A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 is pulled onto the flight line during the Aviation Relocation Training Program at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Dec. 7, 2016. JASDF and Marine Corps aircraft fly daily as part of the ATR. The ATR is an effort to increase operational readiness between the Marine Corps and the Japan Air Self Defense Force, improve interoperability and reduce noise concerns of aviation training on local communities by disseminating training locations throughout Japan.

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