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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III and Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp
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.