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Exercise Beverly High 09-01 In High Gear at Kadena
Kadena Airmen are mobilizing this week to practice deployment procedures and to conduct operations in a simulated combat environment. Through a variety of scenarios, the Shoguns are honing their skills to ensure they are ready perform the Kadena Air Base mission of providing unmatched combat airpower, providing a forward power projection platform and providing for the common defense of Japan.

See below for more coverage of Exercise Beverly High 09-01.

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Keeping the Shogun's edge sharp

Lance Cpl. Kote Morgan, from Marine Air Corps Station, Cherry Point, N.C., takes oil samples from an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft every 15 engine hours to see if it has collected any contaminants in the oil Dec. 4 during Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 09-01 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing is conducting the exercise to test the readiness of Kadena Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

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Stopped in his tracks

Staff Sgt. James Kipp, 18th Security Forces Squadron, attempts to enter through the Munitions gate without proper identification. He was immediately apprehended by Afuso Makoto (right) and Hiroyuki Miyagi Dec. 3 at Kadena Air Base, Japan during Exercise Beverly High 09-01. The 18th Wing is participating in a Local Operational Readiness Exercise so that Kadena's Airmen are ready to deploy at a moments notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Amanda Grabiec)

Kadena Airmen participate in Local Operational Readiness Exercise

Kadena Airmen receive briefings from various units informing them of additional risks and opportunities they could encounter while deployed at Kadena Air Base, Japan Dec. 02, 2008. The briefings are part of a simulated deployment meant to test the operational readiness of Kadena Airmen.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

Okinawa typhoon season ends Dec. 1

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- 18th Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Brett Williams, declared Dec. 1 the official end to the typhoon season when he issued the "All Clear" for military installations on Okinawa.

Kadena firefighters sharpen skills during readiness exercise

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services Flight conducted live-fire training Dec. 2 at Kadena Air Base's Silver Flag training site during Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 09-01.

Kadena firefighters respond to simulated fire during exercise

Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, prepare for a simulated scenario of a kitchen fire at the Silver Flag Training Facility Dec. 2 at Kadena Air Base. The 18th Wing is participating in a Local Operational Readiness Exercise to test the readiness of Kadena Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Amanda Grabiec)

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