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Airman 1st Class Nadalyia Flores Ahmad, 718th Force Support Squadron assignments technician, assembles a cot during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 7, 2025. The setup was part of a simulated “safe haven” operation involving multiple FSS members, aimed at assessing the squadron’s capability to quickly establish emergency shelter accommodations. 

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

Airman 1st Class Nadalyia Flores Ahmad, 718th Force Support Squadron assignments technician, assembles a cot during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 7, 2025. The setup was part of a simulated “safe haven” operation involving multiple FSS members, aimed at assessing the squadron’s capability to quickly establish emergency shelter accommodations.

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