Photo Album 86 Page 2
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Gunny Utley was an Avionics guy and the shop NCOIC at this time. 

Photo by, Mark Sullivan  
LCpl. John Yonker, Hydraulics shop. Another great guy who retired as a GySgt in the F-18 community.
 
Photo by, Mark Sullivan  

Kanoya City, Kagoshima Japan was the first refueling stop on the trip to Korea for operation "Team Spirit 86".

Photo by, Mark Sullivan 
Approaching Kanoya Air Base, a WWII kamikaze base located near the southern tip of Japan.
 
Photo by, Mark Sullivan 

This shelter is a leftover from the WW II era when Kenoya was a Naval Air Base. Kenoya was the site of 75 % Kamikaze flights against US ships during the battle of Okanawa.

Photo by, Mark Sullivan 

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