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A FARP is ready at Yamagata Airport

YAMAGATA, Japan--Staff Sgt. Nicholas Wisnoski, 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, and Tech. Sgt. Timothy Rodgers, 353rd Special Operations Group forward area refueling point (FARP) member, setup equipment to defuel an MC-130P Combat Shadow March 17. The FARP members defueled the MC-130P and fueled four fuel bladders for a total of 36,000 pounds of JP-8 fuel. FARPs allow aircraft to operate at further distances by allowing the aircraft to stop and refuel where typically no fuel exists. The FARP team is capable of providing fuel to remote and austere locations. The fuels at Yamagata Airport will be used for American forces search and recovery teams during Japans earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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A FARP is ready at Yamagata Airport

YAMAGATA, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Paul Hammer, 353rd Special Operations Group forward area refueling point (FARP) member, runs a fuel line to a MC-130P Combat Shadow March 17. The FARP members defueled the MC-130P and fueled four fuel bladders for a total of 36,000 pounds of JP-8 fuel. FARPs allow aircraft to operate at further distances by allowing the aircraft to stop and refuel where typically no fuel exists. The FARP team is capable of providing fuel to remote and austere locations. The fuels at Yamagata Airport will be used for American forces search and recovery teams during Japans earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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A FARP is ready at Yamagata Airport

YAMAGATA, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Dave Harwood, 17th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, calculates the take off landing distance to Yamagata Airport to a establish forward area refueling point (FARP) March 17. The FARP members defueled the MC-130P and fueled four fuel bladders for a total of 36,000 pounds of JP-8 fuel. FARPs allow aircraft to operate at further distances by allowing the aircraft to stop and refuel where typically no fuel exists. The FARP team is capable of providing fuel to remote and austere locations. The fuels at Yamagata Airport will be used for American forces search and recovery teams during Japans earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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A Fresh Start

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A formation of enlisted Airmen recite the Airman's Creed Dec. 12 during the opening ceremony of the Professional Development Center. The new building offers bigger classrooms, more amenities, and a better location for students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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A Fresh Start

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- (from left to right) Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Caro, 374th Airlift Wing command chief, Master Sgt Thaddeus Brannon, Airman Leadership School career assistance advisor, Col. Rafael Quezada, 374th Mission Support Group commander, Yasuya Nakazono, Director of Procurement Division and North Kanto Defense Bureau, Col. Mark Hicks 374th Airlift Wing commander, Master Sgt. Nanette Klingaman, Airman Leadership School commandant, Catheren Gill, Chief of Engineering and construction, United States Army Core of Engineers, and Louis Van De Mark, director of the 374th Force Support Squadron cut a ribbon that represents the offcial opening of the new Professional Development Center Dec. 12. The new building offers bigger classrooms, more amenities, and a better location for students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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A Fresh Start

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Mark Hicks, 374th Airlift Wing commander, says a few words at the opening ceremony of the new Professional Development Center Jan. 12. The new building offers bigger classrooms, more amenities, and a better location for students. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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A HARRT that cares

PADANG, Indonesia -- Lt. Col. Peerach Ewings talks to a Aim Zen, a radio personality from Pro News 90 FM, during a Oct. 8 show about the capabilities of a U.S. Air Force mobile field hospital and that all services are free for people who need medical care. Colonel Ewings, a native of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., assigned to 13th Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is deployed here with a U.S. Air Force humanitarian assistance rapid response team. (U.S. Navy photograph/Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Ty Swartz)

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A HARRT that cares

PADANG, Indonesia -- Capt. Steven Ellis listens to a patent during a medical history review at a mobile field hospital here Oct. 8. Captain Ellis, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., assigned to the 36th Medical Operations Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, is deployed here with a U.S. Air Force humanitarian assistance rapid response team. (U.S. Navy photograph by Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Ty Swartz)

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A HARRT that cares

PADANG, Indonesia - Staff Sgt. Brandy Verette, a Killeen, Texas native, from the 374th Surgical Operations Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares an ice pack for a patient at a mobile field hospital. Sergeant Verette is deployed here with a U.S. Air Force humanitarian assistance rapid response team. (U.S. Navy photograph/Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/AW) Ty Swartz)

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A symbol of friendship

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Colonel Mark Hering, 374th Operations Group commander, presents a friendship hat to Shigeaki Takahashi, Musashimurayama Yokota Friendship Club vice president, during a base tour July 26. The operations group marked the club's second anniversary by conducting a base tour and planting a tree near the Yujo Community Center as a symbol of friendship between the citizens of Musashimurayama and the group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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A symbol of friendship

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- (From left to right) Colonel Mark Hering, 374th Operations Group commander, presents friendship hats to Akio Matsuda, advisor to the Musashimurayama Yokota Friendship Club, and Shosuke Ito, the club president, during a base tour July 26. The operations group marked the club's second anniversary by conducting a base tour and planting a tree near the Yujo Community Center as a symbol of friendship between the citizens of Musashimurayama and the group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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A symbol of friendship

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 374th Operations Group and the Musashimurayama Yokota Friendship Club plant a Sazanka tree, native to southern Japan, July 26 near the Yujo Community Center. The tree stands as a symbol of the friendship between the citizens of Musashimurayama and members of the 374th Operations Group. The event coincided with the second anniversary of the friendship club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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Adm Mullen visits Yokota

Four U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters lift off from Yokota Air Base, Japan, carrying U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, July 15, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Adm Mullen visits Yokota

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen (center), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Burton Field (right), U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Otto Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, at the distinguished visitor lounge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 15, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Adm Mullen visits Yokota

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen (right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Burton Field, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, at the distinguished visitor lounge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 15, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Adm Mullen visits Yokota

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Col. Otto Feather, 374th Airlift Wing Commander, during a stop at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 15, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Adrenaline

Senior Airman Thomas Kirts, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron driver operator, races a competitor at Fuji Speedway, Japan, Oct. 17, 2015. Kirts participated in two 30 minute heats, which were casual races for the enjoyment of the competitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Adrenaline

Cars enter the track at Fuji Speedway, Japan, Oct. 17, 2015. Races last for 30 minutes and a record of each lap time is given to the competitors after the race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Adrenaline

Senior Airman Thomas Kirts, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron driver operator, prepares to put on his helmet before entering the track at Fuji Speedway, Japan, Oct. 17, 2015. Kirts races during his off time to experience the adrenaline that comes with high speeds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Adrenaline

Senior Airman Thomas Kirts, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron driver operator, checks the oil levels of his car in preparation for a race at Fuji Speedway, Japan, Oct. 17, 2015. Kirts continually upgrades his vehicles with new parts and conducts his own maintenance to compete in races. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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