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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)

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KS25: USAF, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, lands at Naval Air Facility Atsugi in support of Keen Sword 25, Feb. 3, 2025. Approximately 80 members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Air Force conducted a C-17 static loading test in an effort to increase readiness and interoperability between U.S.-Japan forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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KS25: USAF, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cain Pamintuan, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air freight technician, writes the center axle weight of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force MIM-104 Patriot missile system assigned to the Central Air Defense Missile Group during a joint inspection prior to conducting a C-17 static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025. U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen conducted a static loading of a JASDF Antenna Mast Group vehicle and MIM-104 Patriot missile system into a USAF C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron. Keen Sword is a biennial field training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces members. It is designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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KS25: USAF, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Shaah, left, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation specialist, reviews vehicle calculations during a joint inspection prior to conducting a C-17 static loading test as part of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025. U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen conducted a static loading of a JASDF Antenna Mast Group vehicle and MIM-104 Patriot missile system into a USAF 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)

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KS25: USAF, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade smile after passing a joint inspection of a JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter as part of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 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 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)

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KS25: USAF, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Shaah, left, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation specialist, and Tech. Sgt. April Martin, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation function section chief, review the calculations of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47JA Chinook helicopter during a joint inspection prior to conducting a C-17 static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 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 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)

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KS25: USAF, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cain Pamintuan, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air freight technician, writes the front axle weight of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47JA Chinook helicopter during a joint inspection prior to conducting a C-17 static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 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 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)

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KS25: USAF, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Shaah, left, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation specialist, briefs Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members about joint inspection procedures during a C-17 static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025. U.S. Airmen and JGSDF soldiers conducted a static loading of a JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter into a USAF 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)

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KS25: USAF, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Shaah, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation specialist, gives a safety briefing to soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force prior to a C-17 static loading test in support of Exercise Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Feb. 3, 2025. 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)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

A container delivery system bundle launches from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron near Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. This night time sortie, or night tac, consisted of four C-130J Super Hercules airdropping CDS bundles and heavy equipment on a drop zone near Mount Fuji, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Danielle Sugrue, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight technician and Airman 1st class Ryan Gaskins, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, push a container delivery system bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation of a night time sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Night time sorties, or night tacs, present unique challenges and provide pilots and loadmasters an opportunity to implement tactics and techniques under limited visibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Capt. Steven Gilliam, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, performs a pre-flight check before conducting a night sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS’ rigorous training schedule includes drumbeat, scenario-based events, and exercise injections to ensure that pilots and loadmasters meet their training objectives and maintain peak proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Norton, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, preforms a pre-flight check before conducting a night time sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Night time sorties, or night tacs, present unique challenges and provide pilots and loadmasters an opportunity to implement tactics and techniques under limited visibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Gaskins 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secure a container delivery system bundle onto a C-130J Super Hercules before conducting a night time sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS’ rigorous training schedule includes drumbeat, scenario-based events, and exercise injections to ensure that pilots and loadmasters meet their training objectives and maintain peak proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Capts. Zachary Norton and Steven Gilliam, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilots, perform a pre-flight check before conducting a night sortie at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Night time sorties, or night tacs, present unique challenges and provide pilots and loadmasters an opportunity to implement tactics and techniques under limited visibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Gaskins, right, and Senior Airman Blake Janssen, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, prepare to launch a container delivery system bundle from a C-130J Super Hercules near Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS’ rigorous training schedule includes drumbeat, scenario-based events, and exercise injections to ensure that pilots and loadmasters meet their training objectives and maintain peak proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aleksander Lepekhin, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility technician, directs a forklift to load dropped heavy equipment at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Multiple Airmen assigned to the 374th LRS were staged at the sortie drop zone to locate the container delivery system bundles and heavy equipment that were delivered by four C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aleksander Lepekhin, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility technician, begins the process of collecting dropped container delivery system bundles and heavy equipment at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Multiple Airmen assigned to the 374th LRS were staged at the sortie drop zone to locate the CDS bundles and heavy equipment that were delivered by four C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

Container delivery system bundles and heavy equipment descend after being dropped from multiple C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during a night time sortie at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. The 36th AS conducts routine training to meet the demands of region-wide airlift support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over a drop zone during a night time sortie at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025. Night time sorties, or night tacs, present unique challenges and provide pilots and loadmasters an opportunity to implement tactics and techniques under limited visibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey)

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