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Cope Angel wings soar across mainland Japan

Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescuemen from Akita Air Base, Japan, respond to a simulated downed pilot as a UH-60J Black Hawk flies overhead during exercise Cope Angel 17 at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2017. All pilots are equipped with survival equipment for situations they would have to eject from their aircraft and wait to be rescued. The equipment includes life-saving survival equipment capable for use during an ejection and waiting for rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Cope Angel wings soar across mainland Japan

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force rescue team member gives a thumbs up to a UH-60J Black Hawk rescue team pilot from Akita Air Base, Japan, during the start of exercise Cope Angel 17 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2017. The exercise simulated the search and rescue of a down pilot. The rescue team flew to Draughon Range to recover the pilot and returned the patient to Misawa AB for examination at the 35th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Cope Angel wings soar across mainland Japan

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force rescue team from Akita Air Base, Japan, prepare a UH-60J Black Hawk for take-off at Misawa Air Base, Japan, during Cope Angel 17, Aug. 9, 2017. Cope Angel is a bilateral search and rescue exercise between the U.S. Air Force and Japan service members. This was the first time an exercise of this nature occured on mainland Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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Cope Angel wings soar across mainland Japan

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force rescue team member from Akita Air Base, Japan, places a “remove before flight” tag on a UH-60J Black Hawk after landing at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2017. U.S. Air Force and JASDF service members collaborated to conduct a joint search and rescue exercise called Cope Angel 17. JASDF personnel brought a simulated injured pilot back to Misawa AB for treatment by ambulance to the 35th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
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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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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 install the M7.1 upgrade to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. Misawa is receiving the M7.1, an avionics system upgrade, to further enhance the fleet’s readiness, situational awareness and tactical capabilities, ensuring Misawa provides the highest level of stability in the Indo-Asia- Pacific region and peace of mind for our allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Rubble on the runway

Japanese contractors conduct routine maintenance on the airfield at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2017. The runway become fully operational June 26, more than a week ahead of schedule. This gave the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons along with 35th Maintenance Group personnel the opportunity to return home to their friends and family early, while also displaying their abilities to move entire squadrons across the Pacific with little notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie Hutto)
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13th Fighter Squadron returns home

U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Moeller, 13th Fighter Squadron commander, children run to greet him after returning home from a temporary duty location at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2017. Moeller and his team of 13th FS pilots returned from Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to a newly refurbished airfield executed by the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron and their host nation counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Families meet pilots on the runway

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Doyle Pompa, the 35th Operations Groups vice commander, meets with his family after returning home from a temporary duty location at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2017. The 13th Fighter Squadron and 35th Maintenance Group personnel trained with Airmen from Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, while the flight line underwent routine maintenance. During their tenure at Kunsan, 35th Fighter Wing pilots enhanced readiness capabilities while training in unfamiliar territories with our allies within the Pacific Air Forces region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Perfecting Misawa’s runway

Japanese contractors conduct routine maintenance on the airfield at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2017. The runway become fully operational June 26, more than a week ahead of schedule. The construction repaired degrading asphalt, spanning 1,463 meters, solidifying the 35th Fighter Wing to continue projecting power within the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and supporting its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie Hutto)
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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during a dissimilar air combat-training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. The DAC-T is a practice of using various aircraft, while integrating with other national forces, to execute one common goal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots sit through a dissimilar air combat-training brief at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. The DAC-T allows for U.S. and JASDF pilots to identify any potential errors in their tactics, as well as visualize how working with other nations will be like during large force exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-2 Viper Zeros prepare for take-off during a dissimilar air combat-training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. The F-16s had the duty of providing a suppression of enemy air defenses and escorting the F-2s into the targets area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2 Viper Zeros wait on standby as F-16 Fighting Falcons prepare to deploy for a dissimilar air combat-training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. The F-16s escorted and cleared the area of enemy ground-to- air missiles and ensured the F-2s were not targeted as they focused on deploying their air-to- ground missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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Dissimilar air combat-training assures PACAF commitment

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots sit in a dissimilar air combat-training brief at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2017. During the brief, personnel discussed any mistakes, communication problems and tactic differences that occurred during the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrod Vickers)
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35th Fighter Wing brings fight to Keen Sword 2017

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Patrick O'Connell, a 35th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, checks flight controls during exercise Keen Sword 17, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2016. Exercises like Keen Sword are a decisive demonstration of the strength of the friendship between the people, and provide an indispensible field training environment for enhancing mutual understanding of each country's tactics, communication protocols, procedutres and general interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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35th Fighter Wing brings fight to Keen Sword 2017

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ryan Forystek, a 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, prepares to depart during exercise Keen Sword 17 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2016. Approximately 24 aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, honed in on joint-tactics, while breaking language barriers among the pilots. For more than 50 years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has been the foundation of peave and security in Northeast Asia and the cornerstone of U.S. engagement in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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35th Fighter Wing brings fight to Keen Sword 2017

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-2, flies to Hokkaido Port during bilateral exercise Keen Sword 17, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2016. The fundamental role of U.S. forces in Japan is to deter aggression and maintain peace and security in the region and is an essential component of the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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