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Training missions continue through holiday season

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Kris Person checks his helmet to make sure its in proper working order, prior to a flight. Captain Person is one of several Airmen who will be spending the holidays flying training missions upholding the Treaty of Mutual Agreement between the United States and Japan. The captain is assigned to the 18th Operations Support Squadron as a electronic combat officer and flies with the 44th Fighter Squadron. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Garcia)
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Training missions continue through holiday season

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Kris Person checks his helmet to make sure its in proper working order, prior to a flight. Captain Person is one of several Airmen who will be spending the holidays flying training missions upholding the Treaty of Mutual Agreement between the United States and Japan. The captain is assigned to the 18th Operations Support Squadron as a electronic combat officer and flies with the 44th Fighter Squadron. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Garcia) (Cleared by Staff Sgt. Kenya Shiloh-Released)
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Santa visits the Philippines

Will Rioseco, a gunner’s mate with SEAL Team 5, Coronado, CA, and SGT Brian Bochat, an administrative NCO with the 1/19th Special Forces Group, Army National Guard, based in Camp Williams, Utah, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Fred Grant, a special operations weather NCO with the 181st Weather Flight, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas, distribute gifts to children of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. All three service members are deployed to Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines (JSOTF-P). (Photo by SGT Tim Meyer, JSOTF-P Public Affairs)
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On-call for the holidays

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Ricardo Torrez Jr. dons his helmet during a training event Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Airman Torrez is an 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter and will be on duty during the holiday season. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Sheila DeVera)
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On-call through the holidays

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Ricardo Torrez Jr. puts his gear on during a training event Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Airman Torrez is an 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter and will be on duty during the holiday season. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Sheila DeVera)
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First C-17 mission to South Pole a success

SOUTH POLE -- The first C-17 airdrop mission to the South Pole was completed Dec 19, that delivered approximately 70,000 pounds of supplies. The airdrop’s success is due to the combined effort of Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica Operation Deep Freeze, 62nd Airlift Wing, 446th Airlift Wing, 82nd Airborne Division, Royal New Zealand Defense Force, National Science Foundation and Raytheon Polar Services Corporation personnel. By validating the C-17 capability of conducting an airdrop at the Geographical South Pole, JTF-SFA Operation Deep Freeze demonstrated its ability to provide mid-winter emergency re-supply and flexible support to the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program. Operation Deep Freeze is a unique joint and total force mission that first anchored U.S. National Policy in Antarctica in1955. (Photos by Forest Banks, Raytheon, Inc.)
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On-call during the holidays

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Terry Roberts Jr. puts his gear on during a training event Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Airman Roberts is an 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter and will be on duty during the holiday season. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Sheila DeVera)
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Heavy Lifting

Staff Sgt. Michael Schwanke stands behind a bar with 675 pounds, the same amount of weight he lifted at the 8th Army powerlifting competition. In order to get that much weight on a bar, 14 45-pound plates were added. Through years of workouts, he has developed a 47 inch chest, 18.5 inch biceps and 29.5 inch thighs. (Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael O’Connor)
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Former President Bush visits Andersen AFB

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – Brig. Gen. Douglas H. Owens, 36th Wing commander, greets former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush Dec. 10 at Andersen on a brief stopover en route to Thailand. During their brief visit here, the former President toured the base heritage museum and took time with Mrs. Bush to thank Airmen for their continued service to our country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Owen) (Released)
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Fighting fire

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Hill, of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, learns a different technique for extinguishing fires from Japan Air Self Defense Force Master Sgt. Masashi Mitake at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan. Six Kadena Air Base, Japan, NCOs took part in a bilateral exchange Dec. 5-13 at a remote sea-side JASDF base. The NCOs lived and worked alongside JASDF Airmen in similar jobs to build relations and promote interoperability. (U.S. Air Force/MSgt Jeffery Loftin)
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American, Japanese Airmen work together

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Frederick McKinnies, of the 718th Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a small jackhammer while helping Japanese Air Self Defense Force Staff Sgt. Mitsunobu Yanagi and Airman Kinya Nakano repair the flightline at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan. Six Kadena Air Base, Japan, NCOs took part in a bilateral exchange Dec. 5-13 at a remote sea-side JASDF base. The NCOs lived and worked alongside JASDF Airmen in similar jobs to build relations and promote interoperability. (U.S. Air Force/MSgt Jeffery Loftin)
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Building relationships

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japanese Air Self Defense Force Staff Sgt. Mayumi Ishikawa, of the Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, supply squadron, shows Staff Sgt. Arin Jacobs, of the 733d Air Mobility Squadron, how her unit tracks an item. Six Kadena Air Base, Japan, NCOs took part in a bilateral exchange Dec. 5-13 at a remote sea-side JASDF base. The NCOs lived and worked alongside JASDF Airmen in similar jobs to build relations and promote interoperability. (U.S. Air Force/MSgt Jeffery Loftin)
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Kadena Airmen work with Japan Air Self Defense Force

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Air Self Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Takafumi Funatsu gives U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Heaton a look at the controls of a JASDF F-15 at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan. Six Kadena NCOs took part in a bilateral exchange Dec. 5-13 at a remote sea-side JASDF base. The NCOs lived and worked alongside JASDF Airmen in similar jobs to build relations and promote interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Jeff Loftin)
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Coalition Forces search out suspected terrorists

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- After receiving highly reliable information from the Fusion Cell and other intelligence sources, Coalition Forces prepare to launch an assault on a suspected terrorist occupied building. (file photo)
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Team Andersen makes wish come true

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Maj. Jerry Malloy, a KC-135 instructor pilot with the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, shows 5-year-old Natsuki Takeda the cockpit of the tanker on Andersen's flightline Dec. 5. Team Andersen teamed up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Guam to grant Natsuki's wish of seeing a military aircraft. (Photo by Master Sgt. Ann Bennett)
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Survivor remembers attack on Oahu

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Retired Chief Master Sgt. Ralph Barnett stands in the foyer of the Pacific Air Forces Headquarters building Dec. 4, 2006 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The flag that Chief Barnett is standing in front of was the flag that flew over Hickam Field during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941. The PACAF building was a consolidated barracks where then Buck Sgt. Barnett lived. Buck Sgt. Barnett was the assistant armament chief for the 23rd Bombardment Squadron assigned to Hickam Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Retiring the colors

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Airman Ashley Chappell and Staff Sgt. Jushua Sanchez lower the flag for retreat during a retirement ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii Nov. 16, 2006. The base honor guard emphasizes the importance of military customs and courtesies, dress and appearance, and drill and ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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Thanksgiving at Kunsan AB

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Gen. Paul V. Hester, Pacific Air Forces commander, carves and serves turkey to Airmen on Thanksgiving Day at the O’Malley Dining Facility.
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Airman awarded Bronze Star

Capt. Russell Waight receives a Bronze Star from 5th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright during a Nov. 15 ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Capt Waight is assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelly Timney)
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AF Leadership serves Thanksgiving dinner

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Gen. Paul V. Hester (right), Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bishop, PACAF command chief master sergeant, served Thanksgiving meals to Team Osan Thursday. Osan Airmen were also served by Maj. Gen. Ed Rice Jr., Pacific Air Forces vice commander, Lt. Gen. Stephen Wood, 7th Air Force commander, and Brig. Gen. Joe Reynes, 51st Fighter Wing commander and PACAF command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Bishop. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Kevin Coffman, 51st Public Affairs Office)
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