U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Byron Cole, left, a Pacific Air Forces F-16 Demonstration Team crew chief, Master Sgt. Jeff Parker, middle, PACAF F-16 Demo Team superintendent and Staff Sgt. Steven Pedrick, right, a PACAF F-16 Demo Team crew chief, talk after a takeoff at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Dec. 1, 2017. The crew arrived nearly a week early to get a better sense of where the spectators will be in relation to the geographic references, allowing the demo team to execute a flawless show, as well as to conduct a training scenario with Nyutabaru AB's F-15Js. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team based at Misawa Air Base, Japan, promotes positive relations between the United States and nations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)