Airman 1st Class Justin Hodge makes his final checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a training mission Feb. 25, 2010, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The aircraft is from the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and was participating in joint bilateral training with other U.S. forces and the Japan Air Self Defense Force from Feb. 22 to 26. Airman Hodge is from the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Eielson AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)