Photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez | 18th Wing | 07.09.2025
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, 18th Wing commander, is splashed with water by his son after his final flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 9, 2025. Final flights are a time-honored tradition that allow the aircrew's family to have a hand in an important operational moment, and celebrate the member’s time at their unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez)...
Photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez | 18th Wing | 07.09.2025
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, 18th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief, are sprayed with water by their families after their joint final flight with the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 9, 2025. Final flights are a time-honored tradition that allow the aircrew's family to have a hand in an important operational moment,......
Photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez | 18th Wing | 07.09.2025
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, 18th Wing commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief, shake hands after their joint final flight with the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 9, 2025. The 18th Wing command team flew their final sortie to honor the combat search and rescue mission in the Indo-Pacific, marking the end of their......
Photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez | 18th Wing | 07.09.2025
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief, center, and pararescuemen assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, pose for a photo in an HH-60W Jolly Green II after a maritime personnel recovery training mission with the 33rd Rescue Squadron off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2025. The 31st RQS routinely practices alternate insertion and extraction methods for......
Photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez | 18th Wing | 07.09.2025
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, climb a rope ladder on an HH-60W Jolly Green II for a maritime personnel recovery training mission with the 33rd Rescue Squadron off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2025. The 31st RQS routinely practices alternate insertion and extraction methods for water operations including fast rope, rope ladder, helocasting and......
Photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez | 18th Wing | 07.09.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Duff, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, repels down a fast rope during a maritime personnel recovery training mission with the 33rd Rescue Squadron off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2025. The 31st RQS routinely practices alternate insertion and extraction methods for water operations including fast rope, rope ladder, helocasting and hoist. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez | 18th Wing | 07.09.2025
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Duff, left, and Staff Sgt. Shane Pentowski, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, extend the fast rope before entering the water during a maritime personnel recovery training mission with the 33rd Rescue Squadron off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2025. The training was conducted to enhance alternate insertion and extraction method capabilities, ensuring......
Photo by Senior Airman Melany Bermudez | 18th Wing | 07.09.2025
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief, smiles after shooting a GAU-18/A machine gun on a HH-60W Jolly Green II with the 33rd Rescue Squadron off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2025. The HH-60W Jolly Green II’s core mission is recovery of personnel under hostile conditions, including combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman......
