JAPAN
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanisha Griffin, 374 Operational Medical Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of occupational health, records radiation exposure data on a spreadsheet during exercise Radiant Falcon at Yokota Air Base.

(Photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote/U.S. Air Force)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanisha Griffin, 374 Operational Medical Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of occupational health, records radiation exposure data on a spreadsheet during exercise Radiant Falcon at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 15, 2026. Airmen used manual tracking methods and face-to-face coordination to maintain accountability during simulated communication outages.

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