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200731-F-YJ424-1081

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, takes off during Exercise Westpac Rumrunner, July 31, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Team Kadena executed the second iteration of Rumrunner which is an 18th Wing-led exercise dedicated to implementing agile combat employment concepts to ensure readiness to protect and defend partners, allies and U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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200731-F-PB217-128

Team Kadena Airmen perform an Integrated Combat Turn during Exercise WestPac Rumrunner at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 31, 2020. The WestPac Rumrunner exercise brought Airmen and joint partners together to train and execute innovative ways to deploy forces in a contested environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rhett Isbell)
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200731-F-GO302-008

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, is being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during the second iteration of Exercise WestPac Rumrunner, July 31, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The National Defense Strategy (NDS) directs the U.S. military to be more lethal, improve relationships with allies and partners, and encourage institutional reform; the 18th Wing supports the NDS by developing and continuing new training exercises like WestPac Rumrunner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Medeiros)
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200731-F-GO302-003

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, fly into a four-ship formation under a KC-135 Stratotanker boom pod from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, July 31, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing must be ready to cooperate with regional partners, compete against peer adversaries, and be ready to fight tonight if called upon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Medeiros)
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200731-F-DM566-0246

Forward area refueling point Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group prepare an MC-130J Commando II for FARP operations during Exercise Westpac Rumrunner, July 31, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The FARP mission supports contingency and exercise operations to refuel aircraft and equipment in austere locations where typical air-to-air refueling or established refueling stations are not available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
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Jump training conducted at Kadena's Ridout DZ

Two U.S. Air Force servicemembers descend toward the airfirld during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Jump training conducted at Kadena's Ridout DZ

A U.S. Air Force servicemember lands on the airfirld (center) while two other servicemembers collect their parachute gear (left and right) during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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200709-F-YJ424-1013

A U.S. Air Force servicemember lands on the airfirld during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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200709-F-YJ424-1008

A U.S. Air Force servicemember descends toward the airfirld during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Paradrop training is designed to maintain the readiness of search & rescue units and other U.S. forces to support commitments to the defense of Japan, to meet U.S. obligations under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, and to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Jump training conducted at Kadena's Ridout DZ

U.S. Air Force servicemembers descend toward the airfirld during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Paradrop training is designed to maintain the readiness of search & rescue units and other U.S. forces to support commitments to the defense of Japan, to meet U.S. obligations under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, and to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

A CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron taxis down the flightline during Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. The Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, wait to load their tactical vehicles into a C-130J Super Hercules during an engine running onload/offload (ERO) training as part of Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

An Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, drives a tactical vehicle on the flightline, during Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, drive tactical vehicle loading into a C-130J Super Hercules during an engine running onload/offload (ERO) training as part of Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, wait to load their vehicles into a C-130J Super Hercules during an engine running onload/offload (ERO) training as part of Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron takes off during Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. The Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integration training exercise focused on improving interoperability through the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, wait to load their tactical vehicles into a C-130J Super Hercules during an engine running onload/offload (ERO) training as part of Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, wait to load their tactical vehicles into a C-130J Super Hercules during an engine running onload/offload (ERO) training as part of Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, drives a tactical vehicle on the flightline, during Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Exercise Gryphon Jet

Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan wait for an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules arrival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020, during Exercise Gryphon Jet. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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