Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Schafer, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron lead firefighter, walks up a flight of stairs during the Kadena Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Sept. 11, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Firefighters participating in the event donned approximately 60 pounds of gear and climbed a total of 110 flights of stairs to simulate the climb firefighters made during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in

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