Airman 1st Class Agustin Gonzales, 44th Fighter Squadron aircraft maintainer, performs final pre-flight checks with Capt. Jeffery Thomason, 44th FS pilot, before a mission on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces commander, recently announced Kadena's 44th FS, known as the "Vampire Bats," as winner of the Raytheon Trophy for 2012. (Courtesy photo by Jake Melampy)