JAPAN
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nelson Guerra, 36th Operations Support Squadron Landing Zone Safety Officer (LZSO) course participant, communicates with a C-130 Hercules over radio during the first ever LZSO course at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2024.

(Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nelson Guerra, 36th Operations Support Squadron Landing Zone Safety Officer (LZSO) course participant, communicates with a C-130 Hercules over radio during the first ever LZSO course at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 26, 2024. The LZSO course equips Airmen across airfield operations career fields to effectively communicate with aircraft and establish landing zones to enhance mission readiness, agility and posture in the Indo-Pacific region.

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