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5th Air Force

U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers line up on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers line up on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bi-lateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. A total of 50 personnel are planned to perform static line jumps throughout the three-day training event, with an expected total of 600. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers line up on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. A total of 50 personnel are planned to perform static line jumps throughout the three-day training event, with an expected total of 600.

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers line up on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. A total of 50 personnel are planned to perform static line jumps throughout the three-day training event, with an expected total of 600.

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers don their equipment on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers don their equipment on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers don their equipment on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers don their equipment on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers don their equipment on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Tech. Sgt. Brian Gates, instructor loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, conducts preflight checks on a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prior to a bi-lateral jump training with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldier prepares to execute a static line jump near Narashino training field, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers execute a static line jump near Narashino training field, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldier prepares to execute a static line jump near Narashino training field, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldier prepares to execute a static line jump near Narashino training field, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldier checks the equipment of a fellow soldier near Narashino training field, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers line up on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

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U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Published April 22, 2022
By Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo
36th Airlift Squadron

Yokota AB, Japan -- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers line up on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)