2/12/2012 - Airman 1st Class Kevin Jackson, right, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment weapons journeyman, issues a gas mask to Staff Sgt. Aaron Bradley, 35th Communications Squadron postal clerk, in the IPE warehouse at MIsawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2012. LRS Airmen working in the IPE warehouse issue Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear, cold weather gear, deployment gear and weapons to servicemembers on base. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)

2/12/2012 - Staff Sgt. Harold Mitchell, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment assistant NCO in charge, tells Airman 1st Class Kevin Jackson, 35 LRS IPE weapons journeyman, the correct way to clear an M-16 rifle in the IPE warehouse at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2012. Redeploying servicemembers must return their weapons to the IPE warehouse. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)

2/12/2012 - Airman 1st Class Kevin Jackson, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment weapons journeyman, covers crates with a tarp for storage in the IPE warehouse at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2012. The crates contain extra Mission Oriented Protective Posture training gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)

2/12/2012 - Koichi Saito, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron warehouseman, moves crates in the Individual Protective Equipment warehouse at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2012. The crates contain Mission Oriented Protective Posture equipment for servicemembers to use in training for a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)

2/12/2012 - Mission Oriented Protective Posture training boots are spray painted as training equipment in the Individual Protective Equipment warehouse at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2012. Once MOPP gear, used to protect Airmen against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks, reaches the expiration date on its effectiveness, it is then used for training purposes only. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)

2/12/2012 - Airman 1st Class Bradley Stevens, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance apprentice, signs for his Mission Oriented Protective Posture training gear in the Individual Protective Equipment warehouse at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2012. MOPP training gear is issued to all servicemembers at Misawa. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins)