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Air Force wounded warriors compete in a back-stroke event during the inaugural Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 9, 2014. The race is part of the adaptive athletic reconditioning program which helps wounded warriors build strength and endurance, while they draw inspiration from their teammates. All enrollees in Air Force Wounded Warriors program are encouraged to make athletics an essential part of their recovery, rehabilitation and rehabilitation plans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

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Tech. Sgt. Leonard Anderson, Air Force Wounded Warrior, competes in a swim meet during the inaugural Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 9, 2014. Anderson was struck with an IED while on foot in Southwest Asia during a joint service mission with the Army. The goal of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports program is to introduce adaptive sports early on in the healing process in order to promote physical, social, emotional and spiritual healing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Matthew McGovern)

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Then-Airman 1st Class Paul Koester joins classmates for a pararescue graduation photo in the fall of 1975 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Now-Chief Master Sgt. Koester is the pararescue functional manager for the Battlefield Airmen Branch at Pacific Air Forces Headquarters here. He is qualified as a static-line, freefall, and rescue jumpmaster; dive supervisor; fixed wing, rotary wing and vertical lift team leader; technical rope rescue instructor; National Registry EMT-intermediate and instructor; and long-range precision shooting instructor. He is a nine-skill level with 39 years operational experience as a pararescueman and combat controller. The chief has deployed to Southwest Asia in support of operations Enduring Freedom, Northern Watch and Southern Watch, where he flew on more than 75 combat missions. (Courtesy photo/released)Then-Airman Basic Paul Koester poses during Pararescue Indoctrination Training in 1974. (Courtesy photo/released)

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Top photo: Then-Airman Basic Paul Koester poses with a fellow trainee during Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in 1974. Now-Chief Master Sgt. Koester is the pararescue functional manager for the Battlefield Airmen Branch at Pacific Air Forces Headquarters here. He is also the PACAF chief of PJ and Combat Control Standardizations and Evaluations. Koester swore his final oath of enlistment Dec. 7 under Gun Turret One aboard the retired USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor. The 58-year-old pararescueman commemorated the 72nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the onset of his final tour of duty after 39 years of service. Below: Then-Airman Basic Paul Koester poses during Pararescue Indoctrination Training in 1974. (Courtesy photo/released)

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ROKAF visits PACAF

Maj. Gen. Won In-Choul, Vice Commander of Operations, Republic of Korea Air Force, with the assistance of his translator, Lt. Suh Jung Kyu (right), thanks Lt. Gen. Ted Kresge, Pacific Air Forces vice commander, for hosting the general and his staff during their office call Dec. 2, 2013, at PACAF Headquarters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Won visited PACAF to get a better understanding of PACAF’s roles and responsibilities, and to discuss theater security cooperation and possible future interoperability opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew S. Bright)

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ROKAF visits PACAF

Lt. Gen. Ted Kresge, Pacific Air Forces vice commander, hosted Maj. Gen. Won In-Choul, Vice Commander of Operations, Republic of Korea Air Force, during an office call Dec. 2, 2013, at PACAF Headquarters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. This visit was an opportunity for Won and Kresge to discuss security cooperation and interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and ROKAF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew S. Bright)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- United States Air Force Maj. Corey Akiyama (right) explains the alignment of a target panel, or marker, to Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor during Exercise Kiwi Flag Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- (Left to right) United States Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester and Maj. Corey Akiyama demonstrate how to set up a heavy equipment point-of-impact marker for Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor as the team prepare an aerial-cargo drop zone during Exercise Kiwi Flag Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson/Released)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- United States Air Force Maj. Corey Akiyama GPS compares coordinates from the drop-zone survey report with his handheld GPS at a designated drop zone Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo held on New Zealand’s South Island by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- United States Air Force Maj. Corey Akiyama goes over drop-zone operational manuals and a certification checklist with Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor at a designated drop zone Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- (Left to right) United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Gallagher and Maj. Corey Akiyama demonstrate U.S. Air Force protocols for checking the integrity of dropped cargo for Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor (right) as she earns her U.S. Air Force drop zone safety officer certification during Exercise Kiwi Flag Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- United States Air Force Maj. Corey Akiyama (left) prepares to demonstrate a two-way communications check with the air crew using a multichannel tactical radio for Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor (right) as she earns her U.S. Air Force drop zone safety officer certification during Exercise Kiwi Flag Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. United States Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Gallagher and Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester (center left and right) provide further mentorship during the multilateral RNZAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise comprising air assets from the USAF, RNZAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic Of Singapore Armed Forces and French Armed Forces of New Caledonia. Taylor’s certification will enhance interoperability and unified responses when New Zealand and the United States both respond to a combined effort. Summers is from 51st Aerial Delivery Platoon, 5th Movements Company, 2nd Combat Services Support Battalion out of Linton Military Camp in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Akiyama is deployed as the 517th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron drop zone safety officer. He is the air mobility liaison officer for the 615th Contingency Operations Support Group at home station, Camp Henry, Korea. He hails from University Place, Wash. Taylor, an air warfare officer, is assigned to 40 Squadron, RNZAF Base Ohakea. Gallagher is a joint air drop inspection specialist deployed to the 517th EAS from the 3rd Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Koester is deployed as the 517th EAS jumpmaster. He is the pararescue functional manager at home station, Pacific Air Forces Headquarters at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He hails from Colorado Springs, Colo. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- United States Air Force Maj. Corey Akiyama checks wind velocity as (left to right) New Zealand Army Private Hamish Summers, Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor and United States Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester await the reading as the team prepare an aerial-cargo drop zone during Exercise Kiwi Flag Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. The wind checks are a task which must be repeated regularly prior to the drop to ensure conditions don’t exceed safety requirements for the crew and equipment. Taylor is earning her certification as a United States Air Force drop zone safety officer during the multilateral RNZAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise comprising air assets from the USAF, RNZAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic Of Singapore Armed Forces and French Armed Forces of New Caledonia. Taylor’s certification will enhance interoperability and unified responses when New Zealand and the United States both respond to a combined effort. Summers is from 51st Aerial Delivery Platoon, 5th Movements Company, 2nd Combat Services Support Battalion out of Linton Military Camp in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Taylor, an air warfare officer, is assigned to 40 Squadron, RNZAF Base Ohakea. Akiyama is deployed as the 517th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron drop zone safety officer. He is the air mobility liaison officer for the 615th Contingency Operations Support Group at home station, Camp Henry, Korea. He hails from University Place, Wash. Koester is deployed as the 517th EAS jumpmaster. He is the pararescue functional manager at home station, Pacific Air Forces Headquarters at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He hails from Colorado Springs, Colo. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- United States Air Force Maj. Corey Akiyama (right) walks the drop zone area with Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor to determine placement of the point-of-impact where they will place a brightly-colored panel to act as a target for the air crew during Exercise Kiwi Flag Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Akiyama is certifying Taylor as a U.S. drop zone safety officer during the multilateral RNZAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise, Kiwi Flag, comprising air assets from the USAF, RNZAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic Of Singapore Armed Forces and French Armed Forces of New Caledonia. Taylor’s certification will enhance interoperability and unified responses when New Zealand and the United States both respond to a combined effort. Taylor, an air warfare officer, is assigned to 40 Squadron, RNZAF Base Ohakea. Akiyama is deployed as the 517th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron drop zone safety officer. He is the air mobility liaison officer for the 615th Contingency Operations Support Group at home station, Camp Henry, Korea. He hails from University Place, Wash. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- (Left to right) Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor checks wind velocity and direction with an anemometer (wind meter) and a compass as part of the requirements to earn her United States drop zone safety officer certification during Exercise Kiwi Flag Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor checks wind velocity and direction with an anemometer (wind meter) and a compass as part of the requirements to earn her United States drop zone safety officer certification Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Taylor is earning the certification during the multilateral RNZAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise, Kiwi Flag, comprising air assets from the USAF, RNZAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic Of Singapore Armed Forces and French Armed Forces of New Caledonia. Taylor, an air warfare officer, is assigned to 40 Squadron, RNZAF Base Ohakea. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson/Released)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- (Left to right) New Zealand Army Private Hamish Summers, Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor and United States Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester unload the drop zone control officer kit for a multilateral air drop subject-matter-expert exchange Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Taylor is earning her United States drop zone safety officer certification during the multilateral RNZAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise, Kiwi Flag, comprising air assets from the USAF, RNZAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic Of Singapore Armed Forces and French Armed Forces of New Caledonia. New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and United States armed forces personnel contributed to this subject matter exchange comprising more than 20 of the multinationals participating in Exercise Kiwi Flag. Summers is from 51st Aerial Delivery Platoon, 5th Movements Company, 2nd Combat Services Support Battalion out of Linton Military Camp in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Taylor, an air warfare officer, is assigned to 40 Squadron, RNZAF Base Ohakea. Koester is deployed as the 517th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron jumpmaster. He is the pararescue functional manager at home station, Pacific Air Forces Headquarters at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He hails from Colorado Springs, Colo. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

