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Video by Cpl. Mitchell Austin

US Air Force, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Fly Together

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

March 1, 2023 | 0:30

U.S. Airmen assigned to 353rd Special Operations Wing (SOW), U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members assigned to Air Rescue Squadron 71, Fleet Air Wing (FAW) 31 operate a US-2 simulator for Exercise Cope Angel 23-2 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 3, 2023. Exercise Cope Angel 23-2 is part of a long-standing bilateral training series focused particularly on expanding combined search and rescue capabilities between U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)