Air Defense Command members receive AC-130J Ghostrider capabilities tour

U.S. Air Force Maj. Mark Wulf, 17th Special Operations Squadron chief of tactics (left), speaks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takayuki Terasaki, Air Defense Command defense plans and operations director (middle), and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jesse J. Friedel, 5th Air Force deputy commander (right), about the capabilities of the AC-130J Ghostrider during Keen Sword 23 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. The KS23 exercise is designed to enhance Japan-U.S. readiness and interoperability while strengthening their bilateral relationship. The biennial exercise operation demonstrates U.S. resolve in supporting the security interests of Allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

Air Defense Command members receive AC-130J Ghostrider capabilities tour

Members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Defense Command approach an AC-130J Ghostrider, assigned to Cannon Air Force Base’s 17th Special Operations Squadron, during Keen Sword 23, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. The SOS’s participation in Keen Sword supports the ACE strategy via light logistics packages that include transporting ammunition and the personnel needed to execute the exercise mission objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

Air Defense Command members receive AC-130J Ghostrider capabilities tour

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Megan Nobuoka, 27th Special Operation Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintenance lead, brief a Japan Air Self-Defense Force member about AC-130J Ghostrider capabilities at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Several 27th Special Operations Wing squadrons participated in Keen Sword to support the Air Force’s ACE strategy via light logistics packages including bringing the ammunition and personnel needed to execute the exercise objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

Air Defense Command members receive AC-130J Ghostrider capabilities tour

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alain Haldeman, 17th Special Operations Squadron AC-130J Ghostrider aerial gunner, briefs Japan Air Self-Defense Force members on the weapon systems inside an AC-130J during Keen Sword 23, Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint, and bilateral field-training exercise that involves the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces, and is designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

Air Defense Command receives AC-130J Ghostrider capabilities brief during Keen Sword 23

Published Nov. 18, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --