Aviation training relocation kicks off at Tsuiki Air Base

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William "Wild" Strohecker, 44th Fighter Squadron commander (left), shakes hands with Japan Air Self-Defense Force 6th Fighter Squadron commander (center), after a press conference on the first day of the aviation training relocation program, March 17, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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Aviation training relocation kicks off at Tsuiki Air Base

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William "Wild" Strohecker, 44th Fighter Squadron commander (left), accepts a gift from Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Kenji Nakao, 8th Fighter Squadron commander (right), at a press conference on Tsuiki Air Base, Fukuoka, Japan, March 17, 2022. Tsuiki Air Base is hosting the current iteration of the aviation training relocation program, which increases operational readiness and improves interoperability with our Japanese allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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Aviation training relocation kicks off at Tsuiki Air Base

U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan prepare to land at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Fukuoka, Japan as part of the aviation training relocation program, March 17, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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Aviation training relocation kicks off at Tsuiki Air Base

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan parks at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Fukuoka, Japan as part of the aviation training relocation program March 17, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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Aviation training relocation kicks off at Tsuiki Air Base

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan unload from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan in support of the aviation training relocation program, March 17, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Milo Carter, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, works with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members to unload a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan on the JASDF Tsuiki Air Base flightline, March 17, 2022. Tsuiki Air Base is hosting the current iteration of the aviation training relocation program which increases operational readiness and improves interoperability with our Japanese allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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Aviation training relocation kicks off at Tsuiki Air Base

Published March 21, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson
18th Wing Public Affairs

TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan --

Tsuiki Air Base is hosting the current iteration of the aviation training relocation program which increases operational readiness and improves interoperability with our Japanese allies. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability.