Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj Yasuhiro Sugiyama, left, and Capt Masayuki Hattori, confirms with the marshal to hold prior to taking off at 21-2 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 24, 2021 during RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2. The RF-A exercise focuses on improving the combat readiness of and international forces, and providing training for units preparing for air and space expeditionary force tasking. Sugiyama and Hattori are both a pilot to the E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to the 602nd Squadron, Hamamatsu Air Base, Japan.

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