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U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Goetz, right, checks a map with the use of night-vision goggles during a training mission above Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. Goetz, a pilot, is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Yokota conducted a readiness week, allowing airmen to showcase their professional airlift capabilities and ability to support any contingencies in the Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Goetz, right, checks a map with the use of night-vision goggles during a training mission above Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. Goetz, a pilot, is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Yokota conducted a readiness week, allowing airmen to showcase their professional airlift capabilities and ability to support any contingencies in the Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Goetz, right, checks a map with the use of night-vision goggles during a training mission above Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. Goetz, a pilot, is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Yokota conducted a readiness week, allowing airmen to showcase their professional airlift capabilities and ability to support any contingencies in the Pacific.

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