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JGSDF 1st AbnB commander receives Legion of Merit for outstanding service

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, 1st Airborne Brigade commander, expresses his gratitude after receiving the Legion of Merit from U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2025. Wakamatsu received the Legion of Merit for his exceptional leadership and accomplishments during his time at the JGSDF 1 AbnB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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JGSDF 1st AbnB commander receives Legion of Merit for outstanding service

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, 1st Airborne Brigade commander, gives a speech following his receipt of the Legion of Merit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2025. Wakamatsu received the Legion of Merit for his exceptional leadership and accomplishments during his time at the JGSDF 1 AbnB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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JGSDF 1st AbnB commander receives Legion of Merit for outstanding service

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, shakes hands with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, 1st Airborne Brigade commander, following a Legion of Merit ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2025. The LOM certificate is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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JGSDF 1st AbnB commander receives Legion of Merit for outstanding service

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, presents a Legion of Merit certificate to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, 1st Airborne Brigade commander, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2025. The LOM certificate is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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JGSDF 1st AbnB commander receives Legion of Merit for outstanding service

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, presents the Legion of Merit to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, 1st Airborne Brigade commander, during a LOM ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2025. Wakamatsu received the Legion of Merit for his exceptional leadership and accomplishments during his time at the JGSDF 1 AbnB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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JGSDF 1st AbnB commander receives Legion of Merit for outstanding service

A Legion of Merit award rests in a wooden case during an award ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2025. U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, presented Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, 1st Airborne Brigade commander, with the Legion of Merit for his exceptional leadership and accomplishments during his time at the JGSDF 1 AbnB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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JGSDF 1st AbnB commander receives Legion of Merit for outstanding service

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, 1st Airborne Brigade commander, stand at attention during a Legion of Merit ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2025. Wakamatsu received the Legion of Merit for his exceptional leadership and accomplishments during his time at the JGSDF 1 AbnB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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JGSDF 1st AbnB commander receives Legion of Merit for outstanding service

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Junya Wakamatsu, 1st Airborne Brigade commander, speaks with U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, during an office call at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2025. Wakamatsu received the Legion of Merit for his exceptional leadership and accomplishments during his time at the JGSDF 1 AbnB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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US, JGSDF strengthen interoperability during Airborne 25

A paratrooper from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 1st Airborne Brigade, delivers a briefing prior to soldiers boarding a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2025, as part of Airborne 25. Airborne is an annual large-scale exercise that integrates air and ground forces from the U.S. and Japan. This year’s iteration featured six U.S. Air Force C-130Js carrying 215 JGSDF paratroopers for a static-line personnel jump. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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US, JGSDF strengthen interoperability during Airborne 25

Paratroopers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 1st Airborne Brigade, prepare to load onto six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2025, as part of Airborne 25. Airborne is an annual large-scale exercise that integrates air and ground forces from the U.S. and Japan. This year’s iteration featured six U.S. Air Force C-130Js carrying 215 JGSDF paratroopers for a static-line personnel jump. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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US, JGSDF strengthen interoperability during Airborne 25

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Kei Takakura, 1st Airborne Brigade vice commander, speaks during the commanders’ approval meeting for Airborne 25 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2025. Airborne is an annual large-scale exercise that integrates air and ground forces from the U.S. and Japan. This year’s iteration featured six U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft carrying 215 JGSDF paratroopers for a static-line personnel jump. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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USAF, JGSDF strengthen interoperability during Airborne 25

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Capt. Kazuki Hasegawa, 1st Airborne Brigade Airborne 25 mission commander, delivers a briefing during the commanders’ approval meeting for Airborne 25 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2025. Airborne is an annual large-scale exercise that integrates air and ground forces from the U.S. and Japan. This year’s iteration featured six U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft carrying 215 JGSDF paratroopers for a static-line personnel jump. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade uses an MB-2 device to restrain a JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter in 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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force MIM-104 Patriot missile system assigned to the Central Air Defense Missile Group sits on the flightline before loading onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III 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)

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

From right, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erin Wang and Staff Sgt. Willem Mitstifer, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 loadmasters, teach members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force how to restrain a vehicle using an MB-2 device in a USAF C-17 Globemaster III 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)

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

Members of the U.S. Air Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force pose for a photo after loading a JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter 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. U.S. Airmen and JGSDF soldiers conducted a static loading of a JGSDF CH-47JA into a USAF C-17 Globemaster III. 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)

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

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade uses an MB-2 device to restrain a JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter in 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)

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