HH-60 Pave Hawks from 33rd Rescue Squadron, 943rd Rescue Group and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, fly in formation behind an MC-130J from the 17th Special Operations Squadron during exercise Keen Sword 17, Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. The mutual security treaty is a symbol of the commitment to Japan and the region and allows the to provide forward-based forces that can rapidly react to counter aggression against Japan and other allies and partners. .

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