With the help of Airman 1st Class Jon Knapp (right), Senior Airman Alexander Davison, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, takes out a stake to mark a cordoned parameter of a potential unexploded ordnance during an exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20. Using the marker helps ensure others don't enter the potentially hazardous area. This scenario, which tested the 18 EMS's ability to respond to a simulated UXO, was part of Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise held here. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)

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Members of the 18th Operational Support Squadron use a litter to transport a simulated injured Airman to an alternate facility during a building evacuation scenario at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19. This scenario, which tested the 18th OSS's ability to evacuate and secure a building until security forces personnel arrive, was part of Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise held here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Lt. Col. David Mineau, 18th Operations Support Squadron commander, refers to his Airman's Manual to determine the best method to treat a simulated injury during a building evacuation scenario at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19. This scenario, which tested the 18th OSS's ability to tend to injured personnel until medical assistance arrive, was part of Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise held here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Lt. Col. David Mineau, 18th Operations Support Squadron commander, and Major Milad Youssef, 18th Operations Support Squadron assistant director of operations, lift a simulated injured person onto a litter during a building evacuation scenario at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19. This scenario, which tested the 18th OSS's ability to tend to injured personnel and transport them to a safe location, was part of Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise held here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Lt. Col. David Mineau, 18th Operations Support Squadron commander, and Tech. Sgt. Christian Risinger, 18th Operations Support Squadron aviation resource manager, check on the health of a simulated injured Airman during a building evacuation scenario at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19. This scenario, which tested the 18th OSS’s ability evacuate a building after being attacked and provide care to the casualties, was part of Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise held here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Members of the 18th Security Forces Squadron use equipment from a first aid kit to treat simulated injuries at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19. This scenario, which tested the 18th SFS's ability to respond to a building attack and provide care to injured personnel, was part of Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise held here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Staff Sgt. James Stone, 18th Security Forces Squadron, radios information about a simulated building evacuation to his command at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19. This scenario, which tested the 18th SFS's ability to respond to a building attack with casualties, was part of Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise held here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Tech.Sgt.James Lewis, 18th Security Forces Squadron assistant flight chief, and Tech. Sgt. Rashaan Epraim, 18th SFS flight chief, apprehend a suspect who allegedly ''assaulted'' her boyfriend as part of an exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan 18. This scenario was part of Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise focused on staying prepared for real world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)

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Airman 1st Class Julian Royal, 18th Force Support Squadron food service apprentice, gives a midnight meal to Senior Airman Efrain Vazquez, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental systems technician, at the Marshall Dining Facility at Kadena Air Base, Jan. 18. Many Airmen ate late night meals at the dining facility while participating in Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise held here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)

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Team Kadena kicks off local readiness exercise

Published Jan. 18, 2011
18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Kadena is participating in Beverly High 11-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise being held here through the end of the week. The LORE tests the base's ability to defend Japan and maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region.