JAPAN
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Rego, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) officer in charge, briefs Airmen on the RADR process at Misawa Air Base.

(Airman 1st Class Koby Mitchell, 35th Fighter Wing)

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan. -- U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Rego, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) officer in charge, briefs Airmen on the RADR process at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 18, 2025. The instruction prepares Airmen to execute critical airfield recovery tasks that enable sortie generation and forward power projection.

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