YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --   A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member applies a bandage on a simulated patient while practicing tactical combat casualty care during exercise Guard and Protect 2024 during Keen Sword 25 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 29, 2024. Exercise Guard and Protect showcased interoperability of U.S. and Japan forces during times of heightened security posture. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)