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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tadayoshi Kiriyama translates for Japan Air Self-Defense Force members during training to prepare for exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Russell)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tadayoshi Kiriyama, 35th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, translates for Japan Air Self-Defense Force members during training to prepare for exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 8, 2025. Bilateral partnership enables unparalleled results in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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