Japan Ground Self-Defense Force visits Yokota

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Mark Nexon (left), a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, explains the controls of a C-130 Hercules to a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force May 31, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Members of the JGSDF assigned to Tachikawa Air Base visited Yokota in an effort to expand operational understanding and strengthen relationships between the two allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides)

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force visits Yokota

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Col. Corban Spraker (left), 459th Airlift Squadron director of operations, talks with Lt. Col. Takayuki Maeda, Japan Eastern Division Helicopter Group commander, May 31, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Maeda and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, visited Yokota as part of a bilateral partnership event between the units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides)

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force visits Yokota

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Col. Corban Spraker (right), 459th Airlift Squadron director of operations, briefs a group of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members from Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, May 31, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The group toured facilities and learned about flying operations at Yokota as part of a bilateral partnership event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Master Sgt. Jack Malone (second from right), 374th Operations Support Squadron tower chief controller, explains the varying responsibilities in the tower to members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force May 31, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The group toured facilities and learned about flying operations at Yokota as part of a bilateral partnership event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Capt. Eric Iversen (left), a pilot assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron, talks with a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force May 31, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Members of the JGSDF assigned to Tachikawa Air Base visited Yokota in an effort to expand operational understanding and strengthen relationships between the two allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Economides)

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force visits Yokota

Published June 4, 2013
By Senior Airman Desiree Economides
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, visited the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base as part of a bilateral training and partnership event. The group toured facilities and learned about flying operations at Yokota in an effort to expand operational understanding and strengthen relationships between allies.