A C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, sits on the ramp at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 25, 2014. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the 31st Rescue Squadron while they conducted training jumps from the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepare for a training jump into the ocean Aug. 25, 2014. The Airmen jumped from a Yokota Air Base, Japan, C-130 Hercules, that provided the aerial platform for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepare for a training jump into the ocean Aug. 25, 2014. The Airmen jumped from a Yokota Air Base, Japan, C-130 Hercules, that provided the aerial platform for the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare a C-130 Hercules for static-line jumping Aug. 25, 2014. Yokota Airmen trained alongside members of the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, to stay current on deployment requirements and upgrade training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Loadmasters from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare a C-130 Hercules for static-line jumping Aug. 25, 2014. Yokota Airmen trained alongside members of the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, to stay current on deployment requirements and upgrade training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Senior Airman Christerfer Shepheard, a 36th Airlift Squadron crew chief, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare a C-130 Hercules for static-line jumping Aug. 25, 2014. Yokota Airmen trained alongside members of the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, to stay current on deployment requirements and upgrade training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Crew members from the 36th Airlift Squadron, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, receive a briefing from 31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, before take-off Aug. 25, 2014. The 36th Airlift Squadron provided airlift support to the 31st Rescue Squadron while they conducted training jumps from the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Mekpongsatorn/Released)

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Yokota and Kadena Airmen conduct joint unit training

Published Aug. 27, 2014