Cmdr. Mary Piliwale, associate director for public health, and Lt. Cmdr. Asa Schaefer, chief information officer at United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka, won the Other Process Improvement category in the 2025 Naval Medical Forces Pacific Continuous Process Improvement Project Competition.
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Roger Halle, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, poses in front of his fire chief truck at Misawa Air Base, Japan.
Sergeant Isaac Jimenez, a self-professed car lover assigned to the 78th Signal Battalion, recently took his oath of reenlistment on the blacktop at Fuji Speedway, a well-known motorsport racetrack near Mount Fuji.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cecilia Quintanilla, 374th Force Support Squadron customer service apprentice, runs on a track during a tour of Kumagaya Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2025.
Pfc. Franck Karel Penga Nkweya’s aspirations of Army service took root long before he set foot in America, and he attributes his journey to hard work, dedication and loyalty.
USAF Col. Jens Lyndrup, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing commander, left, presents the guidon to Col. Cataleya Carlson, 515th Air Mobility Operations Group incoming commander.
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Rusnok, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a Pennsylvania native, celebrates his final flight with his family at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 24, 2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jasmine Russell, 35th Force Support Squadron food service operations manager, briefs dining facility personnel on manning expectations for Exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Erik Thompson expresses the importance of the Civil Engineer Squadron’s mission at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2025. The Dirt Boyz is a section of CE specializing in operation of heavy machinery.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Dirig, 35th Communications Squadron expeditionary communications noncommissioned officer in charge, troubleshoots a Hawkeye III Lite satellite system Rapid Response Communications Kit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 24, 2025.
This week’s Wild Weasel of the Week (WWoW) is Senior Airman Derek Johnson, 14th Fighter Generation Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon assistant dedicated crew chief.
U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, presents the unit guidon to Col. Graham Warden, 374th Medical Group incoming commander, during the 374 MDG change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base.
U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Kenkel, left, 35th Fighter Wing deputy commander, and Senior Airman Derek Johnson, 14th Fighter Generation Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon assistant dedicated crew chief, inspect the wheel of an F-16 during a brake pad change at Misawa Air Base.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elijah Tait, 35th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) weather operations and planning noncommissioned officer in charge, delegates mission duties for the day to weather forecasters at Misawa Air Base.
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