OHAKEA, New Zealand -- United States Air Force Maj. Corey Akiyama clarifies an approach plan with Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor and several other multinational partners enroute to a designated drop zone for a multilateral air drop subject-matter-expert exchange Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumi Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Akiyama is certifying Taylor as a U.S. drop zone safety officer during the multilateral RNZAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise, Kiwi Flag, comprising air assets from the USAF, RNZAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic Of Singapore Armed Forces and French Armed Forces of New Caledonia. Taylor’s certification will enhance interoperability and unified responses when New Zealand and the United States both respond to a combined effort. Taylor, an air warfare officer, is assigned to 40 Squadron, RNZAF Base Ohakea. Akiyama is deployed as the 517th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron drop zone safety officer. He is the air mobility liaison officer for the 615th Contingency Operations Support Group at home station, Camp Henry, Korea. He hails from University Place, Wash. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo -- held on New Zealand’s South Island -- by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

Royal New Zealand Air Force Karl Waiaraki points out calculations he made to fabricate an auxiliary power unit inlet door target sensor for a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at RNZAF Base Ohakea’s Maintenance Support Squadron Structural Repair Bay Nov. 13 in Ohakea, New Zealand. Waiaraki fabricated a 4-inch metal plate to repair a malfunction on the C-17 which was causing the aircraft to be grounded. The C-17 is deployed in support of Exercise Kiwi Flag. Kiwi Flag is a multilateral RZNAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise conducted annually in New Zealand. Service members from the USAF, RNZAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Armed Forces and French Armed Forces of New Caledonia are participating. Air operations will be conducted out of RNZAF Base Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag personnel will provide air support to Exercise Southern Katipo, New Zealand Defence Force’s largest-ever multilateral joint force amphibious exercise with eight other nations participating: United States Army and Marines, Australia, Canada, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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Kiwi Flag 2014

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyrell Pennington examines a newly-crafted auxiliary power unit inlet door target sensor that Royal New Zealand Air Force Karl Waiaraki fabricated at the RNZAF Base Ohakea’s Maintenance Support Squadron Structural Repair Bay Nov. 13 in Ohakea, New Zealand. Members of the 517th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron enlisted the aid of RNZAF structural technicians to craft the piece which was causing a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III to be grounded. The Airmen and C-17 are deployed in support of Exercise Kiwi Flag. Kiwi Flag is a multilateral RZNAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise conducted annually in New Zealand. Service members from the USAF, RNZAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Armed Forces and French Armed Forces of New Caledonia are participating. Air operations will be conducted out of RNZAF Base Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag personnel will provide air support to Exercise Southern Katipo, New Zealand Defence Force’s largest-ever multilateral joint force amphibious exercise with eight other nations participating: United States Army and Marines, Australia, Canada, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. Pennington, a flying crew chief, is deployed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He calls Los Angeles home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

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