A crowd of co-workers, friends and family waits to greet Lt. Col. Robert Novotny, 67th Fighter Squadron commander, upon his return from a local training mission Feb. 12 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. On this mission, Colonel Novotny became one of only four pilots at Kadena to have surpassed 2,000 flying hours in the F-15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell Cannady)