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An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force lands with its air brake up during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force lands wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

Major (MAJ) Koike, Air Defense Command intelligence officer, explains aggressor flight tactics to Japanese and American pilots during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Major (MAJ) Koike, Air Defense Command intelligence officer, explains ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

US Air Force technicians look on as Japan Air Self-Defense Force airframe repair personnel service an aircraft-mounted accessory drive during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

US Air Force technicians look on as Japan Air Self-Defense Force airfr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

Members of the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force armament personnel load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing of an aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Members of the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing and the Japan Air Self-Defen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marta Kimbal, crew chief, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, and a Japanese crew, service landing gear on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marta Kimbal, crew chief, 67th Tactical Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson Releas... More

SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Steven Reitam, left, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, shows Sergeant (SGT) Imamura of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force how to properly hold an M16 rifle equippped with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the

SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Steven Reitam, left, Company C, 3rd Batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members and American forces participating in Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, attend a pre-exercise mass briefing at the Kadena Air Base Theater

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members and American forces pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... More

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15 Eagle and F-4 Phantom pilots conduct joint debriefings during Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 at the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Base, Japan

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15 Eagle and F-4 Phantom pil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... More

Captain (CAPT) Arthur Dixon shakes hands with Lieutenant Colonel Tada (left), commander of the 304th Fighter Squadron (FS), Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), as United States Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 pilots assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, from Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Japan and JASDF F-15 Eagle pilots assigned to the 304th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS), Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, pose for a group photo during Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1

Captain (CAPT) Arthur Dixon shakes hands with Lieutenant Colonel Tada ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... More

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15 Eagle and F-4 Phantom pilots arrive at the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, for joint debriefings during Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15 Eagle and F-4 Phantom pil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... 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)

From left to right, U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, STA...

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)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, con...

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

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) and the USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided-missile Destroyer USS STETHEM (DDG 63) sail in formation with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships (not shown) during a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Pacific Ocean

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremie Yoder, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) SH-60J Seahawk helicopter, Kongou Class Destroyer JDS KIRISHIMA (DDG 174), sits on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54) after flying a USN liaison officer from the KIRISHIMA on Nov. 11, 2006. The KIRISHIMA and CURTIS WILBUR are working together during the U.S. and JMSDF exercise ANNUALEX. The exercise is designed to improve both forces'capabilities in the defense of Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by ENSIGN Stephanie Krueger) (Released)

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) SH-60J Seahawk helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: ENSIGN Stephanie Krueger Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launches through its foam launcher cover during a shipboard self-defense live-fire exercise onboard the U.S. Navy Nimitz Class Air Craft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) on May 21, 2007, while the TRUMAN is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson) (Released)

A NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Kristopher Wilson, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Members of Japanese Maritime Patrol Group Detachment 20, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, pose for a photograph with their hosts, Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47), during a visit to the station for a joint exercise. A Japanese P-3C is parked on the flight

Members of Japanese Maritime Patrol Group Detachment 20, Japanese Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Moffett Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Scarborough, USN Rele... More

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing comes in for a landing during Exercise Cope North 86-4. U.S. Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing comes in fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tech. Sgt. James R. Fergu... More

Members of Detachment 4, 4th Combat Information Systems Squadron, cover a network site with camouflage netting during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. The detachment is supporting US Air Force squadrons engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Members of Detachment 4, 4th Combat Information Systems Squadron, cove...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

Captain (CPT) Bill Roege explains a flight path drawn on a chalk board to Japanese and American pilots in a post-mission debriefing during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Captain (CPT) Bill Roege explains a flight path drawn on a chalk board...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

Members of Detachment 4, 4th Combat Information Systems Squadron, finish covering a communications network site with camouflage netting during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. The detachment is supporting US Air Force squadrons engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Members of Detachment 4, 4th Combat Information Systems Squadron, fini...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

A ground crew member stands in the rain and directs an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force into a parking spot on the flight line squadrons during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

A ground crew member stands in the rain and directs an F-15 Eagle airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

Captain (CPT) Larry Thomas, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, and Lieutenant (LT) Y. Mizuta of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force walk out to their aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Captain (CPT) Larry Thomas, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, and Lieute...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson Releas... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marta Kimbal, crew chief, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, pumps hydraulic fluid into an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Marta Kimbal, crew chief, 67th Tactical Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson Releas... More

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Charles W. Dyke, commander of the US Army, Japan, and IX Corps, greets several non-commissioned officers of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise YAMA SAKURA XI

