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Keen Sword 19: Historic first JGSDF jump from USAF C-130Js in Japan
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers with the 1st Airborne Brigade prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 4, 2018, during exercise Keen Sword 19. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules' with the 36 AS became the first U.S. aircraft to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers on Hiju-dai drop zone, Oita prefecture, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Photo by: Yasuo Osakabe |  VIRIN: 181104-F-PM645-0079.JPG