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US, Japanese, Australian forces train together during Pacific Defender 20-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Okiem Nixon, 736th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Commando Warrior noncommissioned officer in charge of combat arms, and Staff Sgt. Sean Guillen, 736th SFS Commando Warrior instructor, demonstrate combative maneuvers to Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force), Royal Australian Air Force, and U.S. Air Force security forces personnel during Pacific Defender 20-1 at the Pacific Regional Training Center near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2020. Pacific Defender is an annual series of subject matter expert exchanges providing an opportunity for security forces personnel from various nations to exchange tactics, techniques, and procedures through demonstrations and hands-on exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

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Indo-Pacific partners join PACAF for 68th year delivering humanitarian aid to 20,000 people across 56 islands

Royal Australian Air Force SGT Karl Penny, 37th Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster out of RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, looks out as the parachute for a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle carries humanitarian aid down to the atoll of Kapingamarangi, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), during Operation Christmas Drop 2018, Dec. 13, 2018. Every December U.S. Air Force crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan team up with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jietai) and RAAF to airdrop supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, FSM, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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U.S., Japanese and Australian forces conclude COPE North 2019

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider (left), 5th Air Force commander, and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Lt. Gen. Shigeki Muto, Air Defense commander, exits out of a Koku Jieitai Kawasaki C-2 and is greeted by U.S. base commander and COPE North 19 leadership at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Mar. 7, 2019. CN 19 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and included humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 Royal Australian air force and Koku Jieitai members during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Xavier Navarro)

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Aircraft from the United States, Australia and Japan participate in an airpower demonstration formation during Cope North 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 6, 2019. CN19 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and includes humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 Royal Australian Air Force and Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) members during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Adam Engelhart)

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Aircraft from the United States and Japan participate in a COPE North 2019 airpower demonstration formation over the Pacific Ocean, March 6, 2019. CN19 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and includes humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 Royal Australian Air Force and Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) members during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Adam Engelhart)

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Aircraft from the United States, Australia and Japan participate in a COPE North 2019 airpower demonstration formation over the Pacific Ocean, March 6, 2019. CN19 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and includes humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 Royal Australian Air Force and Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) members during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Adam Engelhart)

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Aircraft from the United States, Australia and Japan participate in a COPE North 2019 airpower demonstration formation off the coast of Guam, March 6, 2019. CN19 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and includes humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 Royal Australian air force and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) members during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Adam Engelhart)

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U.S., Japan increase interoperability during PACAF visit

Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) and Pacific Air Forces Airmen pose for a photo in the Courtyard of Heroes during an exchange conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2018. The conference is part of the ‘Japanese and Americans in America’ visit, which allows attendees to share analytical assessments on issues of common concern and prepare for future opportunities to work together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Robles)

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U.S., Japan increase interoperability during PACAF visit

Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Maj. Gen. Kiyoaki Kawanami, director general, operations and intelligence department, Air Staff Office (ASO) (left), speaks with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Russ Mack, Pacific Air Forces vice commander, during an exchange conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 4, 2018. The conference is part of the ‘Japanese and Americans in America’ visit which gives Airmen of both services a chance to discuss current and future interoperability and integration. By combining efforts, the two air forces can fulfill mission requirements that are mutually beneficial for both countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Donner)

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, is interviewed by American Forces Network Japan Airmen at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 8, 2018. During the interview, Brown discussed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance and the critical role Airmen play in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, is interviewed by Senior Airman Dhruv Gopinath, American Forces Network Japan, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 8, 2018. During the interview, Brown discussed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance and the critical role Airmen play in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ((U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, departs Tokyo, Japan, in a UH-1, Aug. 8, 2018. In addition to security concerns, discussions throughout the general’s visit focused on opportunities to cooperate further in areas of fifth generation integration, ballistic missile defense, the employment of new operating concepts like PACAF’s agile combat employment, an expanding to more multilateral exercises and engagements with like-minded nations in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hailey Haux)

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, and Gen. Yoshinari Marumo, Chief of Staff, Koku-Jietai (Japan Air Self Defense Force), perform an inspection of the honor guard during a ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 7, 2018. Brown visited the country to affirm the United States' shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific as well as to seek opportunities to enhance cooperation and coordination across the alliance. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan alliance has been the cornerstone for stability and security in the region.

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, presents a gift to ADM Katsutoshi Kawano, Japanese Chief of Joint Staff, after an office call with him at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 7, 2018. Brown visited the country to affirm the United States' shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific as well as to seek opportunities to enhance cooperation and coordination across the alliance. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan alliance has been the cornerstone for stability and security in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hailey Haux)

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, meets with Itsunori Onodera, Defense Minister, at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 7, 2018. In addition to security concerns, discussions throughout the visit focused on opportunities to cooperate further in areas of fifth generation integration, ballistic missile defense, the employment of new operating concepts like PACAF’s agile combat employment, an expanding to more multilateral exercises and engagements with like-minded nations in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hailey Haux)

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, renders a salute and pays his respects to the Japan Self Defense Force members who lost their lives while on duty, Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 7, 2018. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan alliance has been the cornerstone for stability and security in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hailey Haux)

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, and Gen. Yoshinari Marumo, Chief of Staff, Koku-Jietai (Japan Air Self Defense Force), prepare for an honor guard ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 7, 2018. Brown visited the country to affirm the United States' shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific as well as to seek opportunities to enhance cooperation and coordination across the alliance. For more than 60 years, the U.S.-Japan alliance has been the cornerstone for stability and security in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hailey Haux)

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, attends an office call with Lt. Gen. Shigeki Muto, Air Defense Command (ADC) commander, during his visit to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 6, 2018. While at the ADC, Brown observed a ballistic missile defense demonstration and visited with the Airmen responsible for the vital mission set. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, meets with Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and members of his key staff at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 6, 2018. Brown met with U.S. and Japanese defense and military leadership as part of his first visit to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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U.S. Air Force from left to right: Brig. Gen. Todd Dozier, Fifth Air Force vice commander, Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.,Pacific Air Forces commander, and Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, pose for a group photo with Lt. Gen. Shigeki Muto (center, left), Japanese Air Defense Command (ADC) commander and members of his staff at ADC headquarters at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 6, 2018. Brown visited the country to affirm the United States' shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific as well as to seek opportunities to enhance cooperation and coordination across the alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux)

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