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Photo Of Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (handling) 3rd Class Anthony Slacebo, from Whittier, California, participates in a weapons familiarization training aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7).

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USS Tripoli Sailors participate in weapons familiarization training

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (handling) 3rd Class Anthony Slacebo, from Whittier, California, participates in a weapons familiarization training aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7).

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Hamblen, Kentucky Air National Guard 165th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130J Super Hercules back to Yokota Air Base, Japan.

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AE teams train for high-stress mass casualty response during local training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Hamblen, Kentucky Air National Guard 165th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130J Super Hercules back to Yokota Air Base.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Capt. Casey Guardia, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Huey pilot, poses for a portrait.

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Mission Ready: Yokota Airmen participate in Wing Training Day

U.S. Air Force Capt. Casey Guardia, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Huey pilot, poses for a portrait, during wing readiness training at Tama Hills Recreation Area, Japan, on Aug. 21, 2025.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Capt. Rachel Curtis, 459th Airlift Squadron C-12 Huron pilot, performs a traditional Niigata dance during the Niigata festival, Aug. 8, 2025.

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Yokota 459th AS visits JASDF Niigata Air Rescue Squadron

U.S. Air Force Capt. Rachel Curtis, 459th Airlift Squadron C-12 Huron pilot, performs a traditional Niigata dance during the Niigata festival, Aug. 8, 2025.

Photo Of Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Maurice Morris, from New York, assigned to deck department’s forward division, gives training on mooring operations.

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USS George Washington Sailors conduct sea-and-anchor evolution

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Maurice Morris gives training on mooring operations aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while moored pierside at Naval Base Guam, Aug. 21, 2025

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Earnhart, 153th Air Wing loadmaster, reviews a checklist.

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Pre-flight inspection for airlift mission supporting local training conducted at Yokota AB

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Earnhart, 153th Air Wing loadmaster, reviews a checklist during a pre-flight inspection for an airlift mission supporting local training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2025.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Senior Airman Marlinda Montoya, 35th Security Forces Squadron unit training manager, poses for a photo .

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Misawa Wild Weasel of the Week: Senior Airman Marlinda Montoyawild weasel week

This week’s Wild Weasel of the Week (WWoW) is Senior Airman Marlinda Montoya, 35th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) unit training manager.

Photo Of Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Christianneil C. Abilar receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Commanding Officer, Capt. Les Sobol.

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Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka holds awards at quarters

Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Christianneil C. Abilar receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) Commanding Officer, Capt. Les Sobol, during an awards ceremony at the Benny Deck theatre.

Photo Of Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Amya Huey paints a parking lot during a community relations project at Okkodo High School in Guam.

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George Washington Sailors participate in community relations project in Guam

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Amya Huey, from Pensacola, Florida, assigned to medical department, paints a parking lot during a community relations project at Okkodo High School in Guam, Aug. 20, 2025

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lucasz Krawczyk monitors a filtration system.

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Effective, Resourceful: Yokota Airmen develop home-grown water filtration system

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lucasz Krawczyk monitors a filtration system as U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, tours a water filtration trailer at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Iosaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, examines a container delivery system bundle.

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Yokota maintains high-tempo operations following REFORPAC 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Iosaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, examines a container delivery system bundle at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 6, 2025.

Photo Of Wild Weasel of the Week (WWoW), U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexis Syler, 35th Healthcare Operations Squadron emergency services technician, poses in front of an ambulance at her work center.

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Misawa Wild Weasel of the Week: Senior Airman Alexis Syler

This week’s Wild Weasel of the Week (WWoW) is Senior Airman Alexis Syler, 35th Healthcare Operations Squadron emergency services technician.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rory Baldwin, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels systems apprentice, places a marker during a bilateral rapid airfield damage recovery exercise as part of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Komatsu Air Base.

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REFORPAC 2025: 374 CES, JASDF team up for RADR exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rory Baldwin, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels systems apprentice, places a marker during a bilateral rapid airfield damage recovery exercise as part of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025.

Photo Of Tyra Delos Reyes, a senior business major at the University of Guam, participated in the Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Abroad Program in The Hague, Netherlands.

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UOG student represents Guam at global leadership program in the Netherlands

Tyra Delos Reyes, a University of Guam senior majoring in business administration, recently returned from a transformative global leadership program in the Netherlands, where she represented Guam and the United States as one of only 10 students selected nationwide.

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