KADENA AIR BASE Japan -- Senior Airman Joshua Baker, a flight engineer with the 17th Special Operations Squadron, discusses the characteristics and operations of the refueling pod on an MC-130P Combat Shadow to officers from the Japan Air Self Defense Force here Feb. 3. The JASDF officers visited the 353rd Special Operations Group as part of a bilateral exchange program between the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)