Kadena's Young Tigers Fuel Bilateral Training

U.S. Marine Corps F-18C Hornets and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2As fly side by side over Northern Japan during a simulated maritime strike operation, Dec. 15, 2021. The simulated maritime strike was coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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A flight crew assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron conduct preflight checks in preparation for a KC-135R Stratotanker mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2021. The crew provided refueling support to a simulated maritime strike coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam Crane, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot and chief of the 18th Wing Safety Office, flies over Southern Japan, Dec. 15, 2021. Crane and his crewmates provided refueling support to a simulated maritime strike, coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets fly off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base’s 909th Air Refueling Squadron over Northern Japan during a simulated maritime strike, Dec. 15, 2021. The simulated maritime strike was coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor)

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A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base’s 909th Air Refueling Squadron over Northern Japan during a simulated maritime strike, Dec. 15, 2021. The simulated maritime strike was coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. JohnLewis Elliot, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R pilot, performs preflight checks in preparation for a simulated maritime strike at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2021. Elliot and his crewmates provided refueling support during the simulated maritime strike, coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Audrey Springer, 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R aircraft commander, performs preflight checks in preparation for a simulated maritime strike at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2021. Springer’s crew provided refueling support to the simulated maritime strike, coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor)

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2As fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base’s 909th Air Refueling Squadron while participating in a simulated maritime strike mission, Dec. 15, 2021. The simulated maritime strike was coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2A aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base’s 909th Air Refueling Squadron alongside USMC F/A-18C Hornets while participating in a simulated maritime strike mission, Dec. 15, 2021. The simulated maritime strike was coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet flies over Northern Japan during a simulated maritime strike, Dec. 15, 2021. The simulated maritime strike was coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Divins, a KC-135R Stratotanker boom operator assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, refuels Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2As over Northern Japan during a simulated maritime strike mission, Dec. 15, 2021. Divins and his crew provided refueling support to a simulated maritime strike, coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2A aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base’s 909th Air Refueling Squadron alongside USMC F/A-18C Hornets while participating in a simulated maritime strike mission, Dec. 15, 2021. The simulated maritime strike was coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Myles Berthold, a KC-135R Stratotanker pilot assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, perform preflight checks in preparation for a mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2021. Berthold and his crew provided refueling support to a simulated maritime strike, coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena's Young Tigers Fuel Bilateral Training

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2A aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base’s 909th Air Refueling Squadron alongside USMC F/A-18C Hornets while participating in a simulated maritime strike mission, Dec. 15, 2021. The simulated maritime strike was coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena's Young Tigers Fuel Bilateral Training

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2A aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base’s 909th Air Refueling Squadron alongside USMC F/A-18C Hornets while participating in a simulated maritime strike mission, Dec. 15, 2021. The simulated maritime strike was coordinated by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers, operating a Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center as part of a bilateral rehearsal of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena's Young Tigers Fuel Bilateral Training

Published Dec. 17, 2021
By Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor
18th Wing Public Affairs

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