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    A nighttime military operation on what appears to be an airfield tarmac, featuring personnel on tactical ground vehicles in front of a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Soldiers equipped with helmets and gear are operating an ATV and a military motorcycle, with a large hangar illuminated in the background. The motion blur on some elements suggests dynamic movement during the scene.

    YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JAPAN

    06.23.2020

    Photo by Yasuo Osakabe 

    374th Airlift Wing

    An Air Force Special Tactics operator assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, drives a tactical vehicle on the flightline, during Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2020. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force's special operations ground force, leading Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery and Battlefield Surgery operations on the battlefield. Exercise Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving interoperability throughout the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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    Date Taken: 06.23.2020
    Date Posted: 06.30.2020 18:24
    Photo ID: 6257184
    VIRIN: 200623-F-PM645-9103
    Resolution: 3600x2100
    Size: 2.5 MB
    Location: YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JP
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