Yokota Airmen participate in ORE

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Trevor Greentree, back, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, scans for simulated chemical agents on a C-130 Hercules aircrew member during an operation readiness exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2012. Yokota airmen use exercises to maintain operational readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo) http://www.yokota.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123325732

U.S., Japan forces sharpen their 'edge'

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - Capt. Anthony Hayes, the airfield operations flight commander from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, coordinates airspace requirements with his Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterpart, Capt. Hashimura, during Keen Edge '12 here Jan. 27, 2012. Approximately 1,800 members from both nations participated in the exercise to strengthen cooperation in support of the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Will Powell)

Misawa airmen showcase skills during inspection

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Staff Sgt. Paul Livaudais, left, and Airman 1st Class John Palen 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, load munitions on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an operational readiness inspection here Dec. 5. The Pacific Air Forces Inspector General Team will spend the next couple of days evaluating the war fighting abilities of Misawa’s airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)

33rd RQS continues to hone their skills during PACIFIC THUNDER

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Colliton, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape specialist from the 18th Operation Support Squadron on Kadena Air Base, Japan, is hoisted up to a rescue helicopter during exercise PACIFIC THUNDER Nov. 3 near Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. PACIFIC THUNDER is a 10-day exercise from Oct. 31 to Nov. 9 at Osan AB. The exercise involves the 33rd Rescue Squadron from Kadena AB, Japan, and the 25th Fighter Squadron from Osan. These units work together to practice combat search and rescue tactics to prepare for real-world emergency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Bilog/released)

Samurai Surge

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A line of C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron taxi out during a six-ship sortie Nov. 2, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The sortie was part of the Samurai Surge an all day exercise testing the pilots in several different areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

red horse airmen repair base

Structures Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron prepare to lift a folded fiberglass mat to cover a crater made for the Airmen to practice airfield repair on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 27. The fiberglass mats protect aircraft from foreign object damage when they land on new or repaired airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)