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A Nightscope view of US Army (USA) Soldiers from 2nd Platoon (PLT), Alpha Company (A CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 35th Infantry Regiment (IR), 25th Infantry Division (Light) (ID(L)), setting up for a night live fire exercise in Japan. The night live fire exercise is part of KEEN SWORD (ORIENT SHIELD) 03, a combined training exercise with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). (SUBSTANDARD)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Takagihara State: Shizuoka Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Tyler Long, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili More

A US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Bill Koyama, F/A-18C Hornet multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft Pilot, Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Two (VFA-192, Golden Dragons), Carrier Air Wing (CVW-5), embarked aboard the Kitty hawk Class Aircraft Carrier, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), prepares for a catapult launch to participate in Exercise Keen Sword 2003, a regularly scheduled joint and bi-lateral training exercise between US military and Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) units to train and evaluate wartime functions and cooperation in the Pacific

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ted Banks, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Masaaki Matsukawa, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF), presents an exercise overview brief to a visiting American General at the Hijudai training area, Japan, during KEEN SWORD 03/FOREST LIGHT 03-01. Exercise KEEN SWORD 03 is a bilateral defense exercise training to defending Japan against foreign aggression. The goal, interoperability between the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF), US Navy, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, and to exercise the command and control systems of the JASDF

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KEEN SWORD 03/FOREST LIGHT 03-01 Base: Hijudai State: Kyushu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft, takes off during exercise Keen Sword 2005, at Yokota, Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft, takes off during exercise Keen Sword 2005, at Yokota, Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Dominick Petersen, 374th Security Forces Squadron, removes a cordon around an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(US Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft, takes off during exercise Keen Sword 2005, at Yokota, Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron crewmembers, prepare to board an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft, during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft, takes off during exercise Keen Sword 2005, at Yokota, Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, takes off during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft takes off during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft, prepares to launch during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, 36th Airlift Squadron, and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, parked on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 2005, at Yokota, Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S Air Force 18th Wing and the 374th Airlift Wing E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft, K-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft and F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, sit on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft, prepares to launch during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force personnel prepare a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, for an air drop during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT Steve Medina, C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft crew chief, 36th Airlift Squadron, pauses during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Ricardo Santiago, crew chief, salutes a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as it taxis on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Ricardo Santiago, crew chief, marshalls a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force crew member goes through a preflight checklist for a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft in the early morning hours during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Javier Cruz) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Javier Cruz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force personnel prepare a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, for an air drop during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Robin Baird, C-130 Hercules, loadmaster, 36th Airlift Squadron, communicates on a radio during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jacob Scott, unloads a cargo pallet from a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Javier Cruz) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Javier Cruz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft loadmaster MASTER SGT. Robin Baird, communicates on a radio during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft takes off for an air drop during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, takes off for an air drop during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force personnel prepare a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, for an air drop during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 36th Aircraft Squadron loadmasters, SENIOR AIRMAN Jacob Scott (right) and STAFF SGT. Brian Digsby (left), go over final weights and balances in a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft before departing for Exercise Keen Sword 2004 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cohen A. Young) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cohen A. Young Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jacob Scott, conduct preflight during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Javier Cruz) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Javier Cruz Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules crew chiefs, Airmen First Class Joseph Caladino, (right), and Aron Curley, walking on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 36th Aircraft Squadron loadmasters, SENIOR AIRMAN Jacob Scott (left) and STAFF SGT. Brian Digsby (right), go over final weights and balances in a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft before departing for Exercise Keen Sword 2004 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cohen A. Young) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cohen A. Young Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

U.S. Air Force crew chief STAFF SGT. Ricardo Santiago foreground, and loadmaster MASTER SGT. Robin Baird, background, conduct a pre-flight check on a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force personnel prepare a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, for an air drop during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 909th Air Refueling Squadron personnel, board a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Pilkington, inspects the refueling drogue on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief TECH. SGT. Andrew Kyle (front) and SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Pilkington (back), conduct a preflight check on a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief TECH. SGT. Andrew Kyle, marshalls a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot CAPT. Daniel Bradford (left), and 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief TECH. SGT. Andrew Kyle, conduct a preflight check on a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief TECH. SGT. Andrew Kyle, marshalls a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief TECH. SGT. Andrew Kyle, takes refuge underneath a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during pouring rain during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot CAPT. Daniel Bradford (front), and 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, TECH. SGT. Andrew Kyle (back), conduct a preflight check on a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

U.S. Air Force 718th Maintenance Squadron crew chief SENIOR AIRMAN Robert Pilkington, conducts a pre-flight check on a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft, with a drogue refueling pod attached, sits on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, 67th Fighter Squadron, takes off during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force 18th Maintenance Group personnel, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force troops, conduct a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training, in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Cason Conley, F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft crew chief, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to removes equipment on the flighline after launching an aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft takes off during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, (right), aircraft armament systems specialist, 18th Maintenance Group, prepares to load an AIM-7 munition on a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, while Japanese 2nd LT. Mitsuhiro Kawano (left), looks on during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, (right), SENIOR AIRMAN Charles Leste, (2nd from right), and STAFF SGT. Paul Riley, (left), 18th Maintenance Group aircraft armament systems specialists, discuss munitions loading procedured with Japan Self-Defense Force (JASDF) 1ST LT. Kimiyasu Kono, (2nd from left), during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training, in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

MASTER SGT. Jeff Collins, (right), 18th Maintenance Group aircraft armament systems specialist, shares a laugh with Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training, in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, (right), and STAFF SGT. Paul Riley, 18th Maintenance Group aircraft armament systems specialists, prepare to load an AIM-7 missile on a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training, in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

From left to right, U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, STAFF SGT. Paul Riley and SENIOR AIRMAN Charles Lester, 18th Maintenance Group, aircraft armament systems specialists, load an AIM-9 missile on a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, while Japanese 2nd LT. Mitsuhiro Kawano, (right), looks on during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A Japanese F-2 support fighter aircraft, takes off during Exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Quinton T. Burris) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

From front to back, SENIOR AIRMAN Charles Lester, STAFF SGT. Paul Riley and SENIOR AIRMAN Charles Lester, 18th Maintenance Group aircraft armament systems specialists, load an AIM-9 missile on a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training, in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, (left), aircraft armament systems specialist, 18th Maintenance Group, prepares to load an AIM-7 munition on a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft while Japanese 2nd LT. Mitsuhiro Kawano (right), looks on during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft 67th Fighter Squadron sits on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Paul Riley, (left), 18th Maintenance Group aircraft armament, shakes hand with Japan Air Self-Defense Force 2nd LT. Mitsuhiro Kawano, (right), after a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Cason Conley, F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft crew chief, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, stands in a heavy downpour on the flightline after launching an aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, carries equipment on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft take off during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft lands during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force EC-1 ECM training aircraft, lands during Exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Quinton T. Burris) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

U.S. Air Force 18th Maintenance Group personnel, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force troops, stand in formation during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training, in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, 67th Fighter Squadron, takes off during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, take off during Exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Quinton T. Burris) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, takes off during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

From left-right, U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, STAFF SGT. Paul Riley and SENIOR AIRMAN Charles Lester, 18th Maintenance Group, aircraft armament systems specialists, Japanese 2nd LT. Mitsuhiro Kawano, (right), load an AIM-9 missile on a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Cason Conley (right), crew chief, assists 67th Fighter Squadron pilot MAJ. Wes Smith (left), in the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

