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Yokota hosts bilateral exchange program

Japan Air Self-Defense Force members listen to a brief during the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 26. 2016. The program is designed to strengthen the US-Japan partnership and expand interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and JASDF through hands-on experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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Yokota hosts bilateral exchange program

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Hansen, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron airman dormitories leader, gives a brief during the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 26. 2016. The program is designed to strengthen the US-Japan partnership and expand interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and JASDF through hands-on experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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Yokota hosts bilateral exchange program

U.S. Air Force Airmen and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members watch a C-5M Super Galaxy open its nose during the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2016. Members of the JASDF toured base dormitories, a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and the 374th Security Forces Squadron K-9 facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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Yokota hosts bilateral exchange program

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Kazuhiro Shiraishi, 3rd Operation Squadron civil engineer, talks with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jon Mark Quibar, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron service contract supervisor, inside of a C-5M Super Galaxy during the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2016. Members of the JASDF toured base dormitories, a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and the 374th Security Forces Squadron K-9 facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Chiharu Sakuma, 3rd Air Depot radar maintenance technician, takes photos from a C-5M Super Galaxy during the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2016. Members of the JASDF toured base dormitories, a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and the 374th Security Forces Squadron K-9 facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff. Sgt. Megumu Masuda, 1st Tactical Airlift Wing integrated communications countermeasures and navigation systems technician, peers inside an avionics cabinet of a C-5M Super Galaxy during the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2016. Members of the JASDF toured base dormitories, a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and the 374th Security Forces Squadron K-9 facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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Yokota hosts bilateral exchange program

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mangaoang Mike, 730 Air Mobility Squadron quality assurance lead inspector, talks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff. Sgt. Megumu Masuda, 1st Tactical Airlift Wing integrated communications countermeasures and navigation systems technician, during the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2016. Members of the JASDF toured base dormitories, a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and the 374th Security Forces Squadron K-9 facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Takumi Hasegawa, Flight Information Squadron air operation, observes a military working dog during the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 28, 2016. The program is designed to strengthen the US-Japan partnership and expand interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and JASDF through hands-on experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Whaley, left, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, speaks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members during the Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 28, 2016. U.S. Air Force Airmen and JASDF members had opportunities to work together and learn from each other's daily operations during the 11-day program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members pose for a photo during the bilateral exchange program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 28, 2016. U.S. Air Force Airmen and JASDF members had opportunities to work together and learn from each other's daily operations during the 11-day program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Imai/Released)

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Yokota hosts bilateral exchange program

Published Sept. 29, 2016
By Machiko Imai
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --