F-22 Raptors deploy to Kadena

F-22A Raptors and about 300 Airmen from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and the 192nd Fighter Wing, Va. Air National Guard, deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 14, 2013. The F-22 deployment is in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)

909th ARS conducts training sortie

A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-15 Eagle during a training sortie near Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 27, 2012. The 909th Air Refueling Squadron provides combat ready KC-135 tanker aircrews to support peacetime operations in all levels of conflict in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tyler Prince)

USFJ, 5 AF CC flies Wild Weasel territory

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Sam Angelella, U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force commander, takes off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 10, 2012. This was Angelella’s first visit to Misawa as the commander of USFJ, and 5 AF. He previously served as the 35th Fighter Wing Commander from 2005-2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins/Released)

Kadena refuels JASDF's interoperability skills

A Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-15 Eagle is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft as part of bilateral air refueling training on Okinawa, Japan, May 10, 2012. By training with the JASDF, the bilateral capabilities between the U.S. and Japan continue to be refined and enhanced when it comes to controlling the skies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)

Misawa Air Base Celebrates 32nd Annual Air Fest

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - The Japan Air Self-Defense Force demonstration team "Blue Impulse" performs an aerial maneuver during Misawa's 32nd-annual air fest Sept. 4. Air Fest 2011 was an opportunity for approximately 100,000 attendees to see eight aerial demonstrations with 19 static displays of JASDF, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy aircraft as well as private aircraft operators. Air Fest 2011 also marked the last flight of Miss Veedol, a single-engine aircraft that, in 1931, flew non-stop across the Pacific Ocean from Sabishiro Beach, Misawa, Japan to Wenatchee, Washington, U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)

Miss Veedol makes commemorative flight over Misawa

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Miss Veedol, a replica of the 1931 Bellanca Skyrocket J-300, taxis for take-off during the Miss Veedol Flight 80th Anniversary Ceremony held at the Misawa Air and Science Museum Aug. 18. The Miss Veedol carried an initial load of 915 gallons of aviation gasoline on her record-breaking flight from Sabishiro Beach, Misawa to Wenatchee, Washington. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown)