Prefecture and Hokkaido, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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Navy P-8 Poseidon tour

Japanese and Republic of Korea colonels and lieutenant colonels tour inside a Navy P-8 Poseidon during a leg of the Senior Officers Leadership Course at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2016. These leaders are touring military installations across Northern Japan while learning the missions and capabilities of each installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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Navy P-8 Poseidon capabilities brief

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Chad Barkley, the VP-10 Command Task Group 72.2 Naval liaison officer, speaks with Japanese and Republic of Korea colonels and lieutenant colonels on the mission and capabilities of the Navy P-8 Poseidon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2016. In addition to seeing the P-8, Japanese and Republic of Korea leaders received a mission brief on the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Air Force’s presence in Misawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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35th Fighter Wing mission brief

U.S. Air Force Col. Travis Rex, the 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, briefs Japanese and Republic of Korea colonels and lieutenant colonels about the 35th FW mission and the F-16 Fighting Falcon’s capabilities at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2016. These 49 leaders are a part of the Senior Officers Leadership Course and included Japanese navy, army and air force leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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Navy EA-18G capabilities brief

U.S. Navy Lt. Shaun Randall, the Naval Air Facility Misawa VAQ-135 training officer, briefs Japanese and Republic of Korea colonels and lieutenant colonels on the mission and capabilities of the EA-18G Growler at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2016. In addition to seeing the EA-18G, Japanese and Republic of Korea leaders listened to a mission brief on the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Air Force’s presence in Misawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)

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