Kadena's 67th FS, JASDF take off during aviation training relocation

JAPAN AIR SELF-DEFENSE FORCE TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan --  A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s assigned to the 6th Fighter Squadron prepare to take-off during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 10, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a bilateral program aimed at increasing operational readiness and improving interoperability.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edward Bennett, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons team chief, conducts final pre-flight checks on an F-15C Eagle during the aviation training relocation program at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 10, 2022. Members participating in the ATR are from various units under the 18th Wing and will be given the opportunity to practice deployed operations in a joint environment alongside JASDF’s 8th Air Wing.