U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Glen Frazier, 31st Rescue Squadron commander, briefs U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Mark Rudes, U.S. Pacific Command senior enlisted leader, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Douglas McIntyre, 5th Air Force command chief, on the 31st RQS's mission on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2013. The 31st RQS trains, equips and employs combat ready pararescue specialists. The pararescuemen are experts in medical care and small-unit tactics providing survivor contact, treatment and extraction during combat rescue operations in hostile or denied territory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Lindsey, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman, cuts into a car during a vehicle extrication demonstration on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2013. Vehicle extrication removes a person who has been involved in a motor vehicle accident from the vehicle when conventional means of exit are impossible or inadvisable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Douglas McIntyre, 5th Air Force command chief, tries to get a simulated victim out of a vehicle during a vehicle extrication demonstration with the 31st Rescue Squadron on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2013. The 31st RQS trains, equips and employs combat ready pararescue specialists. The pararescuemen are experts in medical care and small-unit tactics providing survivor contact, treatment and extraction during combat rescue operations in hostile or denied territory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, 18th Wing command chief, helps U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Mark Rudes, U.S. Pacific Command senior enlisted leader, with a pararescueman ruck sack during a vehicle extrication demonstration on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2013. Rudes wanted to see what was expected of pararescuemen first hand. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, 18th Wing command chief, draws blood from Capt. Tina Enriquez, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2013. The 18th AES establishes and operates aeromedical evacuation systems while deployed, including a mobile staging facility, evacuation command and control, and crews for worldwide operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)

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U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Mark Rudes, U.S. Pacific Command senior enlisted leader, handles a mini-gun on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2013. Rudes was given a detailed tour of the helicopter during his visit to the flight line and was given an explanation on some of the different functions of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, 18th Wing command chief, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Charles Vignettes, 18th Operations Group superintendent, U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Mark Rudes, U.S. Pacific Command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Douglas McIntyre, 5th Air Force command chief, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Maucieri, 18th Maintenance Group maintenance superintendent, look at the 18th Munitions Squadron bomb dump during a U.S. Pacific Command visit on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 6, 2013. Rudes and McIntyre visited Kadena to get a better understanding of Pacific Air Forces operations and address any issues and concerns of Airmen in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)

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USPACOM enlisted leaders interact with Kadena Airmen

Published March 7, 2013