Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldier assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade descend from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron over Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, March 9, 2021, during Airborne 21 exercise. Airborne 21 was the largest U.S.- Japan airborne operation in history; involving approximately 600 JGSDF paratroopers, 12 C-130s' aircraft and 130 containment delivery system bundles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
(Left to right) Airman 1st Class John Maclean and Gerardo Cameros, both with the 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen, secure a simulated hostage during an anti-hijacking exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2021. Team Yokota members participated in a two-week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise which ensures the base is ready to respond to potential contingencies in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
(Left to right) Airman 1st Class John Maclean and Gerardo Cameros, 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen, secure a simulated hostage during an anti-hijacking exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2021. Team Yokota members participated in a two-week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise which ensures the base is ready to respond to potential contingencies in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Patrolmen with the 374th Security Forces Squadron prepare to secure an aircraft and its passengers during an anti-hijacking exercise on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2021. Team Yokota members participated in a two-week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise which ensures the base is ready to respond to potential contingencies in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Patrolmen with the 374th Security Forces Squadron secure a C-12 Huron during an anti-hijacking exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2021. The Samurai Readiness Inspection showcases and ensures Yokota’s ability to provide war-winning airpower throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
A patrolman assigned to the 374th Security Forces Squadron stands guard during an anti-hijacking exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2021. Even during lunch time, SFS members never stop guarding Yokota's flightline. The Samurai Readiness Inspection showcases and ensures Yokota’s ability to provide war-winning airpower throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
(Right to left) Airman 1st Class John Maclean and Dominic Allen, 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen, approach a C-12 Huron in attempt to secure the plane after being "hijacked" during an anti-hijacking exercise on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2021. Team Yokota members participated in a two-week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise which ensures the base is ready to respond to potential contingencies in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Patrolmen with the 374th Security Forces Squadron open a rear door of a C-12 Huron during an anti-hijacking exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2021. Team Yokota members participated in a two-week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise which ensures the base is ready to respond to potential contingencies in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Patrolmen with the 374th Security Forces Squadron surround a simulated hijacked aircraft during an anti-hijacking exercise on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2021. Team Yokota members participated in a two-week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise which ensures the base is ready to respond to potential contingencies in the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier assigned to the 34th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division, conduct a room clearing during close-quarters combat bilateral training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2021. The 374th SFS trainers welcomed members of the JGSDF to embed into multiple training situations to help strengthen combined operation between U.S. and Japan forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Airmen with the 730th Air Mobility Squadron connect an aircraft jack to a C-5M Super Galaxy during C-5M aircraft jack training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 12, 2021. The training not only provides hands on C-5M training for 730th AMS maintainers, but also provides C-5M maintenance qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Staff Sgt. Colin Schwier, 374th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, holds MWD Edy after detaining a simulated intruder in the flightline during a simulated riot for Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2021. The 374th SFS personnel participated in a riot control training that exposed them to numerous scenarios they may encounter during their duties as military police. The scenario consisted of various non-lethal techniques used to control or quell large crowds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
A UH-1N Iroquois assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron conducts a training mission over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2021. Yokota’s UH-1Ns are primarily used for local airlift, but they are also equipped with hoist capabilities and can be used for search and rescue operations.(U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo)
The moon sits in partial lunar eclipse over the Yokota control tower at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 19, 2021. The Moon passes into the shadow of the Earth, creating a partial lunar eclipse so deep that it can reasonably be called almost total. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
A Marine assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conducts high altitude, low opening (HALO) parachute jump from an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2021. U.S. Marines and a U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialist conducted week-long jump training using Air Force and Navy aircraft. The training supports the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s dynamic force employment (DFE) concept through agile combat employment (ACE), which supports the National Defense Strategy effort to conduct training with joint partners while maintaining global peace and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
