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    U.S., Japan Sharpen Skills During Keen Sword 21 [Image 29 of 33]

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    A twilight/dusk scene showing what appears to be a military or tactical helicopter operation, with a person suspended on a rope or cable beneath an aircraft near a cluster of white multi-story buildings. The scene is captured in low-light conditions with illuminated windows and street lights visible. The setting appears to be a military installation or industrial facility.

    YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JAPAN

    11.03.2020

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding 

    374th Airlift Wing

    A member with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron is hoisted into a CV-22 Osprey, during a fast rope and hoist training as part of exercise Keen Sword 21, at the Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 3, 2020. U.S. service members from the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force conducted training with their Japan Self-Defense Force counterparts from military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa prefecture, and their surrounding territorial waters. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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    Date Taken: 11.03.2020
    Date Posted: 11.10.2020 06:11
    Photo ID: 6419182
    VIRIN: 201103-F-PS661-1453
    Resolution: 5180x3359
    Size: 5.36 MB
    Location: YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JP
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    A tiltrotor aircraft, identifiable as a V-22 Osprey, is captured in flight against a twilight sky with soft pink and blue hues. A full or near-full moon is visible through the clouds in the background. The treeline silhouetted at the bottom of the frame suggests a forested area below.
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