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U.S. Air Force Lt. Juan Uribe, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, exchanges a unit patch with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force officer training school student during a tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2025. Yokota regularly hosts immersions with JASDF personnel to prepare future servicemembers for joint operations and strengthen bilateral interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt)

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force officer training school student looks into a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during an aircraft tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2025. The 36th Airlift Squadron hosted 23 future JASDF pilots, providing hands-on experience with aircraft while reinforcing the alliance and advancing combined readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt)

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force officer training school student gives a thumbs up atop a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during a tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2025. The 36th Airlift Squadron hosted 23 future JASDF pilots, providing hands-on experience with aircraft while reinforcing the alliance and advancing combined readiness.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Langdon, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force officer training school student laugh during a C-130J Super Hercules tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2025. The 36th Airlift Squadron hosted 23 future JASDF pilots, providing hands-on experience with aircraft while reinforcing the alliance and advancing combined readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt)

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Yokota hosts JASDF OTS personnel for a C-130J Super Hercules familiarization tour

Published Aug. 22, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt
374th Airlift Wing

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Juan Uribe, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, exchanges a unit patch with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force officer training school student during a tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2025. Yokota regularly hosts immersions with JASDF personnel to prepare future servicemembers for joint operations and strengthen bilateral interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt)

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