KS25: USAF, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erin Wang, center, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 loadmaster, gives a safety briefing to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade before loading a JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 4, 2025. U.S. Airmen and JGSDF soldiers conducted a static loading of a JGSDF CH-47JA into a USAF C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th AS. 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)