From right to left, U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, STAFF SGT. Paul Riley and SENIOR AIRMAN Charles Lester, 18th Maintenance Group aircraft armament systems specialists, load an AIM-7 missile on a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during a Mutual Turn-around Familiarization training, in support of exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, takes off during Exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Quinton T. Burris) (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Quinton T. Burris Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, 67th Fighter Squadron, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J fighter aircraft, 7th Wing, parked on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Robert Crable, (left), chief of bilateral base support plans, 605th Air Support Squadron, discuss exercise procedures with Japan Air Self-Defense Force 1ST LT. Ogura Naoki during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force 7th Wing F-15DJ Eagle fighter aircraft, lands during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, pilots, 67th Fighter Squadron, together with Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 pilots, 7th Wing, attend a preflight briefing during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR MASTER SGT. Michael Woodward (right), aircraft maintenance superintendent, discusses flightline maintenance procedures with Japan Air Self-Defense Force AIRMAN First Class Toshihiko Yaginuma (center), and 2nd LT. Shin Mitsuzuka (left), during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Joshua Hartviggen (left) and AIRMAN 1ST Class Joseph Fleming, both weapons load crew members from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspect an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) during a pre-flight check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004. To the left is an AIM-9M Sidewinder heat-seeking air-to-air missile. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force 7th Wing F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft, in flight during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force LT. Gen Thomas C. Waskow, (right), commander U.S. Forces Japan, presents a certificate to Japan Air Self-Defense Force MASTER SGT. Limura Hiroyuki during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, 67th Fighter Squadron, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft, 7th Wing, parked on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15DJ Eagle fighter aircraft prepares for take off during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conduct a pre-flight check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004. Keen Sword 05 is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces Japan and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

U.S. Air Force personnel together with Japan Air Self-Defense Force troops exchange information on exercise procedures during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

US Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft, parked on the flightline during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force 7th Wing mechanics, inspect an F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Ron Rogers, radio and television broadcaster, DET 10 AFNEWS, interviews Japan Air Self-Defense Force STAFF SGT. Kanji Numajiri during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force 7th Wing mechanics, inspect an F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, from the 14th Fighter Squadron, exits a hardened aircraft shelter during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004. Keen Sword 05 is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces Japan and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force 7th Wing F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft, prepares to land during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft takes off during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs and weapons load crew members from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, conduct a pre-flight check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004. Keen Sword 05 is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces Japan and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force 7th Wing mechanics, inspect an F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force LT. GEN. Thomas C. Waskow (foreground), commander U.S. Forces Japan, U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, pilots, 67th Fighter Squadron, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 pilots, 7th Wing, listen to a preflight briefing during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force LT. GEN. Thomas C. Waskow, (left), commander U.S. Forces Japan), shakes hands with Japan Air Self-Defense Force COL. Masanori Hiramoto, (right), Fighter Group commander, 7th Wing, during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft fighter pilot, salutes during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic More

U.S. Air Force CAPT Russ Hall (left), an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, together with Japan Air Self-Defense Force LT. COL. Fukunaga Mitshushi, 7th Air Wing/ Flight Group CHIEF of STAFF, discuss exercise procedures during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004. Keen Sword is designed to further increase the defensive readiness of Japanese and American forces through training in air, ground, and sea operation. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Kevin Robbins (right), an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, together with STAFF SGT. Kevin Hall, a crew chief, conduct pe-flight check of their F-15 aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004. The purpose of Keen Sword 05 is to increase the defensive readiness of Japanese and American forces through training in air, ground and sea operations, and to improve interoperability between the two countries╒ forces. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, takes off for a sortie during exercise Keen Sword 2005 from Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004. Keen Sword is designed to further increase the defensive readiness of Japanese and American forces through training in air, ground, and sea operation. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class John Wessel, a weapons load crew member from the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, waits for an aircraft during an end of runway check during exercise Keen Sword 05 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004. Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral defense exercise where members of U.S. Forces in Japan and the Japanese Self -Defense Forces increase their defensive readiness through training in air, ground and sea operations. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Cherie A. Thurlby) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Michael Simon, an F-15 Eagle aircraft crew chief from the 18th Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepares to launch his aircraft during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004. Keen Sword is designed to further increase the defensive readiness of Japanese and American forces through training in air, ground, and sea operation. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, taxi out for a mission during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004. Keen Sword is designed to further increase the defensive readiness of Japanese and American forces through training in air, ground, and sea operation. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D More