EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Kenichira Watanabe, missile operator, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, aims a Type 91 Sam-2 Surface to Air missile launcher at enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Kenichira Watanabe, missile operator, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, uses a Type 91 Sam-2 Surface to Air missile launcher at enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Keiichire Tsunekado, missile operator, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, scouts for incoming enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Technical Sgt. Tetsuo Totan, missile operator, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, watches for enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Kenichira Watanabe, missile operator, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, uses a Type 91 Sam-2 Surface to Air missile launcher at enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Kenichira Watanabe (left), Staff Sgt. Kensuke Hamanishi (right), missile operator, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, watches for enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – A missile operator with the Japanese Air Self Defense Force launches smokey sams at enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Kenichira Watanabe (center) and Staff Sgt. Tomokazu Zmae (left), missile operators, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, aim a Type 91 Sam-2 Surface to Air missile launcher at enemy aircraft while Staff Sgt. Kensuke Hamanishi (right), missile operator, JASDF watches for enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – Tech. Sgt. Tetsuo Totan, missile operator, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, launches smokey sams at enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Staff Sgt. Kenichira Watanabe, missile operator, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, uses a Type 91 Sam-2 Surface to Air missile launcher to take out enemy aircraft on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska 07-3 July 24. With 67,000 square miles of rugged terrain, Japanese Forces are able to train tracking low flying aircrafts against a mountain back drop; this type of training is unavailable to them at their home station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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Rising Sun at Red Flag

Published July 26, 2007