15th Wing, JASDF increase interoperability during first cargo drop

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Girard, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secures a parachute inside a C-17 Globemaster III alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force Senior Master Sgt. Kotaro Tanaka and Tech. Sgt. Katsuhiko Chikuma, 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron loadmasters, during a bilateral exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2022. The 3-day bilateral exercise familiarized aircrew from both services on the capabilities of the Kawasaki C-2 and the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF increase interoperability during first cargo drop

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Girard, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Staff Sgt. Jory Linneman, 15th Operations Support Squadron joint airdrop inspector, secure cargo parachutes inside a C-17 Globemaster III alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force Senior Master Sgt. Kotaro Tanaka and Tech. Sgt. Katsuhiko Chikuma, 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron loadmasters during a bilateral exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2022. This is the first bilateral exercise between the squadrons, increasing interoperability and familiarizing both services with the capabilities of the Kawasaki C-2 and C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF increase interoperability during first cargo drop

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brittain Caldwell, 204th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, checks cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III during a bilateral exercise with Japan Air Self-Defense Force 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron members at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 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)

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15th Wing, JASDF increase interoperability during first cargo drop

A Kawasaki C-2, assigned to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, flies in formation with a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 15th Operations Group, during a bilateral exercise around the Hawaiian Islands, Sept. 28, 2022. The exercise was held to strengthen partnerships with allies and increase interoperability for future operations between the JASDF and the 15th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF increase interoperability during first cargo drop

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Girard, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, readies to release cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 15th Operations Group during a bilateral exercise with Japan Air Self-Defense Force 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron members around the Hawaiian Islands, Sept. 28, 2022. JASDF joined PACAF’s 535th AS, participating in a 3-day bilateral exercise and familiarizing aircrew from both services on the capabilities of the Kawasaki C-2 and the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF increase interoperability during first cargo drop

U.S. Air Force Capt. Carol Champion, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Brittain Caldwell, 204th Airlift Squadron C-17 pilot, utilize night vision gear during a bilateral exercise with Japan Air Self-Defense Force 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron around the Hawaiian Islands, Sept. 28, 2022. The 3-day training focused on interoperability between the Kawasaki C-2 and C17 to advance 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 increase interoperability during first cargo drop

Cargo is released from a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 15th Operations Group during a bilateral exercise around the Hawaiian Islands, Sept. 28, 2022. The training was held to further the capabilities, procedures and best practices of the C-17 and the Kawasaki C-2 to utilize in future interoperable missions.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

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15th Wing, JASDF increase interoperability during first cargo drop

Published Oct. 4, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Girard, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secures a parachute inside a C-17 Globemaster III alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force Senior Master Sgt. Kotaro Tanaka and Tech. Sgt. Katsuhiko Chikuma, 403rd Tactical Airlift Squadron loadmasters, during a bilateral exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 28, 2022. The 3-day bilateral exercise familiarized aircrew from both services on the capabilities of the Kawasaki C-2 and the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)