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Charles W. Dyke, commander of the US Army, J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: YAMA SAKURA XI Base: Camp Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Spc Kim R. Archer Release Status: Released to P... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) M. Caffie of the 47th Infantry Division, Army National Guard, discusses tactics with officers of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise YAMA SAKURA XI

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) M. Caffie of the 47th Infantry Division, Army...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: YAMA SAKURA XI Base: Camp Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Spc Jose Trejo Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Members of the 3rd Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div., practice skiing while towing a loaded sled during Exercise Northwind '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

Members of the 3rd Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div., practice skiing whi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Lui Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Members of the 3rd Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div., learn to ski down a slalom course during Exercise Northwind '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

Members of the 3rd Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div., learn to ski down a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Lui Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force practice basic skiing techniques during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Colonel (COL) Gerald W. Swartzbaugh, commander, 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, and Major General (MGEN) Norio Asakurra, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, observe flight operations during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

Colonel (COL) Gerald W. Swartzbaugh, commander, 132nd Tactical Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released... More

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) personnel from Naha, Japan, disembark from a JASDF CH-47 helicopter at Kadena Air Base, Japan, to attend Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 mass briefing

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) personnel from Naha, Japan, di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Richard Lyon, with the 623rd Air Control Flight (ACF) (left), performs indirect advisor duties during Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1, along with Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Captain (CAPT) Junji Ohta, United States Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joan Nguyen, from the 623rd ACF, JASDF CAPT Takahiro Yamaki and SSGT Carly Biddick, 623rd ACF

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Richard Lyon, with the 623rd Air Control Fli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... 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)

From front to back, SENIOR AIRMAN Charles Lester, STAFF SGT. Paul Rile...

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)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, (left), aircraft armame...

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)

US Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft and Japan Air Self-Defense Fo...

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 Navy Sailors onboard the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS GARY (FFG 51) approach the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Destroyer JDS HATAKAZE (DDG 171) to take on passengers during the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Disaster Drill, in Tokyo, Japan. During the exercise, GARY's Sailors will extract Japanese government personnel during a simulated natural disaster in the city. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Paul J. Phelps) (Released)

US Navy Sailors onboard the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Gary (FFG 51) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Paul J. Phelps, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial view of the harbor, looking east, northeast, as various U.S. Navy, Canadian and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels are in port to take part in Exercise RimPac '86

An aerial view of the harbor, looking east, northeast, as various U.S....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '86 Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

Sgt. Edward Jones, a ground radio maintenance technician, Det. 4, 4th Combat Information Systems Squadron, tests a radio in a communications van during Exercise Cope North 86-4. The Detachment is supporting U.S. Air Force squadrons engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Sgt. Edward Jones, a ground radio maintenance technician, Det. 4, 4th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tech. Sgt. James R. Fergu... More

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle pilot opens his canopy while parked on the rain-swept flight line during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle pilot opens his canopy while...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

Sergeant (SGT) K. Sarah of IX Corps and Captain (CPT) E. Saka of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force answer field phones in the IX Corps field van during Exercise YAMA SAKURA XI

Sergeant (SGT) K. Sarah of IX Corps and Captain (CPT) E. Saka of the J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: YAMA SAKURA XI Base: Camp Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Spc Kim R. Archer Release Status: Released to P... More

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, prepare to fire their weapons from a prone position in a snow-covered field during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. The soldier in the foreground is armed with an M16A1 rifle and the soldier in the rear has an M60 general-purpose machine gun. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A pilot of the Japanese 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron prepares for takeoff as crew chiefs ready a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-1 aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

A pilot of the Japanese 8th Tactical Fighter Squadron prepares for tak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released... More

Members of the 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force eat lunch in the mess hall during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

Members of the 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released... More

Air traffic controllers of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force monitor flight operations during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

Air traffic controllers of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force monitor fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released... 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)

U.S. Air Force 18th Maintenance Group personnel, and Japan Air Self-De...

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), 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)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, (right), aircraft armam...

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 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)

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, 67th Fighter Squadron, an...

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)

U.S. Air Force CAPT Russ Hall (left), an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot fro...

