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U.S. Air Force crew members service a KC-135 Stratotanker on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 6, 2014, to prepare to move it off of Okinawa in advance of a massive typhoon expected to hit the island. Several typhoons threaten the island each year, but military personnel can quickly secure their equipment and aircraft from the damaging winds. The crew is assigned to the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

U.S. Air Force crew members service a KC-135 Stratotanker on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 6, 2014, to prepare to move it off of Okinawa in advance of a massive typhoon expected to hit the island. Several typhoons threaten the island each year, but military personnel can quickly secure their equipment and aircraft from the damaging winds. The crew is assigned to the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

U.S. Air Force crew members service a KC-135 Stratotanker on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 6, 2014, to prepare to move it off of Okinawa in advance of a massive typhoon expected to hit the island. Several typhoons threaten the island each year, but military personnel can quickly secure their equipment and aircraft from the damaging winds. The crew is assigned to the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

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