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Air Force, Army medics come together for MEDEX 16

U.S. Army Spc. Dwight Chavez (left), 228th Combat Support Hospital preventive medicine specialist, and Sgt. Randy Sanchez (right), 228th CSH healthcare sergeant, construct a tent in support of a medical exercise being held at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 18, 2016. The 228th CSH will be conducting joint exercises over the course of a week with the 35th Medical Group from Misawa AB.
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18th CES conducts aircraft barrier maintenance training

Staff Sgt. Fardad Alimehri, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production and barrier maintenance technician, demonstrates how to properly secure an aircraft barrier cable Aug. 16, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. To ensure optimum performance of the cable when aircraft approach, it’s important to keep it properly aligned.
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U.S., Chinese navies practice search and rescue, CUES

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) man the rails before the ship breaks away from the People's Liberation Army (Navy) Jiangkai II class frigate Daqing (FFG 576) during a Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea exercise, Aug. 12, 2016. Benfold is currently underway in the the Western Pacific in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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US Marines train for garrison and operational environments

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company 36 don their M50 Joint Service General Purpose Masks during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 10, 2016. Marines, already in mission oriented protective posture gear, were evaluated on their ability to effectively detect, report, respond and operate in a simulated CBRN environment. When given the signal “gas, gas, gas,” Marines scrambled to don their M50 Joint Service General Purpose Masks before returning to work as if everything was normal. Conducting this training helps Marines refresh their tactical skill sets specific to CBRN response, maintain situational readiness and ensures the safety of personnel.
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O’Shaughnessy meets with Japan defense leaders

U.S Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gen. Yoshiyuki Sugiyama, chief of staff, salute the American and Japanese flag during an honor guard ceremony, Aug 8, 2016, at the Japanese Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan. O'Shaughnessy's visit to the Ministry of Defense was part of his first trip as COMPACAF in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region where he interacted with Airmen as well as Japanese dignitaries.
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US, Japan prepare for largest land return since '72

U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, greets members of the Japanese Air Staff Office in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 8, 2016, during his first trip as COMPACAF in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. For the first time since taking command of PACAF, O’Shaughnessy also visited the Air Defense Command, U.S. Embassy and Japan’s Ministry of Defense.
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BHR underway

Logistics Specialist Seaman Recruit Argenis Pena, left, and Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Saskia France, right, both assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), stand phone talker watch as the ship departs Sasebo, Japan, Aug, 6, 2016, for its fall patrol. Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is forward-deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation.
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Innovative warfighters

Tech. Sgt. Dustin Allen, Air Force repair enhancement program technician, inspects a motherboard inside the Air Force repair enhancement program shop Aug. 3, 2016, on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Members of the AFREP shop are trained on micro–soldering at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona, allowing them to work on parts that other shops in the Air Force are unable to fix.
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Eagle Wrath 2016

A Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 comes in for a landing during Exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, July 28, 2016. HSC-25 is home-based at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, and detached to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, United States Ship Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, received assistance throughout the exercise from Combat Logistics Company 36 from MCAS Iwakuni, the Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion and Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and HSC-25.
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Exercise Eagle Wrath 2016

Expeditionary fire rescue Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, carry a simulated casualty to a Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 during Exercise Eagle Wrath 2016 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, July 28, 2016. During the culminating event Marines established a mock air base including a landing zone and refueling point, constructed defensive and machine-gun positions, and conducted convoys and patrols over the course of four days.
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Cheyenne visits Sasebo during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment

File photo from July 28, 2016: Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) transits in close formation as one of 40 ships and submarines representing 13 international partner nations during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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US Military Vessel Embarks JGSDF Vehicles for First Point-to-Point Shipment

(July 27, 2016) - U.S. Army Spc. Michael Breneman signals to a Japan Ground Self Defense Force light armored vehicle during an on load evolution aboard U.S. Army Runnymede-class landing craft utility USAV Coamo (LCU 2014) at Commander, U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, July 27, 2016. This on load is part of the first-ever point-to-point shipment of JGSDF vehicles aboard U.S. military vessels. The JGSDF personnel and equipment will take part in Rising Thunder, an annual bilateral U.S. Army-JGSDF exercise held at Yakima Training Center, Wa.
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Discussing Capabilities

Army Lt. Col. Bryan C. Jones, commander, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, explains his command’s aviation assets and capabilities during the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference conducted July 26, 2016, in Camp Tachikawa, Japan. Hosted by the JGSDF Eastern Army, the conference brought together representatives from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, United States military branches, and Japan’s civil aviation authorities to exchange information and develop policies to conduct helicopter operations during a major disaster. As the only rotary wing battalion stationed in Japan, USAABJ serves as U.S. Army Japan’s primary asset for aviation support. USAABJ’s close partnership with its Japanese aviation counterparts has produced a bilateral agreement for the battalion to assist in an emergency response operation or disaster relief mission if the Japanese government requests it. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
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Reviewing the Agenda

