JAPAN
A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing (FW) assembles a portable air conditioning unit frame tobe installed in a contingency dormitory for Exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) at Misawa Air Base.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Russell)

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing (FW) assembles a portable air conditioning unit frame tobe installed in a contingency dormitory for Exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2025. This infrastructure upgrade will support a surge of more than 1,000 inbound service members for REFORPAC, enabling the 35th FW to maintain mission readiness under high-tempo conditions.

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