Lt. Cmdr. Pete Curran, left, a naval aviator originally from Redding, Calif., and Lt. Laura Combs, an electronic warfare officer from Lexington, Ky.,

NAVAL AIR FACILITY MISAWA, Japan (Jan. 08, 2013) Lt. Cmdr. Pete Curran, left, a naval aviator originally from Redding, Calif., and Lt. Laura Combs, an electronic warfare officer from Lexington, Ky., both assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132 conduct pre-flight checks before a scheduled night mission at Naval Air Facility Misawa. VAQ-132 is deployed to NAF Misawa on a six-month deployment supporting U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kenneth G. Takada) File# 130108-N-VZ328-132