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USAF, JGSDF, JASDF conduct close-quarters combat training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles O’Conner, 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, shares tactical points with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members and Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen assigned to the Operations Support Wing, Security Forces at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2023, during an annual close-quarters combat bilateral training. The 374th SFS trainers embedded members of the JGSDF and JASDF in multiple training scenarios to help strengthen combined operations between U.S. and Japan forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Sakura, friendships bloom at Yokota

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operations Support Wing perform multiple yosakoi dances for the JASDF OSW annual bilateral sakura viewing attendees on April 1, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Yosakoi is a unique style of dance that is performed at festivals and events all over Japan. During the event, members of OSW and the 374th Airlift Wing celebrated the beginning of spring and the bilateral partnership between the two organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Samantha Perez)

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Sakura, friendships bloom at Yokota

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operations Support Wing and leaders from the 374th Airlift Wing pose for a photo after the JASDF OSW annual bilateral sakura viewing April 1, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The event commemorates the beginning of spring as a time of renewal, while demonstrating the partnership and cooperation between the two organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Samantha Perez)

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Sakura, friendships bloom at Yokota

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, speaks to attendees of an annual sakura viewing hosted by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operations Support Wing, April 1, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The viewing traditionally commemorates the beginning of spring as a time of renewal, while demonstrating the partnership and cooperation between the two organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Samantha Perez)

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Sakura, friendships bloom at Yokota

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Takeshi Ishii, Operations Support Wing communication specialist, demonstrates his iaido swordsmanship skills to attendees of the JASDF OSW annual bilateral sakura viewing on April 1, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The demonstration was one of two performances made during the event, which showcased traditional Japanese festival entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Samantha Perez)

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Port Dawg Rodeo

A team of U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel straightens a cargo net as part of a pallet build up challenge during the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group Port Dawg Rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan on March 1, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Sidney Shimomura)

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Port Dawg Rodeo

A team of U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel races through a forklift driving challenge during the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group Port Dawg Rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan on March 1, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Sidney Shimomura)

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Port Dawg Rodeo

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Cote, assigned to the 730th Air Mobility Squadron, ensures a truck is correctly chained down during the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group Port Dawg Rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan on March 1, 2023. (U.S. Air Force Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Troy McCray)

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Port Dawg Rodeo

An Airman assigned to the 730th Air Mobility Squadron spots as her teammate drives a truck onto a C-130 Hercules during the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group Port Dawg Rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan on March 1, 2023. (U.S. Air Force Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Troy McCray)

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Port Dawg Rodeo

A team of U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel makes calculations for a center of balance marking challenge on a Tunner 60K Loader during the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group Port Dawg Rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan on March 1, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Sidney Shimomura)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23 over Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23 over Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade carries his equipment after landing at Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023, during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade carries his equipment after landing at Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023, during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade carries his equipment after landing at Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023, during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23 over Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descends from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23 over Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descends from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23 over Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kawasaki C-1 assigned to the 2nd Airlift Group and a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, fly in formation during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23 over Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratrooper assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade packs his parachute after completing a static-line jump during Field Training Exercise Iron Fist 23 at Kikaijima Island, Japan, March 3, 2023. During the exercise, the USAF and Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted simulated island seizure airborne operations as the U.S. Marine Corps performed a simultaneous amphibious assault onto the beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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