A Japan Self-Defense Force CH-47J Chinook helicopter takes off after delivering simulated victims to a safe zone during an annual Okinawa Prefectural Government bilateral disaster response exercise at Atta Port, Japan, Sept. 5, 2015. This year’s exercise, which marks the first time involving the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, gave participants and spectators an understanding of how the 82 separate entities from military, JSDF and local emergency responders work together to save lives in the wake of devastation from a natural disaster in the region. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt

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A Japan Self-Defense Force CH-47J Chinook helicopter takes off after delivering simulated victims to a safe zone during an annual Okinawa Prefectural Government bilateral disaster response exercise at Atta Port, Japan, Sept. 5, 2015. This year’s exercise, which marks the first time involving the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, gave participants and spectators an understanding of how the 82 separate entities from military, JSDF and local emergency responders work together to save lives in the wake of devastation from a natural disaster in the region. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Maeson L. Elleman)

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