15th Wing, JASDF conduct first bilateral airlift exercise

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Ippei Fujiwara, 3rd Tactical Airlift Wing Maintenance and Supply Group Inspection Squadron airplane general, marshalls a Kawasaki C-2 during bilateral training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2022. The 3-day training focused on interoperability between the C-2 and C17 Globemaster III to identify best practices for future operations within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF conduct first bilateral airlift exercise

U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Morrow, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, speaks to Japan Air Self-Defense Force 2nd Lt. Hayato Ogawa, 3rd Tactical Airlift Wing Maintenance and Supply Group Inspection Squadron 2nd platoon commander, during bilateral training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2022. Four aircrew members from the 535th AS flew with JASDF aircrew on a Kawasaki C-2, learning their techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF conduct first bilateral airlift exercise

U.S. Air Force Col. Garret Fisher, 15th Operations Group commander, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Giovanni Allevato, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, speaks to Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircrew during bilateral training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2022. Over 20 JASDF personnel arrived to participate in the first bilateral exercise between the Kawasaki C-2 and the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out whiteboard information.)

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15th Wing, JASDF conduct first bilateral airlift exercise

Japan Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Pacific Air Forces Airmen perform pre-flight checks during bilateral training on a Kawasaki C-2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2022. The training was held to learn the capabilities and procedures of two different airlift airframes, learning best practices and techniques to utilize in future interoperable missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF conduct first bilateral airlift exercise

U.S. Air Force Capt. Giovanni Allevato, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Morrow, 535th AS C-17 Globemaster III pilot, speaks to Japan Air Self-Defense Force 3rd Tactical Airlift Wing Maintenance and Supply Group Airmen during bilateral training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2022. The USAF and JASDF will be conducting joint flying missions between the Kawasaki C-2 and the C-17, learning techniques and procedures to increase interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF conduct first bilateral airlift exercise

U.S. Air Force Col. Garret Fisher, 15th Operations Group commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Bennett, 535th Airlift Squadron Director of Operations, step to a Kawasaki C-2 with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen during bilateral training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2022. The exercise was held to strengthen partnerships with allies and increase interoperability for future operations with the C-2 and C-17 Globemaster III airframes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF conduct first bilateral airlift exercise

Kawasaki C-2 taxis on an airfield at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 25, 2022. The C-2, assigned to the JASDF 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, will be utilized during a 3-day bilateral exercise along with the 535th Airlift Squadron and the C-17 Globemaster III. Combined exercises between the USAF and JASDF advances the operational concepts and capabilities of both countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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Airmen assigned to U.S. Pacific Air Forces welcome Japan Air Self-Defense Force leadership to Hickam at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 25, 2022. The JASDF 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron joined PACAF’s 535th Airlift Squadron, participating in a 3-day bilateral exercise and familiarizing aircrew from both services on the Kawasaki C-2 and the C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF conduct first bilateral airlift exercise

Airmen assigned to U.S. Pacific Air Forces and members of United Japanese Society of Hawaii welcome Japan Air Self-Defense Force leadership at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 25, 2022. Airmen assigned to the JASDF 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron and PACAF’s 535th Airlift Squadron are participating in the first bilateral exercise between the squadrons, increasing interoperability and familiarizing both services with the Kawasaki C-2 and C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF conduct first bilateral airlift exercise

Published Sept. 29, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker, Senior Airman Makensie Cooper
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force Staff Sgt. Ippei Fujiwara, 3rd Tactical Airlift Wing Maintenance and Supply Group Inspection Squadron airplane general, marshalls a Kawasaki C-2 during bilateral training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2022. The 3-day training focused on interoperability between the C-2 and C17 Globemaster III to identify best practices for future operations within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)