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Air Force servicemembers conduct paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces.

Two U.S. Air Force servicemembers descend toward the airfirld during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)

Air Force servicemembers conduct paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces.

U.S. Air Force servicemembers descend toward the airfirld during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Paradrop training is designed to maintain the readiness of search & rescue units and other U.S. forces to support commitments to the defense of Japan, to meet U.S. obligations under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, and to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)

Air Force servicemembers conduct paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces.

A U.S. Air Force servicemember lands on the airfirld (center) while two other servicemembers collect their parachute gear (left and right) during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)

Air Force servicemembers conduct paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces.

A U.S. Air Force servicemember lands on the airfirld during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)

Air Force servicemembers conduct paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. All training on Kadena AB is conducted in accordance with bilateral agreements between the United States and the Government of Japan. Ie Jima is the primary location for overland U.S. military paradrop training in Okinawa. The bilateral agreements allow for the use of Kadena AB as an alternate location when Ie Jima is not available to meet the immediate training needs of U.S. forces.

A U.S. Air Force servicemember descends toward the airfirld during paradrop training at the Ridout drop zone July 9, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Paradrop training is designed to maintain the readiness of search & rescue units and other U.S. forces to support commitments to the defense of Japan, to meet U.S. obligations under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, and to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton)

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