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US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Sefranek, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 18th Wing (WG), prepares to load an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto an aircraft during the Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE), Beverly High 04-3 at Kadena Air Base, Japan (JPN)

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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Colin Olsson, with the 13th Fighter Squadron (FS), 35th Fighter Wing (FW), Misawa Air Base (AB), Japan, positions an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto a bomb-lift truck during the Load Crew of the Year precision loading competition

US Air Force (USAF) aircraft maintenance members, deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMS), prepare a USAF F-15C Eagle aircraft, 67th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, for departure at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Eagle is armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)

US Air Force (USAF) members, deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), load an AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto an F-15C Eagle aircraft in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia

US Air Force (USAF) members, deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), load an AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto an F-15C Eagle aircraft in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Franklin Busby, 177th Fighter Wing (FW), Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), secures an AIM 120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto a weapons trailer, on the flight line at aircraft at Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (NJ). USAF personnel from the 177th FW are deployed in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

US Air Force (USAF) members, deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), load an AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto an F-15C Eagle aircraft in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, at a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the Load Crew push a munitions trailer loaded with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) into position in preparation for reloading a USAF F-15C Eagle aircraft for another mission, during the Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE), Beverly High 04-3 at Kadena Air Base, Japan

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Kadena Air Base

State: Okinawa

Country: Japan (JPN)

Scene Camera Operator: AMN Gary Edwards, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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25/08/2004
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Kadena Air Base ,  26.35647, 127.76702
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The U.S. National Archives
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