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Senior Airman Saul Santos, 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, welds a frame together April 22, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Through the use of computer numerically controlled machines as well as lathes, mills and precision measurement equipment, the metals technology airmen are able to fabricate essential aircraft parts that are no longer manufactured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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En route to Red Flag- Alaska 21-2

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2021, participating in Red Flag-Alaska 21-2. Red Flag-Alaska 21-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. Approximately 1500 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft from more than 20 units during this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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En route to Red Flag- Alaska 21-2

Fourteen A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, park at a ramp, May 24, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. This team of A-10s arrived at Yokota in preparation for Red Flag Alaska 21-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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En route to Red Flag- Alaska 21-2

Fourteen A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, park at a ramp, May 24, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. This team of A-10s arrived at Yokota in preparation for Red Flag Alaska 21-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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En route to Red Flag- Alaska 21-2

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, taxis down a flighline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2021, escorting A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to Red Flag-Alaska 21-2. Airmen and aircraft from the 909th ARS escorted U.S. Air Force assets from Japan to Alaska ahead of Red Flag-Alaska 21-2, which is scheduled to run from June 10-25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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En route to Red Flag- Alaska 21-2

A KC-10 Extender assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, taxis down a flighline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2021, escorting A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to Red Flag-Alaska 21-2. Airmen and aircraft from the 60th AMW escorted U.S. Air Force assets from Japan to Alaska ahead of Red Flag-Alaska 21-2, which is scheduled to run from June 10 to 25. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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En route to Red Flag- Alaska 21-2

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2021, participating in Red Flag-Alaska 21-2. Red Flag-Alaska 21-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. Approximately 1500 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft from more than 20 units during this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Rescue Rodeo 2021

A 320th Special Tactics Squadron Airman fast ropes from a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021, during a Rescue Rodeo training exercise. A fast rope is used to allow Special Tactics Airmen to quickly access a location where an aircraft is not able to land to start conducting operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)
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Rescue Rodeo 2021

Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron watch as a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from the 459th Airlift Squadron hovers over a training area at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021, during a Rescue Rodeo training exercise. The 459th Airlift Squadron and the 320th Special Tactics Squadron train together to better understand how each unit responds to potential real world search and rescue operations (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)
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Rescue Rodeo 2021

An Airman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, climbs a ladder on a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021, during a Rescue Rodeo training exercise. Training exercises like this prepare Special Tactics Airmen to respond quickly and safely to search and rescue scenarios under unpredictable situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)
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Rescue Rodeo 2021

A 320th Special Tactics Airman runs to a rally point after fast roping from a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. Along with the fast rope, the 320th Special Tactics Squadron use multiple tools like rope ladders, hoists, and forest penetrator seats to lift personnel into aircraft when conducting rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)
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Rescue Rodeo 2021

A 320th Special Tactics Squadron Airman climbs into a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a Rescue Rodeo event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. The 320th STS Airmen train to operate in adverse conditions through a variety of exercises to accomplish their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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Rescue Rodeo 2021

Staff Sgt. Zach Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, scans the ground for troops outside a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a Rescue Rodeo event over Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. Search and rescue training exercises like the Rescue Rodeo prepare Airmen to respond to emergency scenarios quickly and safely under unpredictable situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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Rescue Rodeo 2021

An Airman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (left), Capt. Ben Bourgeois (center), 459th Airlift Squadron pilot, and Master Sgt. Todd Chandler (right), 459th AS flight engineer, prepare for a fast rope exercise aboard a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a Rescue Rodeo event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. Rescue Rodeo was a week-long event which tested the 320th STS on combat search and rescue operations in a variety of training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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Rescue Rodeo 2021

Capt. Jennie Seibert, 459th Airlift Squadron pilot, adjusts a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter’s controls during a Rescue Rodeo event while flying over Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 12, 2021. The recent search and rescue training was conducted with both the 459th AS and 320th Special Tactics Squadron to get a better working relationship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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Air Ambulance UH-1 Transport Training

Recently, the 459th Airlift Squadron and 374th Medical Group partnered for an air ambulance UH-1 transport training.
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U.S.-Japan conducts historic airborne operation

A Japan Ground Self Defense Forces paratrooper jumps out of a C-130J Super Hercules C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during an Airborne 21 exercise, over the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, March 9, 2021. Airborne 21 was the largest U.S.- Japan airborne operation in history; involving approximately 500 JGSDF paratroopers, 12 C-130s and 134 containment delivery system bundles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)
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U.S.-Japan conducts historic airborne operation

C-130J Super Hercules taxi across the flightline following an equipment airdrop as part of exercise Airborne 21, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. During the exercise, approximately 500 Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers performed a static-line jump from 12 U.S. Air Force C-130’s, making it the largest personnel drop in history between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)
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U.S.-Japan conducts historic airborne operation

374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Combat Mobility Flight Airmen and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel load JGSDF container delivery system bundles onto a C-130J Super Hercules for an equipment airdrop as part of exercise Airborne 21, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 10, 2021. During the exercise, approximately 500 Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers performed a static-line jump from 12 U.S. Air Force C-130’s, making it the largest personnel drop in history between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)
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U.S.-Japan conducts historic airborne operation

Senior Airman Keion Buckley, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, checks Japan Ground Self-Defense Force container delivery system bundles prior to their upload onto a C-130J Super Hercules for an equipment airdrop as part of exercise Airborne 21 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 10, 2021. The 374th Airlift Wing paired with the JGSDF, 1st Airborne Brigade, for the largest static-line personnel jump and cargo drop between the U.S. and Japan. The training allowed U.S. and Japanese units to work alongside one another while improving the readiness of both forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)
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