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U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson
Staff Sgt. Kassandra Hershberger

Yokota Tower Run honors fallen heroes of 9/11

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kassandra Hershberger, 374th Communications Squadron unit security manager, looks up the stairs of a tower at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2020, as she prepares to switch with the current runner during a 9/11 Memorial Run.

U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Junior Grade Samuel Hardgrove
Cmdr. Chris Gahl

USS Barry (DDG 52) participates in PACVAN 2020

Cmdr. Chris Gahl, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52), talks to a submarine on the underwater telephone during the Pacific Vanguard 2020 exercise.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Hong
Seaman Mitchell McCain

Antietam conducts daily operations

A portrait of Seaman Mitchell McCain, from Portland, Ore., aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54).

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Askia Collins
Quartermaster 3rd Class Brittany Birolini

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) underway operations

Quartermaster 3rd Class Brittany Birolini, from Dracut, Massachusetts, stands lookout watch on the signal bridge of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while mooring pier side.

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Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon, Civil Air Patrol Squadron superintendent, learns about the 36th Airlift Squadron's aircraft equipment room during the Pilot for a Day program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2020. The day included a tour of the squadron, a mission brief, aircrew flight equipment familiarization and a C-130J Super Hercules flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kailea Deleon

Yokota Cadet soars to new heights with pilot for a day

Spc. Jakob Gaddy, assigned to the 14th Missile Defense Battery, Kyogamisaki Communications Site, Japan, and 19 other students in the Basic Leader Course recite the NCO Creed at the end of class July 15 at Camp Zama, Japan. (U.S. Army photo by Noriko Kudo)
Spc. Jakob Gaddy

20 future NCOs graduate from distance-learning Basic Leader Course at Camp Zama

Photo by Winifred Brown
Lucinda Ward

Camp Zama school liaison officer wants community to be ‘in the know’

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Litzenberger
Information Systems Technician Seaman Apprentice Alicia Juarez

Welcome aboard CSG7

U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph M. Buliavac
Navy Aircrewman (Mechanical) 1st Class John Kruszewski

NAF Misawa flight ops

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Rafael Avelar/Released
Aviation Support Equipment Technician Chief Petty Officer Palmer Carreon

Fleet Readiness Center Western Pacific at Naval Air Facility Atsugi

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Geoffrey P. Barham
Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Joshua Ramirez

AFN Sasebo keeps signal

Capt. John Eads, chief medical entomologist for Public Health Command-Pacific, holds a Japanese rhinoceros beetle named Petri at the command’s headquarters at Camp Zama, Japan, July 10, 2020. (Photo By Winifred Brown)
Capt. John Eads

Camp Zama entomologist aims to educate about insects, other creatures

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Erik M. Rivera Jr.
Hull Maintenance Technician (HT) 2nd Class Tarikh Williams

Hull maintenance technicians hard at work

New Pacific Region’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, Army Sgt. Maj. Wayne Crudup
Sgt. Maj. Wayne Crudup

Exchange welcomes new Pacific senior enlisted advisor

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Smith/Released
Pharmacy Officer Lt. Robert Boyer

Atsugi Pharmacy Officer fills prescription

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sebastian Colon, a 35th Maintenance Squadron Phase Inspection section journeyman, applies gear lube to the F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2020. To ensure the aircraft is in the best condition at the end of phase maintenance, the team also works closely with the other flightline shops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
Airman 1st Class Sebastian Colon

Misawa’s Phase team keeps the Fighting Falcons in the air

Senior Airman Joel Wilson from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron practices donning his readiness gear during Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2020. Emergency Management specialists train members to quickly respond to any disaster, natural or man-made, whether at home or in deployed environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Smith)
Senior Airman Joel Wilson

Yokota CBRN training adapts to pandemic constraints

Sgt. Jordan Christopher, assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, competes in the react-to-contact portion of the U.S. Army Japan Best Warrior Competition at Sagami General Depot, Japan, July 21. (Photo Credit: Winifred Brown)
Sgt. Jordan Christopher

USARJ Best Warrior Competition challenges NCOs, Soldiers

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Rafael Avelar/Released
Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Reanne Rodriguez

AIMD Sailor performs maintenance