A 44th Fighter Squadron pilot adjusts his helmet pre-flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 14, 2022. The 18th Wing routinely executes various training scenarios to maintain combat readiness and safeguard national interests and the collective defense of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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