Strengthening partnerships through the Bilateral Exchange Program
Staff Sgt. Hector Frietze, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals a forklift into a C-130J Super Hercules during a Bilateral Exchange Program, Oct. 22, 2019, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The BEP gave Japan Air Self-Defense Force service members a chance to see how Yokota conducts its mission by shadowing their USAF counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)