From left to right: Army Lt. Col. Bryan C. Jones, commander, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, Army Maj. Nolan D. Roggenkamp (center), operations officer, USAABJ, and Army Staff Sgt. Joel Redman, crew chief, USAABJ, review the agenda for the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference conducted July 26, 2016, in Camp Tachikawa, Japan. Hosted by the JGSDF Eastern Army, the conference brought together representatives from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, United States military branches, and Japan’s civil aviation authorities to exchange information and develop policies to conduct helicopter operations during a major disaster. As the only rotary wing battalion stationed in Japan, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan serves as U.S. Army Japan’s primary asset for aviation support. USAABJ’s close partnership with its Japanese aviation counterparts has produced a bilateral agreement for the battalion to assist in an emergency response operation or disaster relief mission if the Japanese government requests it. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
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Taking a peek at the P-20

Soldiers from U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan participate in a tour of the P-20 system, a mobile air traffic control platform operated by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference conducted July 26, 2016, in Camp Tachikawa, Japan. Hosted by the JGSDF Eastern Army, the conference brought together representatives from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, United States military branches, and Japan’s civil aviation authorities to exchange information and develop policies to conduct helicopter operations during a major disaster. As the only rotary wing battalion stationed in Japan, USAABJ serves as U.S. Army Japan’s primary asset for aviation support. USAABJ’s close partnership with its Japanese aviation counterparts has produced a bilateral agreement for the battalion to assist in an emergency response operation or disaster relief mission if the Japanese government requests it. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
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From One Pilot to Another

Army Lt. Col. Bryan C. Jones (right), commander, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, and Army Maj. Nolan D. Roggenkamp (center), operations officer, USAABJ, discuss how to best coordinate aviation assets with their U.S. Air Force counterpart during the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference conducted July 26, 2016, in Camp Tachikawa, Japan. Hosted by the JGSDF Eastern Army, the conference brought together representatives from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, United States military branches, and Japan’s civil aviation authorities to exchange information and develop policies to conduct helicopter operations during a major disaster. As the only rotary wing battalion stationed in Japan, USAABJ serves as U.S. Army Japan’s primary asset for aviation support. USAABJ’s close partnership with its Japanese aviation counterparts has produced a bilateral agreement for the battalion to assist in an emergency response operation or disaster relief mission if the Japanese government requests it. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
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Saviors from the Sky

Senior leaders from approximately 20 military and civilian rotary wing organizations from Japan and United States pose for a group photo during the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference conducted July 26, 2016, in Camp Tachikawa, Japan. Hosted by the JGSDF Eastern Army, the conference brought together representatives from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, United States military branches, and Japan’s civil aviation authorities to exchange information and develop policies to conduct helicopter operations during a major disaster. As the only rotary wing battalion stationed in Japan, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan serves as U.S. Army Japan’s primary asset for aviation support. USAABJ’s close partnership with its Japanese aviation counterparts has produced a bilateral agreement for the battalion to assist in an emergency response operation or disaster relief mission if the Japanese government requests it. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
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Saviors from the Sky

Senior leaders from approximately 20 military and civilian rotary wing organizations from Japan and United States pose for a group photo during the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference conducted July 26, 2016, in Camp Tachikawa, Japan. Hosted by the JGSDF Eastern Army, the conference brought together representatives from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, United States military branches, and Japan’s civil aviation authorities to exchange information and develop policies to conduct helicopter operations during a major disaster. As the only rotary wing battalion stationed in Japan, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan serves as U.S. Army Japan’s primary asset for aviation support. USAABJ’s close partnership with its Japanese aviation counterparts has produced a bilateral agreement for the battalion to assist in an emergency response operation or disaster relief mission if the Japanese government requests it. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
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Discussing Capabilities

Army Lt. Col. Bryan C. Jones, commander, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, explains his command’s aviation assets and capabilities during the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference conducted July 26, 2016, in Camp Tachikawa, Japan. Hosted by the JGSDF Eastern Army, the conference brought together representatives from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, United States military branches, and Japan’s civil aviation authorities to exchange information and develop policies to conduct helicopter operations during a major disaster. As the only rotary wing battalion stationed in Japan, USAABJ serves as U.S. Army Japan’s primary asset for aviation support. USAABJ’s close partnership with its Japanese aviation counterparts has produced a bilateral agreement for the battalion to assist in an emergency response operation or disaster relief mission if the Japanese government requests it. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
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Sharing Best Practices

Army Lt. Col. Bryan C. Jones (right), commander, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, discuss best practices with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Hikaru Sano (left), commander of JGSDF’s Eastern Army Aviation Group, during the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference conducted July 26, 2016, in Camp Tachikawa, Japan. Hosted by the JGSDF Eastern Army, the conference brought together representatives from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, United States military branches, and Japan’s civil aviation authorities to exchange information and develop policies to conduct helicopter operations during a major disaster. As the only rotary wing battalion stationed in Japan, USAABJ serves as U.S. Army Japan’s primary asset for aviation support. USAABJ’s close partnership with its Japanese aviation counterparts has produced a bilateral agreement for the battalion to assist in an emergency response operation or disaster relief mission if the Japanese government requests it. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)
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