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By Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding, 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published March 12, 2021
Japan Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers line up to load onto a C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, during exercise Airborne 21 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 9, 2021. More than 500 JGSDF paratroopers performed a static-line jump at the Combined Arms Training Center Drop Zone Camp Fuji, Japan, making it the largest U.S-Japan personnel drop in the history of the two countries’ alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)
A Japan Ground Self Defense Forces paratrooper jumps out of a C-130J Super Hercules C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during an Airborne 21 exercise, over the Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, March 9, 2021. Airborne 21 was the largest U.S.- Japan airborne operation in history; involving approximately 500 JGSDF paratroopers, 12 C-130s and 134 containment delivery
15 March 2021 (Last Updated March 15th, 2021 16:38)
The US Air Force (USAF) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) have participated in exercise Airborne 21 at Yokota Air Base.
The exercise involved nearly 500 JGSDF paratroopers, 12 C-130s and 134 containment delivery system bundles. Credit: USAF / Senior Airman Hannah Bean.
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The US Air Force (USAF) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) have participated in exercise Airborne 21 at Yokota Air Base.
The exercise saw the participation of 12 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the USAF 36th Airlift Squadron (AS) and 500 members from JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade. 374th Airlift Wing supported the JGSDF.
USAF 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron operations officer major David Perkins said: “This was not an overnight effort; to generate more than 80% of Yokota’s C-130J fleet required months of extensively planned logistics for the aircraft to be available, a