U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dereck Mitchell, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team chief, rotates a M61A1 20mm gun system on a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing at Kadena AB is the largest operating U.S. installation in the Indo-Asia Pacific region and provides theater commanders a lethal, persistent and flexible capability that can be massed and brought to bear anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
<dl><dd>Unit: 18th Wing Public Affairs</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Department of Defense; PACAF; Kadena; Japan; DoD; Kadena Air Base; Pacific; Pacific Command; Pacific Air Force; People; Aircraft; PACOM; Jet; Air Force; United States Air Force; Exercise; USAF; Air Power; USFJ; KAB; United States Forces Japan; 5AF; 5th Air Force; Peace in the Pacific</dd></dl>
Senior Airman John Linzmeier
2017-04-11
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