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

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade load a JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii , during a C-17 static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 4, 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)

PHOTO BY: Yasuo Osakabe
VIRIN: 250204-F-PM645-2240.JPG
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NIKON Z 6

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NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S

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71/10

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1/640

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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