18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

Senior Airman Nathaniel Hayashida, left, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental journeyman, and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force cryogenics technician, fill a liquid oxygen cart during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Nov. 18, 2022. Members participating in the ATR were from various units under the 18th Wing and were given the opportunity to practice deployed operations in a joint environment alongside JASDF’s 8th Air Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

Airmen assigned to teh 18th Wing and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force member fill a liquid oxygen cart during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Nov. 18, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

A liquid oxygen cart is filled during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force cryogenics technician, left, and Senior Airman Christopher Dudney, right, 18th Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, talk about previous bilateral exercises during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Nov. 18, 2022. Members participating in the ATR were from various units under the 18th Wing and were given the opportunity to practice deployed operations in a joint environment alongside JASDF’s 8th Air Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

Senior Airman Nathaniel Hayashida, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental journeyman, prepares a liquid oxygen cart during the aviation training relocation program at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Nov. 18, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

Senior Airman Nathaniel Hayashida, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental journeyman, conducts an odor test for a sample of liquid oxygen during the aviation training relocation program at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Nov. 18, 2022. An odor test ensures the liquid oxygen is good quality for use by aviators at high altitudes. Liquid oxygen has to be at least 99.5 percent pure in order for it to be used. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members perform a morale cheer during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Members participating in the ATR were from various units under the 18th Wing and were given the opportunity to practice deployed operations in a joint environment alongside JASDF’s 8th Air Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members pose for a photo during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

Senior Airman Nathaniel Hayashida, left, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental journeyman, and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force cryogenics technician, second from left, fill a liquid oxygen cart as Airmen observe during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Nov. 18, 2022. Members participating in the ATR were from various units under the 18th Wing and were given the opportunity to practice deployed operations in a joint environment alongside JASDF’s 8th Air Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

18th LRS, JASDF improve cryogenics interoberability

Published Nov. 27, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac
18th Wing Public Affairs

JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Nathaniel Hayashida, left, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental journeyman, and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force cryogenics technician, fill a liquid oxygen cart during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Nov. 18, 2022. Members participating in the ATR were from various units under the 18th Wing and were given the opportunity to practice deployed operations in a joint environment alongside JASDF’s 8th Air Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)