Fifth Air Force hosted the 36th Contingency Response Group and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) for a contingency response subject matter expert exchange, Oct. 11-12, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The participants shared information on topics ranging from airfield management to medical and air traffic control to increase interoperability and the capacity to rapidly provide humanitarian assistance and disaster response. The SMEE culminated in a table top exercise that tested the 36th CRG and Koku Jieitai’s capacity to rapidly coordinate and scale the appropriate size response group to the level of disaster.