From right, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erin Wang and Staff Sgt. Willem Mitstifer, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters, teach members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force how to restrain a vehicle using an MB-2 device in a C-17 during a static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 4, 2025. U.S. Air Force and JASDF Airmen conducted a static loading of a JASDF Antenna Mast Group vehicle and MIM-104 Patriot missile system into a C-17 assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron. Keen Sword is a biennial field training exercise involving members of the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces. It is designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Date Taken: | 02.04.2025 |
Date Posted: | 02.11.2025 17:58 |
Photo ID: | 8866457 |
VIRIN: | 250204-F-PM645-1036 |
Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
Size: | 6.43 MB |
Location: | NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, JP |
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