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Misawa Civil Air Patrol Cadet (CAP) Cadet Airman Basic Jayden Rangel learns about radio communication during a CAP training event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2022. The events simulated several aspects of pilot training, from aircraft familiarity to water survival training; this broad range of activities helped cadets see what life is like on an operational military installation. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)
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Misawa Civil Air Patrol undergoes training

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadets from Misawa Air Base, Japan and Yokota Air Base, Japan, underwent technical and hands-on training at Misawa Air Base July 20 through 22.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Edwards
Senior Airman Kristian Castillo
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Air National Guard teams up with the 374th Airlift Wing for specialized training

Senior Airman Kristian Castillo, 459th Airlift Squadron special missions aviation, surveys a landing zone at the Sagami General Depot, Japan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leon Redfern
Staff Sgt. Jake Castro
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PACAF EOD ignites perfect training at Draughon Range near Misawa AB

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jake Castro, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, picks up an explosive ordnance during a field training exercise at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 19, 2022.
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Kayla Pettit, from Charlotte, N.C., signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, as it launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) June 21, 2022. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Pacific Ocean.
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The need for speed requires intense training

This summer's blockbuster movie showcases some amazing feats by military aviators, pushing the envelope beyond 10 Gs and incredible combat maneuvers.
U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe
Tech. Sgt. Seth Sarrett
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Joint jump training at Yokota

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Seth Sarrett, 374th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) specialist, recovers his parachute after conducting a high altitude, low opening (HALO) jump over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2021.
Army Pfc. Victor Vasquez and Spc. Christian Kerkado-Colon run with Spc. Alexander Haydon as he finishes the two-mile run portion of the Army Combat Fitness Test at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, July 26 (Photo by Samantha Tyler, U.S. Army Materiel Command).
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Listen to your body: If it doesn’t feel ‘good,’ it probably isn’t

Whatever you call it – training, working out, exercise, PT – some level of intense physical activity at regular intervals is part and parcel of being in the military.
Senior Airman May Cortez, physical therapy technician, assists Airman 1st Class Kyle Maglalang, medical materiel technician, while performing a row on the Total Body Resistance Exercise Training machine, June 24, 2021, in the Medical Clinic at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The TRX is used for upper body strengthening and stability (Photo by: U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Faith Iris MacIlvaine).
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Tips for how to ‘train right’ and avoid injuries during sports and PT

Sports, recreation and physical training are key to service members' health - physical, mental, and spiritual.
Staff Sgt. Arthur Lewis, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter crew chief, sweeps through the flight deck area of a C-5M Super Galaxy during a ground training event at Yokota Air Base Japan, Sept. 16, 2021. The C-5M is one of the largest aircraft in the world and the largest airlifter in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
Staff Sgt. Arthur Lewis
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Yokota Airmen train with the colossal C-5M Super Galaxy

There’s no mistaking the sight and sound of the largest aircraft in the U.S. Air Force fleet. It dominates by providing the heaviest intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, but consistent training across multiple specialties is necessary to keep these giants employed globally and mission ready.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thearith Em, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production journeyman, instructs Staff Sgt. Elijah Afraid of Lightening, 35th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, on attaching corresponding wires to generator prongs during a Multi-Capable Airmen course at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, 2021. The overall goal of the MCA course is to train teams of Airmen who will be able to sustain a base with limited numbers while generating combat airp
1st Class Thearith Em
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Multi-capable Misawa airmen “ACE” training to accelerate change

Team Misawa Airmen are actively operationalizing Agile Combat Employment (ACE) by conducting regularly reoccurring weeklong Multi-Capable Airmen (MCA) training at Misawa Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francesca Landis
Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III and Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp
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III MEF outcalls on Yokota Air Base

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan Commander, pose for a photo during out calls at USFJ Headquarters on Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 20, 2021.