KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (March 28, 2022) – Members of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Air Reconnaissance Squadron EIGHT ONE (VQ-81) and Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE (VQ-1) greet each other during Raijin 22-1, an annual unit exchange. Based out of Whidbey Island, Washington, the VQ-1 “World Watchers” are currently operating from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. The squadron conducts naval operations as part of a rotational deployment to the 7th Fleet area of operations.

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