Friendship Jump 2023 U.S. Air Force Logo May 25, 2023 Friendship Jump 2023 A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Paratrooper from the 1st Airborne Brigade checks his gear during jump preparations for the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations from a USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 U.S. Army Special Operations Soldiers with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) fasten and check a parachute during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations from the USAF C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron secures his gear during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), USAF 320th STS, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron takes off during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade looks outside before conducting a static-line jump demonstration during the 2023 Friendship Festival above Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Yokota hosted the event with the support of the units from the air and ground branches of the Japan Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, and the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules’ assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron fly in formation during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base Japan, drops Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade paratroopers over Yokota Air Base, Japan during the 2023 Friendship Festival, May 21, 2023. Yokota hosted the event with the support of the units from the air and ground branches of the Japan Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, and the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor A. Workman) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers with the 1st Airborne Brigade conduct a static-line jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstration to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers with the 1st Airborne Brigade descend after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron drops Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade paratroopers over the Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the 2023 Friendship Festival, May 21, 2023. Yokota hosted the event with the support of the units from the air and ground branches of the Japan Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, and the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Taylor A. Workman) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 A U.S. Army Special Operations Soldier with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) descends after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers from the 1st Airborne Brigade descends toward a Drop Zone after parachuting from a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the 2023 Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 A Japan Ground Self-Defense paratrooper with the 1st Airborne Brigade descends after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 U.S. Army Special Operations Soldiers with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) land after jumping from from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers with the 1st Airborne Brigade and U.S. Army Special Operations Soldier with the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) descend after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 Japan Ground Self-Defense paratroopers with the 1st Airborne Brigade touch down at the drop-zone after paradropping from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 A Japan Ground Self-Defense paratrooper with the 1st Airborne Brigade packs his parachute after touching down at the drop-zone during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download Friendship Jump 2023 A Japan Ground Self-Defense paratrooper with the 1st Airborne Brigade carries his parachute during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download The annual Yokota Friendship Festival joint capabilities demonstration draws in festival-goers that are looking forward to viewing airborne demonstrations with the 36th Airlift Squadron using their C-103J Super Hercules to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers, as a display of the strong bond the alliance between the U.S. and Japan. This year was the first time the U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers conducted a joint airborne demonstration together, providing a special sight for audiences during the Yokota Friendship Festival 2023. “The unique part was we got to complete the demo with not only JGSDF paratroopers, but also the Air Force and Army units,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryan Maynard, 36th AS C-130J pilot. “All three units all together showing support for each other, the U.S. and Japan partnership, spoke volumes for our readiness.” Two USAF C-130Js took-off and climbed to 9,000 feet to prepare for an airdrop over the Yokota flightline drop zone 30 minutes ahead of the event, with dozens of paratroopers onboard ready to show off a military-style freefall. The aircraft approached the DZ with the pilots zeroing in via onboard navigation systems to the predetermined drop point, and shortly after they reached 1,250 feet the jump signal sounded for the paratroopers and more than 50,000 audience members got to see parachutes deploy across the flightline. “It was a unique demonstration for us,” said JGSDF Capt. Hironori Kaneko, JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade mission commander. “This clearly demonstrated the interoperability and the partnership that we have with the U.S. Air Force.” Since 2019, JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade has participated in this event for the festival, showing the results of frequent training with Yokota Airmen. The Yokota Friendship Festival is a lasting testament to the strength of the U.S.-Japan friendship, and integrated operations such rapid airlift and air drops of paratroopers and equipment display the high capabilities of joint forces to protect and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region.