480th FS deploys to Kadena AB
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shaun Loomis, commander of the 480th Fighter Squadron, conducts pre-flight checks of an F-16CM Fighting Falcon aircraft while also chatting with a crew chief assigned to the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 11, 2023. Airmen and assets are deploying to Kadena Air Base, Japan, to ensure a steady state U.S. Air Force fighter presence in the region to support the on-going phased return of Kadena’s fleet of F-15C/D Eagles to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt Anthony Plyler)