Members of the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force assigned to the 1st Air Defense Missile Group pose for a photo after loading a JASDF Antenna Mast Group vehicle onto a USAF C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, 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 Globemaster III 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: | 8866460 |
VIRIN: | 250204-F-PM645-1040 |
Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
Size: | 7.21 MB |
Location: | NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, JP |
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