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Friendship Jump 2023

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers from the 1st Airborne Brigade descends toward a Drop Zone after parachuting from a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the 2023 Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2023. Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 1st SFG (Airborne), USAF 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade conducted static-line jump demonstrations to show their capabilities during the festival. During the two-day festival, 193,000 attendees came to Yokota to experience the event. The festival is aimed at increasing bilateral relationships between U.S. and Japanese communities and allows people to see U.S. and Japanese military capabilities first-hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

PHOTO BY: Machiko Arita
VIRIN: 230521-F-DY012-0126.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

8

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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