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 National Guard soldier stands watch on a ridge, at the U.S. border armed with an M16 weapon. The National Guard troops are participating in Operation Jump Start. During the exercise, the National Guard is assisting the U.S. Border Patrol, and are armed for self-defense. The Citizen-Soldier is a member of Alpha Company, 1ST Battalion, 158th Infantry Regiment, 29th Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT Jim Greenhill) (Released)

A National Guard soldier stands watch on a ridge, at the U.S. border ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JUMP START Base: Nogalas State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHWEST S... More

U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare System Operator 2nd Class Michael McKnight, performs a pre-flight check on a double rescue hook aboard a HH-60H Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Anti- Submarine Squadron 14 during the U.S. and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force exercise ANNUALEX in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 14, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by CHIEF Mass Communication SPECIALIST Todd P. Cichonowicz) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare System Operator 2nd Class Michael McKnight,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MCC Todd Cichonowicz, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launches through its foam launcher cover during a shipboard self-defense live-fire exercise onboard the U.S. Navy Nimitz Class Air Craft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) on May 21, 2007, while the TRUMAN is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson) (Released)

A NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Kristopher Wilson, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Smith, 386th Air

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Smith, 386th Air

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Smith, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Check Six superintendent, shows Senior Master Sgt. Victoria Barber, 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron maintenance operations flight ... More

Japanese pilots display a banner bearing the emblems of the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron and the host unit of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on the flight line as a 67th TFS F-15 Eagle aircraft prepares for takeoff at the close of Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons engaged in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Japanese pilots display a banner bearing the emblems of the 67th Tacti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, learn to ski while being towed by a tractored snow vehicle during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Members of the 3rd Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div., carry their skis while snowshoeing single file across a field during exercise Northwind '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

Members of the 3rd Bn., 22nd Inf., 25th Inf. Div., carry their skis wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y. S. Lui Release Status: Released to P... More

CDR Dan Thigpen, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PASADENA (SSN-752), poses for a phtograph with CAPT I. Ozua, commanding officer, and other Japanese naval officers on the sail of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine MOCHISHIO (SS-574) following the vessel's arrival to take part in the joint naval exercise RIMPAC '92

CDR Dan Thigpen, commanding officer of the nuclear-powered attack subm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '92 Base: Naval Submarine Base, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members and American forces participating in Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, gather and go over notes together after a pre-exercise mass briefing for Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members and American forces pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... More

Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Katsuhiko Iwasaki, commander of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces (JASDF) Air Defense Command (ADC), flies back seat in an F-15D Eagle (foreground), piloted by Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL) Matthew Molloy, from the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), near a United States Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, during Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1

Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Katsuhiko Iwasaki, commander of the Japanes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Ope... 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

Lieutenant General (LGEN) Masaaki Matsukawa, Japanese Ground Self-Defe...

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

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Sailors aboard the Japanese Defense Ship (JDS) Oyashio Class Submarine Narushio (SS 595) prepare to disembark the submarine as it arrives for a port call in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan is one of several countries participating in this year's 2004 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations: Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC enhances the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while...

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Sailors aboard the Japanes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Sailors aboard the Japanese Defense Ship (JDS) Oyashio Class Submarine Narushio (SS ... More

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Murasame Class Destroyer Japanese Defense Ship (JDS) Inazuma (DD 105) passes Hospital Point in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during arrival honors prior to the multinational maritime exercise Rim of the Pacific 2004 (RIMPAC). RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise will include eight participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, South Korea, Britain and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Murasame Class Destroy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 2004 Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... 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)

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force EC-1 ECM training aircraft, lands durin...

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)

U.S. Air Force 18th Maintenance Group personnel, and Japan Air Self-De...

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)

U.S. Air Force CAPT Russ Hall (left), an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot fro...

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

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JDS HARUSAME (DD 102) and the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) sail together in formation during a passing exercise (PASSEX), in the Pacific Ocean

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JDS HARUSAM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremie Yoder, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JDS KIRISHIMA (DDG 174) (upper), USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided-missile Destroyer USS STETHEM (DDG 63) (center), destroyer JDS HATAKAZE (DDG 171) (left) and destroyer JDS HARUSAME (DD 102) sail in formation during a passing exercise (PASSEX), in the Pacific Ocean

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremie Yoder, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided-missile Destroyer USS STETHEM (DDG 63) sails in formation with the (not shown) USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships during a passing exercise (PASSEX), in the Pacific Ocean

The US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided-missile Destroyer USS STE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN James R. Evans, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) SH-60J Seahawk multi-mission helicopter, from the Japan MSDF Shirane Class Destroyer KURAMA (DD 144), prepares to land aboard the U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) on Nov. 14, 2006, while the KITTY HAWK and its Strike Group are participating in Exercise ANNUALEX, a bilateral annual exercise designed to improve relationships and cooperation between the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Jarod R. Hodge) (Released)

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) SH-60J Seahawk multi-mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Jarod Hodge, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

