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A falcon’s night off

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon Rains, a 35th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations controller, roams around an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a night shift at Chitose Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2017. Due to being isolated on a foreign runway, U.S. personnel must have eyesight on the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team F-16 Fight Falcons at all times. If anything were to occur, 35th SFS personnel would work with Japan Air Self-Defense Force base operations and security personnel to ensure proper safety measures were completed. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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A bubble with a view

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force CH-47J crew chief assigned to the Air Reserve Wing, Flight Group Misawa Helicopter Airlift Squadron, looks out the window during a flight to Chitose Air Base, Japan, July 21, 2017. The ARW is located at JASDF Iruma Air Base, Japan, near the north of western Tokyo. The CH-47J was providing cargo to Chitose AB, which gave Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team members the opportunity to use this method of transportation. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Post-flight check lists

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force CH-47J crew chief assigned to the Air Reserve Wing, Flight Group Misawa Helicopter Airlift Squadron, conducts post-flight procedures upon arriving at Chitose Air Base, Japan, July 21, 2017. The ARW is located at JASDF Iruma Air Base, Japan, near the north of western Tokyo. The CH-47J was providing cargo to Chitose AB, which gave Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Demonstration Team members the opportunity to use this method of transportation. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Deana Heitzman)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Parks, a 35th Force Support Squadron food service technician, prepares salmon fillets in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. The secondary dining facility is open to all service members, but focuses their catering to flightline personnel in order to keep them well-fed, enabling maintainers to work at their optimal level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Parks, a 35th Force Support Squadron food service technician, prepares salmon fillets in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. The building was originally designed to be a flight kitchen, but was repurposed into a secondary dining facility later on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Parks, a 35th Force Support Squadron food service technician, prepares mashed potatoes in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. Two Airmen work opposite shifts maintaining continuity in the Falcon Feeder ordering all stock and preparing meals for flightline personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Falcon Feeder ‘soup’ports fight tonight posture

U.S. Air Force Airmen wait for their food in the Falcon Feeder at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2017. The Falcon Feeder adjusts their schedule for instances like surge weeks, which is an increased operations tempo, in order to accommodate flightline personnel and their shifts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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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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F-16 receives systems upgrades, boost tactical power

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sonethasinh Sayasaeng, a 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, installs the M7.1 upgrade to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. The M7.1 changes the way the aircraft physically interfaces with the pilot. Multiple changes to hands on throttle and stick functionality will enable pilots to more effectively use the display while keeping their hands on the controls of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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F-16 receives systems upgrades, boost tactical power

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sonethasinh Sayasaeng, a 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon for an M7.1 upgrade at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. The upgrade will provide pilots with more tactical information to be applied to dynamic missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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F-16 receives systems upgrades, boost tactical power

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sonethasinh Sayasaeng, left, shows Airman 1st Class Talon Cotterman, right, both 35th Maintenance Squadron avionics technicians, how to begin the M7.1 upgrade to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. Both aircraft maintenance unit personnel are working together to simultaneously phase the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons’ fleet into the new upgrade by Aug. 1, enabling emerging pilots to receive a finer quality of training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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