U.S Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Vang, right, 18th Security Forces Squadron response force leader and Suguru Arakaki, 18th Security Forces Squadron civilian installation entry controller participate in a gate runner exercise as part of a base-wide routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Jan. 15, 2025. Routine exercises help validate and strengthen the shared doctrine, tactics, procedures and systems that would enable units to operate seamlessly in a real-world crisis. (Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley, U.S. Air Force)