A maintainer with the 402nd Tactical Airlift Squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, observes the engine start-up of a Kawasaki C-2 aircraft, prior to a training sortie at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, December 10, 2025. The 402nd are attending the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center’s, Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course which allows aircrews to learn and employ defensive tactics in a training environment. This is the first time a C-2 has trained at the AATTC. Since 1983 the AATTC has provided advanced tactical training to airlift aircrews from the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command, Air Mobility Command, U.S. Marine Corps and 17 allied nations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
| Date Taken: | 12.10.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.17.2025 09:49 |
| Photo ID: | 9448094 |
| VIRIN: | 251210-Z-YI114-1024 |
| Resolution: | 3334x2218 |
| Size: | 1.89 MB |
| Location: | ROSECRANS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, MISSOURI, US |
| Web Views: | 51 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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