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

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade load the Aft Pylon of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force CH47JA onto a USAF C-17 Globemaster III during a C-17 static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, 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)

PHOTO BY: Yasuo Osakabe

VIRIN: 250204-F-PM645-1021.JPG

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Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON Z 6

LENS

NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

1000

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