Japan, US Conduct Groundbreaking Missile Defense Testbed

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen.l Hajime Kitajima, Japan-Joint Operations Center Operations Department (J3) director, provides opening remarks on day one of the Japan-U.S. Testbed exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4, 2025. JUST features joint and bilateral military organizations and is designed to refine tactics, techniques and procedures of Japan’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler
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NIKON D5

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70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

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45/10

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1/400

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2500

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