Air Force Staff Sgt. Dereck Mitchell, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team chief, rotates a M61A1 20mm gun system on a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle during a training exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing at Kadena AB is the largest operating installation in the Indo-Asia Pacific region and provides theater commanders a lethal, persistent and flexible capability that can be massed and brought to bear anytime, anywhere.

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