 When it comes to aircraft in the military, most think about the Air Force. But on Masawa Air Base, the Navy flies too. And on the ground, it's the aviation bosonsmates that gets Navy planes airborne. I'm an ABH, usually my job is on the carrier. But since we're on shore duty, all three of the AB rates work together. And what we do is accompany and pop out any Navy aircraft coming in and out of Masawa. We are definitely out of our element here. We have nothing that the carrier has. No catapults, no pressing gears that we work on. Even with all the differences of working on land, the job is pretty much the same. Every takeoff and landing is the culmination of teamwork. The job of the AB is no less critical. At the end of the day, these men and women are still serving the Navy's mission throughout the Pacific. Airman First Class Sarah Mitchell, Masawa Air Base, Japan.