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Fueling Partnership: 35 FW, JASDF Conduct Refueling Training Ahead Of REFORPAC 2025

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  • By Senior Airman Brittany Russell
  • 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan --  

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing conduct U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon refueling training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members ahead of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 8, 2025. Building a shared understanding of maintenance capabilities enhances interoperability, driving mission success and regional stability.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tadayoshi Kiriyama, center, 35th Maintenance Squadron, aerospace ground equipment journeyman, briefs Japan Air Self-Defense Force members on U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon refueling procedures ahead of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 8, 2025. Training with allies improves the bilateral mission goals of the exercise, ensuring a rapid and effective combined response to any threat in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Russell)

Fueling Partnership: 35 FW, JASDF Conduct Refueling Training Ahead Of REFORPAC 2025
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