JAPAN
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Fleming, 374th Communications Squadron quality assurance evaluator, inspects mission-oriented protective posture gear during exercise Samurai Relay at Sagami General Depot, Japan.

(Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Fleming, 374th Communications Squadron quality assurance evaluator, inspects mission-oriented protective posture gear during exercise Samurai Relay at Sagami General Depot, Japan, Feb. 13, 2025. The evaluation team observed Airmen donning MOPP gear before assembling communication fly-away kits, which are rapid deployment systems designed to establish secure satellite communications in environments with no data services.

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