P-3C Orion aircraft of Japanese Maritime Patrol Group Detachment 20, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, are parked in front of Hangar No. 2 during the Japanese unit's visit to the station for a joint exercise

P-3C Orion aircraft of Japanese Maritime Patrol Group Detachment 20, J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Moffett Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Johnson, USN Release ... More

Japanese ground crewmen work on the canopies of a Japanese T-2 aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Japanese ground crewmen work on the canopies of a Japanese T-2 aircraf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson Releas... More

Sergeant (SGT) Mario Albritton, Tactical Fighter Wing, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force armament personnel load an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing of a plane during Exercise COPE NORTH 86-4. US Air Force squadrons are engaging in dissimilar air combat training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force squadrons during the exercise

Sergeant (SGT) Mario Albritton, Tactical Fighter Wing, and Japan Air S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 86-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt James R. Ferguson R... More

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel in samurai costumes give a demonstration of self-defense techniques during Exercise YAMA SAKURA XI

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel in samurai costumes give ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: YAMA SAKURA XI Base: Camp Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Spc Jose Trejo Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force shows Corporal (CPL) Max Hutchinson, right, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, how to wax a ski during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force shows Corporal (CPL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Reginald Johnson, left, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, helps Sergeant (SGT) Kon Jiro of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force set up an M47 Dragon medium anti-tank assault weapon during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Reginald Johnson, left, 3rd Battalion, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A member of the 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard and a member of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force complete refueling forms during Exercise COPE NORTH 88-3

A member of the 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J. Ferguson Release Status: Released... More

Crew members stand on the sail and deck of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine MOCHISHIO (SS-574) following the vessel's arrival to take part in the joint naval exercise RIMPAC '92

Crew members stand on the sail and deck of the Japanese Maritime Self-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '92 Base: Naval Submarine Base, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Colonel (COL) Kousaku Shouda, Commander of Headquarters Southwestern Composite Air Division, Naha, Japan, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) shakes hands with United States Forces Japan (USFJ) Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 Director COL Frank Gorenc, 18th Operations Group Commander (OGC), Kadena Air Base, Japan. COL Donald Weckhorst, 605th Air Operations Group Commander, Yokota Air Base, salutes the commander and COL Masato Watanabe, 83rd Air Wing Vice Commander, Naha, Japan

Colonel (COL) Kousaku Shouda, Commander of Headquarters Southwestern C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... More

Port bow view of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sagami Class Replenishment Ship SAGAMI (AOE 421) coming alongside the US Navy (USN) Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) for an underway replenishment at sea (UNREP) exercise

Port bow view of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Saga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: Ships - Foreign - Japan Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status:... More

During Media Day, a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) visually inspects the breech and barrel of an M198 155 mm Medium Range Towed Howitzer. The US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, demonstrated the operational cycle of fire that takes place during the current artillery relocation exercise on the East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA), Japan (JPN)

During Media Day, a member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Crai... More

U.S. Marine Corps SGT. Israel Perez (background), Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Training Company (MCSFBTC), Chesapeake, Va., teaches a class in self defense to Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 1ST Caribbean Battalion, on April 19, 2004, at Barahona Army Base, Dominican Republic, during the Joint Task Force Tradewinds 04 Multinational Training Exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Kaye Richey) (Released)

U.S. Marine Corps SGT. Israel Perez (background), Marine Corps Securit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barahona Country: Dominican Republic (DOM) Scene Camera Operator: Kaye Richey, CIV Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sailors assigned aboard the Japanese Defense Ship (JDS) Oyashio Class Submarine, NARUSHIO (SS 595), man the rails as the submarine arrives in port at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, (HI). Japan is one of several countries participating in this year's 2004 RIM OF THE PACIFIC (RIMPAC) Exercise

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sailors assigned aboard t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 2004 Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Sara M.... 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)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN First Class Brian Gates, (right), SENIOR AIRMAN ...

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)

MASTER SGT. Jeff Collins, (right), 18th Maintenance Group aircraft arm...

