Members from the 36th Airlift Squadron and Japan Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade, listen to a pre-flight brief aboard a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prior to a static-line jump Jan. 25, 2022, as part of Airborne 22. Airborne 22 demonstrates the JGSDF's capability to employ large-scale airborne insertion anywhere. During the exercise, C-130Js from Yokota are planned to airdrop approximately 500 JGSDF personnel and 100 container delivery system bundles. Training events like this increase effective interoperability to gain advantages whenever both countries work togeth
Members from the 36th Airlift Squadron and Japan Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade, listen to a pre-flight brief aboard a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prior to a static-line jump Jan. 25, 2022, as part of Airborne 22. Airborne 22 demonstrates the JGSDF's capability to employ large-scale airborne insertion anywhere. During the exercise, C-130Js from Yokota are planned to airdrop approximately 500 JGSDF personnel and 100 container delivery system bundles. Training events like this increase effective interoperability to gain advantages whenever both countries work together. Airborne 22 demonstrates the JGSDF's capability to employ large-scale airborne insertion anywhere. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)
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