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

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force airman assigned to the 1st Air Defense Missile Group gives a thumbs-up to the driver of an Antenna Mast Group vehicle during a C-17 static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 4, 2025. USAF and JASDF 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)

PHOTO BY: Yasuo Osakabe

VIRIN: 250204-F-PM645-1038.JPG

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CAMERA

NIKON D5

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

640

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