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PACIFIC OCEAN -- Sailors aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) perform last minute checks on aircraft before allowing them to be launched off the ship's flight deck during flight quarters. The GW is currently participating in Keen Sword 2011 with Japanese Self Defense Forces. This exercise enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. Keen Sword caps the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an "alliance of equals." The exercise runs through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox)

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PACIFIC OCEAN -- Sailors from the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 secure a F/A-18F Super Hornet during flight quarters aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), Dec. 4. The GW is currently participating in Keen Sword 2011 with Japanese Self Defense Forces. This exercise enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. Keen Sword caps the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an "alliance of equals." The exercise runs through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox)

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Keen Sword

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Destroyer Squadron 15 (CDS15) Capt. William Wagner briefs Japan Maritime Self Defense Force admirals about the schedule of events onboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The GW is currently participating in Keen Sword 2011 with Japanese Self Defense Forces. This exercise enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. Keen Sword caps the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an "alliance of equals." The exercise runs through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cheng S. Yang)

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PACIFIC OCEAN -- Commander Task Force 70 (CTF 70) Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd speaks with other Japan Maritime Self Defense Force admirals about the schedule for exercise Keen Sword 2011 onboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The GW is currently participating in Keen Sword 2011 with Japan Self Defense Forces. This exercise enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. Keen Sword caps the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an "alliance of equals." The exercise runs through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cheng S. Yang)

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Keen Sword

PACIFIC OCEAN - - Sailors from the "Warlords" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 wait for an SH-60B Seahawk to land on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), Dec. 4. The GW is currently participating in Keen Sword 2011 with Japanese Self Defense Forces. This exercise enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. Keen Sword caps the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an "alliance of equals." The exercise runs through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox)

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Keen Sword

PACIFIC OCEAN -- Pilots from the "Warlords" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 wait for an SH-60B Seahawk on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), Dec. 4. The GW is currently participating in Keen Sword 2011 with Japanese Self Defense Forces. This exercise enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. Keen Sword caps the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an "alliance of equals." The exercise runs through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox)

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Keen Sword

PACIFIC OCEAN - Pilots from the "Warlords" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 wait for an SH-60B Seahawk to land on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), Dec. 4. The GW is currently participating in Keen Sword 2010 with the Japanese Self Defense Forces. This exercise enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. Keen Sword caps the 50th anniversary of the Japan-U.S. alliance as an "alliance of equals." The exercise runs through Dec. 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Cox)

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Keen Sword

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Senior Master Sgt. Shingo Fujiki, a pararescueman, lowers a lift bag after pulling out a simulated victim during vehicle extraction training as part of exercise Keen Sword on Dec. 3, 2010. Keen Sword is a regularly scheduled exercise that strengthens Japan-U.S. military interoperability and meets mutual defense objectives. Japan-U.S. military operations and exercises increase readiness to respond to varied crisis situations.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Keen Sword

United Stated Air Force Staff Sgt. Matt Ritchie, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman, cuts through a vehicle during extraction training Dec. 3. Keen Sword is designed to allow the United States and Japan to practice and evaluate the coordination procedures and interoperability elements required to effectively and mutually respond in the defense of Japan (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Keen Sword

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matt Ritchie and 1st Lt. Brian Carey, 31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, pull out Japan Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Hiroki Kumasaka a vehicle during extraction training Dec. 3. The extraction training was part of exercise Keen Sword to bring together U.S. Air Force and Japan Self-Defense Force pararescuemen to train and share techniques on vehicle extraction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Keen Sword

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Senior Master Sgt. Takahisa Azuma, a pararescueman, helps out rest of his team extracting a simulated victim out of a vehicle Dec. 3. The extraction training was part of Keen Sword to bring together U.S. Air Force and Japan Self-Defense Forces pararescue men to train and share techniques on vehicle extraction. Keen Sword 2011 is scheduled December 3 through 10 (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Maj. Satoru Ebihara, Air Support Command Head Quarter, Fuchu Air Base, Japan, observes a C-130 Hercules' take-off procedures here Dec. 3 during the joint-bilateral training exercise Keen Sword 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Keen Sword

Members from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force board a C-130 Hercules Dec. 3 during Keen Sword 2011. Keen Sword is a joint-bilateral training exercise that scheduled through Dec. 10. Over the past 50 years, the United States and Japan have forged a relationship built on a shared vision of peace, prosperity, democracy and regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Keen Sword

Airman 1st Class Noel Jones (left), 36th Airlift Squadron, shows Capt. YoshitomoMorii (right), 3rd Tactical Airlift Wing from Miho Air Base, Japan, a C-130 Hercules Dec. 3 during the joint-bilateral training exercise Keen Sword 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Capt. Yoshitomo Morii (right), 3rd Tactical Airlift Wing, asks Airman 1st Class Noel Jones, 36th Airlift Squadron, about C-130 Hercules operations here Dec. 3 during the joint-bilateral training exercise Keen Sword 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Staff Sgt. Cravenkeo Khamone, 36th Airlift Squadron, explains emergency procedures to the members from Japan Air-Self Defense Force here Dec. 3 during the joint-bilateral training exercise Keen Sword 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Gen. Gary L. North

Gen. Gary L. North is Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command; and Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. PACAF is responsible for Air Force activities spread over half the globe in a command that supports 45,000 Air Force people serving principally in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Korea and Japan.

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Keen Sword

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Wing takes off at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2010. The sortie launched in support of exercise Keen Sword, a bilateral training exercise involving U.S. and Japanese military members. Keen Sword is a regularly scheduled exercise that aims to strengthen Japan-U.S. military interoperability and increase readiness to respond to varied crisis situations. The field training exercise is scheduled Dec. 3-10 and is the tenth join-bilateral field training exercise since 1986 involving Japan Self Defense Forces and the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mat Nisotis)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andy Irizarry, an aircraft crew chief from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals Lt. Col. Steve Jantz, 14th Fighter Squadron director of operations at Misawa Air Base, Japan, as he lands at the Komatsu Air Base, Japan, runway in support of Keen Sword 2011 on Dec. 1, 2010. Keen Sword is a week-long exercise which provides an environment for enhancing a mutual understanding of American and Japanese tactics, communication protocols, and general operability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Strysan Murrell)

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Keen Sword

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Babis, a weapons load crew member from the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, secures an F-16 Fighting Falcon after the aircraft landed at the Komatsu Air Base, Japan, runway on Dec. 1, 2011. Twelve F-16s from Misawa arrived at Komatsu AB Dec. 1 in support of the Japan-wide, week-long Keen Sword exercise, Dec. 3 to 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Cammie Quinn)

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