Maintaining friendships

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Mitsuru Takahashi, 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs chief of community relations, explains tire maintenance to a group of Japan Air Self-Defense Forces maintenance officers at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2014. Takahashi assisted communication between the JASDF officers and members of the 374th Airlift Wing as they discussed specifics of Yokota's maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force students from the Basic Maintenance Officer Course listen to a description of isochronal inspections done on C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base Japan, July 29, 2014. The JASDF visited Yokota from Hamamatsu Air Base to give them an idea of the similarities and differences between U.S. and Japanese military operations and aircraft maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Raul Torres, 374th Maintenance Squadron isochronal dock chief, explains when and why ISO inspections are conducted on C-130 Hercules to a group of Japan Air Self-Defense Forces maintenance officers at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2014. Torres was just one member of the 374 MXS that explained his shop's operations to the students who will graduate the Basic Maintenance Officers Course at Hamamatsu Air Base, Japan, the following week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maintainers with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Basic Maintenance Officers Course show their personalities during a group photo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2014. The JASDF officers graduate their course next week and visited Yokota to learn about the differences and similarities between U.S. and Japanese military operations and maintenance procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force maintenance officers from Hamamatsu Air Base, Japan, inspect a crash recovery trailer at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2014. The Japanese officers toured the 374th Maintenance Squadron facilities to learn the methods behind U.S. Air Force maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Japan Air Self-Defense Forces maintenance officer asks a question to a member of the 374th Maintenance Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2014. A group of JASDF maintenance officers came from Hamamatsu Air Base and visited Yokota to learn the similarities between Japanese and U.S. Air Force maintenance operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Maintaining a lasting friendship

Published July 29, 2014
By Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force students from the Basic Maintenance Officer Course visited Yokota Air Base, July 29, 2014. The students are JASDF maintenance officers who came to Yokota from Hamamatsu Air Base to learn about the similarities and differences between U.S. and Japanese aircraft maintenance operations. The JASDF students graduate their course next week and the experience gained during their Yokota tour will play a role in how they decide to manage their Japanese maintenance sections upon leaving training.

Maintaining friendships

Maintaining friendships

Maintaining friendships

Maintaining friendships

Maintaining friendships

Maintaining friendships