Japan Air Self-Defense Force 1st Lt. Ryo Nakatsura, a 1st Intelligence Service Squadron intel analyst from Camp Ichigaya, Japan, plots coordinates on a chart during a week-long integration with the 35th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analysts in preparation for Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2017. RF-A is a series of field training exercises that provide joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. The training ensures every moving part of a contingency plan is at the high

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force 1st Lt. Ryo Nakatsura, a 1st Intelligence Service Squadron intel analyst from Camp Ichigaya, Japan, plots coordinates on a chart during a week-long integration with the 35th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analysts in preparation for Red Flag-Alaska 17-2, at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2017. RF-A is a series of field training exercises that provide joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. The training ensures every moving part of a contingency plan is at the highest state of readiness in defense of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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