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

Members of the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force assigned to the 1st Air Defense Missile Group pose for a photo after loading a JASDF Antenna Mast Group vehicle onto a USAF C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, 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-PM645-1040.JPG
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NIKON D5

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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

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5

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1/100

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3200

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