Capt. Matt Hepp conducts a preflight inspection of his F-16 Fighting Falcon at Komatsu Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Base Dec. 7, 2010, before a mission over the Sea of Japan. More than 160 Airmen from Misawa Air Base, Japan, are deployed to Komatsu from Dec. 3 to 11 in support of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. Captain Hepp is a pilot with the 14th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Cammie Quinn)