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

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JDS KIRISHIMA (DDG 174) (bottom), USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided-missile Destroyer USS STETHEM (DDG 63) (upper left), destroyer JDS HATAKAZE (DDG 171) (upper right) and destroyer JDS HARUSAME (DD 102) sail in formation during a passing exercise (PASSEX), in the Pacific Ocean

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremie Yoder, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) sails in formation with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships (not shown) during a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Pacific Ocean

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremie Yoder, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JDS HARUSAME (DD 102) sails ahead during a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) (not shown), in the Pacific Ocean

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JDS HARUSAM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremie Yoder, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JDS KIRISHIMA (DDG 174) (right), USN Arleigh Burke Class Guided-missile Destroyer USS STETHEM (DDG 63) (left), destroyer JDS HATAKAZE (DDG 171) (upper right) and destroyer JDS HARUSAME (DD 102) sail in formation during a passing exercise (PASSEX), in the Pacific Ocean

The US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremie Yoder, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Aircrewman Yuichi Imanishi waits to escort distinguished visitors to a Japanese MSDF SH-60J Seahawk multi-mission helicopter, parked on the flight deck of the Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), on Nov. 14, 2006, while the KITTY HAWK and its Strike Group are participating in Exercise ANNUALEX, a bilateral annual exercise designed to improve relationships and cooperation between the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Jarod R. Hodge) (Released)

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Aircrewman Yuichi Imanishi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Jarod Hodge, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy Aircrew Survival Equipmentmen, representing all enlisted pay grades from AIRMAN Recruit (far right) to MASTER CHIEF PETTY Officer (left), pose for a group photograph on the flight deck of the Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) on Nov. 14, 2006, while the KITTY HAWK and its Strike Group are participating in Exercise ANNUALEX, a bilateral annual exercise designed to improve relationships and cooperation between the U.S. Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Jarod R. Hodge) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aircrew Survival Equipmentmen, representing all enlisted pay...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Jarod Hodge, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Senior Airman Alex Haytasingh, 49th Security Forces

Senior Airman Alex Haytasingh, 49th Security Forces

Senior Airman Alex Haytasingh, 49th Security Forces Squadron, acts out a scenario in which Senior Airman Christopher Cervini, 49th SFS, a volunteer who plays the part of a threatening male named “Bubba,” gives ... More

A multi-national force of navy ships underway in a bilateral formation, steaming to participate in the first Western Pacific Mine Countermeasure Exercise. Sponsored by the Republic of Singapore, Mine Countermeasures Forces (MCM) from 15 participating countries have an opportunity to train in combined operations using realistic MCM scenarios. Pictured left-to-right are the US Navy (USN) ABENGER CLASS: Mine Countermeasures Vessel, USS GURDIAN (MCM 5), the USS PATRIOT (MCM 7), the USN IWO JIMA CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship (MCS) USS INCHON (MSC 12), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) URAGA CLASS: Minesweeper Support Ship, BUNGO (MST 464), and the JMSDF YAEYAMA CLASS:...

A multi-national force of navy ships underway in a bilateral formation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A multi-national force of navy ships underway in a bilateral formation, steaming to participate in the first Western Pacific Min... 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)

Japan Air Self-Defense Force 7th Wing mechanics, inspect an F-15J Eagl...

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 crew chief from the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron prepares to launch a Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft during Exercise COPE NORTH'87-3

A Japanese crew chief from the 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron prepare...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Release... 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)

U.S. Air Force LT. GEN. Thomas C. Waskow (foreground), commander U.S. ...

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

During the female only cardio kickboxing and self-defense

During the female only cardio kickboxing and self-defense

During the female only cardio kickboxing and self-defense class, Australian Army Lance Cpl. Justine Peronchik, Combined Team Uruzgan, jabs punching pads at Multinational Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 201... More

An aerial view of the harbor, looking east across Bravo Pier, toward the submarine base. Various U.S. Navy, Canadian and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels are in port to take part in exercise RimPac '86

An aerial view of the harbor, looking east across Bravo Pier, toward t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '86 Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... 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)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR MASTER SGT. Michael Woodward (right), aircraft m...

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-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)

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force 7th Wing F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft, ...

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)

U.S. Air Force LT. Gen Thomas C. Waskow, (right), commander U.S. Force...

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-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)

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force 7th Wing F-15J Eagle fighter aircraft, ...

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

During the mixed martial arts class, contracted firefighter

During the mixed martial arts class, contracted firefighter

During the mixed martial arts class, contracted firefighter and instructor Artrail Coley, demonstrate proper movement technique to students at Multinational Base Tarin Kot, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2012. (U.S. Army... More

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The objects in this collection are from The U.S. National Archives and Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. All of these materials are preserved because they are important to the workings of Government, have long-term research worth, or provide information of value to citizens.

Disclaimer: A work of the U.S. National Archives and DVIDS is "a work prepared by an officer or employee" of the federal government "as part of that person's official duties." In general, under section 105 of the Copyright Act, such works are not entitled to domestic copyright protection under U.S. law and are therefore in the public domain. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive, PICRYL.com, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S. National Archives or DVIDS.  https://www.picryl.com

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