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Chaplain Prep

Chaplain (Capt.) David Kreis, 944th Fighter Wing, prepares to give the homily at services Sunday morning during an annual tour trip to Kadena Air Base, Japan. Citizen Airmen with Luke’s 944th Fighter Wing travelled to Kadena for two weeks as part of their AT to provide extra manning for their active-duty counterparts.
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Pitching In

Staff Sgt. Amber Melgoza-Kulesza, 944th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels section, endures extremely high temperatures and humidity, while spraying corrosive preventive compound on Airfield Damage Repair construction equipment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 30, 2016. The ADR program has 250 assets on reserve and ready for any airfield disaster. This spray process saves 3.5 million dollars every five years in vehicle maintenance repair cost. Citizen Airmen with Luke’s 944th LRS travelled to Kadena as part of their annual tour to provide extra manning for their active-duty counterparts.
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Inventory

Staff Sgt. Tyran Lawson, 944th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply section, helps inventory individual protective equipment items June 28, 2016 during Operation Patriot Habu at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. By the second day of the tour, Citizen Airmen from the 944th LRS helped process more than 3,000 IPE items. They provided extra manpower to their active-duty counterparts with the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, who are currently working 12-hour shifts to transition to the Enterprise Supply System which will eventually enable the 18th Wing to issue real-world IPE to its Airmen.
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Postman sets up chapel service

Tech. Sgt. Elliot Denny, 944th Fighter Wing, chaplain assistant sets up for a protestant chapel service on June 30, 2016 at Kadena Air Base Japan. As a Citizen Airman who works as a postman in Tucson Arizona, he came to the wing over three years ago from active duty where he was a weapons loader. The opportunity to serve his annual with the wing as part of “Operation Patriot Habu,” is important because it provides him with the ability work with active duty counterparts and train in areas that are not available at home station. He and other members of the 944th Chapel staff have mixed in with the 18th AB chapel staff and provided some much needed manpower relief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Barbara Plante)
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SFS ATV Training

Tech. Sgt. Alexander Goreski, 944th Security Forces Squadron action officer, provides All Terrain Vehicle training to 18 SFS members June 30, 2016 during his annual tour dubbed “Operation Patriot Habu” at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. Because of their level of experience, Citizen Airmen from the 944th have integrated seamlessly into all aspects of the 18 SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Barbara Plante)
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Guarding the gate

Senior Airman Dominique Castillo (right), 944th Security Forces Squadron member, and Kadena Gate Guard Hiroyuki Toyama, 18th Security Forces Squadron, check a visitor’s credentials in order to allow him base access June 28, 2016, at Gate 1 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. A native Arizonian, Castillo has been a Reservist with the 944th for four years and the opportunity to do an off-station annual tour is valuable to her. The 18th Security Forces Squadron capitalized on the extensive experience 944th SFS members brought during their annual tour by seamlessly integrating them into all of their flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)
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Guarding the gate

Senior Airman Dominique Castillo, 944th Security Forces Squadron member, checks a visitor’s credentials in order to allow him base access June 28, 2016, at Gate 1 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. A native Arizonian, Castillo has been a Reservist with the 944th for four years and the opportunity to do an off-station annual tour is valuable to her. The 18th Security Forces Squadron capitalized on the extensive experience 944 SFS members brought during their annual tour by seamlessly integrating them into all of their flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nestor Cruz)
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