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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Capt. Christopher Nations, 14th Fighter Squadron pilot, points his F-16 Fighting Falcon nose-low and banks right, performing a high-G turn May 6. The maneuver is part of a 14th FS demo team practice. As the aircraft turns hard through the sky, water vapor is compressed against the body of the aircraft, creating the familiar condensation trails associated with aircraft flight. (U.S. Air Force photo\Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)


14th FS crew practices to be called PACAF Demo Team

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Capt. Christopher Nations, 14th Fighter Squadron pilot, points his F-16 Fighting Falcon nose-low and banks right, performing a high-G turn May 6. The maneuver is part of a 14th FS demo team practice. As the aircraft turns hard through the sky, water vapor is compressed against the body of the aircraft, creating the familiar condensation trails associated with aircraft flight. (U.S. Air Force photo\Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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A Boeing 767-800ER aircraft sits on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 23, 2017. According to Tech. Sgt. Daniel Yerkes, the 730th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location Bravo air terminal ground handling services contracting officer representatives NCO in charge, customers are encouraged to use space-available to travel from Sept. through May to avoid the permanent change of station season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
A commercial aircraft takes off at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2017. While the flightline is closed, Misawa residents can fly commercially to Yokota Air Base, Japan, and use the space-available program available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Winston Jeanpierre, the 610th Air Combat Flight director of operations, waits to exit the terminal at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 23, 2017. Personnel can use the Space-Aavailable program at any base with an Air Mobility Command terminal. Members can apply for Space-A by going to the Air Mobility Command website and filling out an application. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
A Boeing 767-800ER aircraft sits on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 23, 2017. For a list of bases who offer Space-Available, visit the www.amc.af.mil website. The plane landed drop-off passengers to Misawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron taxi an aircraft at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 23, 2017. With the flightline closure, personnel can use other commercial airports to fly throughout the Indo-Asia- Pacific region and to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
U.S. Air Force Airmen and families exit from the rotator at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 23, 2017. The terminal processes approximately 2,500 people for Space-Available. Space-A is the utilization of any vacant aircraft seating to charter military members to various AMC terminals for a low-cost fee. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ken Leon Guerrero, a fuels laboratory technician with the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, looks at previous fuel records at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2017. Fuels technicians perform checks twice a day, ensuring the quality of the fuel is not contaminated. Without fuel, jets could not assist in enhancing our presence in the region by strategically distributing our posture over a wider geographic range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)