Airmen assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing depart a support-team aircraft after returning from the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2024. In total, 300 personnel and multiple F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing deployed for three months in support of U.S. Pacific Air Forces efforts to provide agile air, space and cyberspace capabilities to safeguard a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)