KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

A crew chief assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron prepares to marshal an F-16 Fighting Falcon onto the taxiway at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 28, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)

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KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, sit on the flight line during Keen Sword 25 at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Oct. 28, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)

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KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

U.S. Air Force Airman Jorge Calvario, 77th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, reviews the technical orders for an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, during Keen Sword 25, Oct. 28, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)

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KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-2 taxis by U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, during Keen Sword 25, Oct. 28, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)

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KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-2 takes off from Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, in support of Keen Sword 25, Oct. 28, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)

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KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, takes off from Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, in support of Keen Sword 25, Oct. 28, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)

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KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, lands at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, after participating in aerial exercises in support of Keen Sword 25, Oct. 28, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)

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KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-2 deploys a braking parachute while landing at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, after participating in aerial exercises in support of Keen Sword 25, Oct. 28, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker)

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KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

Published Oct. 28, 2024
By Senior Airman Cedrique Oldaker
18th Wing

TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan --