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Enhanced Support Services Offered at Tower 220 for Airmen Seeking Help

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Britney Davis, 35th Fighter Wing religious affairs, poses for a photo in front of her desk at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2023. Davis’ job is to help people coming in with Spiritual Advice and is one of the members that airmen will be able to talk to at Tower 220. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Rodriguez)
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Enhanced Support Services Offered at Tower 220 for Airmen Seeking Help

A map of Tower 220’s floor plan at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2023. The helping agencies of Misawa have been the first in the Air Force to move to a single location providing airmen with an easier opportunity to access any help they may need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Rodriguez)
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Enhanced Support Services Offered at Tower 220 for Airmen Seeking Help

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Richard, 35th Fighter Wing commander, listens to recent updates on the Helping Agencies move to a Tower 220 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2023. The helping agencies of Misawa have been the first in the Air Force to move to a single location providing Airmen and the rest Team Misawa with an easier opportunity to access any help they may need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Rodriguez)
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Enhanced Support Services Offered at Tower 220 for Airmen Seeking Help

James Bibbee, community support coordinator, talks with the 35th Fighter Wing leadership during a Commands’ Teams Open House of Misawa’s helping agencies at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2023. The helping agencies recently moved to Tower 220 to have a centralized location, making it easier for airmen to get the help they need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Rodriguez)
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Training Pilots: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Training

A fire burns during a survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) training exercise at Draughn Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2023. Airmen were taught skills essential to survival including fire building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)
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Training Pilots: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dalton Deboer, 35th Operations Group Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) specialist, chops wood for a fire during a fire building demonstration at Draughn Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2023. Airmen participated in a SERE training exercise and learned skills essential to survival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)
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Training Pilots: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Training

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots try using different radio frequencies during combat survival skills training at Draughn Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2023. The pilots used a radio to determine their extraction point while remaining undetected in a secluded area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)
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Training Pilots: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Training

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot reviews a map during a combat survival skills training exercise at Draughn Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2023. The exercise was designed to ensure pilots are capable and ready to survive undetected in hostile territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)
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Training Pilots: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Training

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots navigate through the woods during a combat survival skills training exercise at Draughn Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2023. The pilots underwent a SERE exercise in which they had to evade adversaries and reach an extraction point. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)
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Training Pilots: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Training

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot prepares to ignite a smoke flare at Draughn Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2023. Smoke flares were used to signal the beginning of a survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)
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Training Pilots: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Training

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots lay down smoke flares to signal the start of a combat survival skills training exercise at Draughn Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2023. Pilots undergo SERE training to ensure they can evade adversaries and reach an extraction point undetected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)
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Training Pilots: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape Training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dalton Deboer, 35th Operations Group Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape (SERE) specialist, briefs pilots before a combat survival skills training at Draughn Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2023. The pilots underwent a simulated SERE exercise in which they had to evade enemy combatants and reach an extraction point. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Patrick Boyle)
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231209-F-AE827-1170

U.S. Air Force Maj. Zach “Santa Badger” Overbey, Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) mission commander and pilot, stands before three U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 436th Transport Squadron C-130J Super Hercules, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron in support of an OCD 23 elephant walk at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023. Throughout OCD 23, USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly)
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231209-F-RU502-1262

Three U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron participate in an elephant walk alongside a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Altier)
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231202-F-PM645-1252

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Cpl. Fredrick Hannon, decorates a bundle box during the annual bundle build event in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 2, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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231202-F-PM645-1045

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron decorate a bundle box during the annual bundle building event in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 2, 2023. OCD is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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231202-F-AE827-1555

Bruce Best, Operation Christmas Drop (OCD) island liaison and coordinator, and his wife pose for a photo during the annual bundle building event in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 2. 2023. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas, the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to a parachute to the islanders below, giving the operation its name. Today, airdrop operations include more than 50 islands throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly)
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231209-F-RU502-1345

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron and a U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron participate in an elephant walk alongside a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor Altier)
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231209-F-PM645-1928

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the the 251st Airlift Squadron conduct a formation flight over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). This is the first time OCD has featured a multinational formation flight. USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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231209-F-PM645-1242

(Left to right) A U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 436th Transport Squadron, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron, sit on the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023, during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23). USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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