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Eagles take Misawa skies

An F-15C Eagle takes off during an aviation training relocation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2017. Pilots and maintainers relocated from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to Misawa to conduct joint and bilateral operations with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s F-2s and the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Preparing for flight

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Kuhn, a 67th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle pilot, dons his oxygen mask prior to flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2017. Pilots and maintainers from Kadena Air Base, Japan, relocated to Misawa Air Base, Japan, due to its strategic location, ensuring contingency operations for airframes and units forward deployed across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Tap for good luck

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Ross, an 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, taps the wing of an F-15C Eagle prior to taxi at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2017. Airmen and pilots from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the 35th Fighter Wing, worked closely with Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots to strengthen their bilateral partnership across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Crew chief and a pilot’s dedication

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Kuhn, left, a 67th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle pilot, and Senior Airman Devin Ross, right, an 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, pause for a photo prior to flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2017. Pilots and maintainers from Kadena AB, Japan, relocated to Misawa AB, due to its strategic location, ensuring contingency operations for airframes and units forward deployed across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Seeing Eagles

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Ross, an 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, speaks with Capt. David Kuhn, a 67th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle pilot, during preflight check at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2017. Airmen and pilots from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the 35th Fighter Wing, worked closely with Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots to strengthen their bilateral partnership across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Preparing an Eagle

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Ruiz, left, an 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft electrical and environment technician, Senior Airman Devin Ross, center, an 18th AMXS crew chief, and Staff Sgt. Wesley Martinez, left, an 18th Component Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems craftsman, conducts preflight procedures on an F-15C Eagle at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2017. Pilots and maintainers relocated from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to Misawa to conduct joint and bilateral operations with F-16 Fighting Falcons and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s F-2s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Eagles soar with Wild Weasel Falcons

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devin Ross, an 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, conducts preflight procedures prior to an F-15C Eagle flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2017. Due to its strategic location in northern Japan, Misawa AB is a hub for contingency operations for airframes and units forward deployed across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. It is important during trainings like these to test the abilities of the pilots and maintainers who work alongside the aircraft. Ross is assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Reaching for gear

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle pilot reaches into the cockpit after arriving at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 7, 2017. Pilots and maintainers relocated from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to Misawa to conduct joint and bilateral operations with F-16 Fighting Falcons and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s F-2s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Panthers conduct sorties during ATR

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Neville, a 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, conducts a flight sortie above northern Japan, June 12, 2017. Neville and other 13th and 14th Fighter Squadron pilots joined Kadena Air Base, Japan, F-15C Eagle pilots to conduct air-to-air coverage and suppression of enemy air defense procedures during an aviation relocation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Weasels protect Japan skies

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Neville, a 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, banks right during a flight across Northern Japan, June 12, 2017. Neville and other 13th and 14th Fighter Squadron pilots joined Kadena Air Base, Japan, F-15C Eagle pilots to conduct air-to-air coverage and suppression of enemy air defense procedures during an aviation relocation training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Patiently standing by

An Airman assigned to the 18th Medical Group from Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists with an aeromedical evacuation in Aomori, Japan, June 15, 2017. Since the Misawa Air Base runway remains closed for construction, the 35th Medical Group relied on solidified friendships among the Japanese community to help coordinate the evacuation at the Aomori Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Sister meets NICU brother for the first time

Katherine and Emmeline McKeown, spouse and daughter of U.S. Air Force Capt. Connor McKeown, waves to Oliver McKeown through the Aomori Hospital window prior to the aeromedical evacuation in Aomori, Japan, June 16, 2017. For Emmeline, this was the first time seeing her brother. Once the neonatal intensive care unit team from the U.S. Navy hospital, Okinawa, Japan, prepared Oliver for the flight, they transferred him to the Aomori Airport for departure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Precious cargo

U.S. Air Force Maj. Margaret Dodd, a 18th Medical Operations Squadron neonatal intensive care unit nurse from Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists in lifting Oliver McKeown, son of Capt. Connor McKeown, during an aeromedical evacuation in Aomori, Japan, June 15, 2017. The coordination process also had to filter through the Aomori Airport Management Office, Theater Patient Movement Requirements Center, which builds the evacuation mission, source the aircraft and assign the aircrew and medical team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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The runway of Aomori Airport

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the Aomori Airport runway during an aeromedical evacuation in Aomori, Japan, June 15, 2017. Once the C-17 landed, a neonatal intensive care unit team from the U.S. Navy hospital, Okinawa, Japan, joined 35th Medical Group personnel to prepare the newborn for the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Waiting for evacuation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brek Halgren, the 35th Medical Support Squadron aeromedical evacuation NCO in charge, waits for the arrival of a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for an evacuation in Aomori, Japan, June 15, 2017. Since the Misawa Air Base runway remains closed for construction, the 35th Medical Group relied on solidified friendships among the Japanese to help coordinate the evacuation at the Aomori Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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