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

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Shaah, left, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation specialist, gives the thumbs-up to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade during a C-17 static loading test 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 assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 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 CH-47JA Chinook helicopter assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade 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, 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 assigned to the 535th AS. 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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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

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

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

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

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

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade observes the clearance between a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo bay and JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter 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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erin Wang, center, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 loadmaster, gives a safety briefing to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Helicopter Brigade before loading a JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter 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 assigned to the 535th AS. 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 U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, lands at Naval Air Facility Atsugi in support of Keen Sword 25, Feb. 3, 2025. Approximately 80 members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Air Force conducted a C-17 static loading test in an effort to increase readiness and interoperability between U.S.-Japan forces. (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 smile after passing a joint inspection of a JGSDF CH-47JA Chinook helicopter as part of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025. U.S. Airmen and JGSDF soldiers conducted a static loading of a JGSDF CH-47JA 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

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Shaah, left, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation specialist, and Tech. Sgt. April Martin, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation function section chief, review the calculations of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47JA Chinook helicopter during a joint inspection prior to conducting a C-17 static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025. U.S. Airmen and JGSDF soldiers conducted a static loading of a JGSDF CH-47JA 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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cain Pamintuan, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air freight technician, writes the center axle weight of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force MIM-104 Patriot missile system assigned to the Central Air Defense Missile Group during a joint inspection prior to conducting a C-17 static loading test in support of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025. U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force 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 U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces members. 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

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Shaah, left, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation specialist, reviews vehicle calculations during a joint inspection prior to conducting a C-17 static loading test as part of Keen Sword 25 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, Feb. 3, 2025. U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force 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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Bringing order to chaos for nearly 30 years

Then Lt.Col. Henske stands in front of the Kandahar International Airport.

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USAF, USMC team up for sling load

Crew chiefs and pilots with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing perform sling load training with 621st Contingency Response Wing Airmen on the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, California, Jan. 24, 2025. This was HMH 462’s first trip to Travis AFB to perform sling load training with the 621st Contingency Response Wing at their home duty station. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cassidy Fisher)

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USAF, USMC team up for sling load

A crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks below out of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter above the flight line on Travis Air Force Base, California, Jan. 24, 2025. This was HMH 462’s first trip to Travis AFB to perform sling load training with the 621st Contingency Response Wing at their home duty station. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cassidy Fisher)

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USAF, USMC team up for sling load

Senior Airman Summon Pereira, left, 721st Contingency Response Squadron Airman, talks to fellow 621st CRW members on the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, California, Jan. 24, 2025. This was Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462’s first trip to Travis AFB to perform sling load training with the 621st Contingency Response Wing at their home duty station. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cassidy Fisher)

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