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)