Airmen brandishing a 'Keen Sword'
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Dominick Petersen removes a cordon around an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Airman Peterson is assigned to the 374th Security Forces Squadron here and is taking part in Keen Sword 2005. Some of the exercise events and objectives include dissimilar aircraft training, noncombatant evacuation operations, base security and force protection, search and rescue, and close-air support. The exercise is being conducted at U.S. and Japanese military bases throughout Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)