| | View of the joint JASDF/USAF Eagle formation from the back of a 95 FS F-15D. |
| | | JASDF F-15Js in front with Tyndall 95 FS F-15Cs in the distance. |
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| | "Haken 1 & 2" return to Elmendorf following a dogfight. |
| | | What a difference a half a century makes... |
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| | I was honored to be the one to document the historic formation. |
| | | After 3000+ miles from Hokkaido to Alaska -- a F-15J rolls out. |
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| | Six Mitsubishi F-15Js (four single seat and two F-15DJs) made the trip. |
| | | Happy to be out of the cockpit after nearly seven hours. |
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| | Deployment detachment commander Col. Moritaka Noguchi. |
| | | Ground crews inspect the Eagles. |
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| | Captains Towa Takagi (L) and Jun Ikeda with their 2nd Air Wing Eagles. |
| | | Heading out for an area fam flight. |
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| | A JASDF Eagle over F-15Cs from the 19th Fighter Squadron. |
| | | Security policeman SSgt. Kenneth Funchess guards the JASDF E-767. |
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| | The half-billion dollar AWACS is magnificent. |
| | | The JASDF has four of the massive surveilliance planes. |
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| | Headed out to the ranges. |
| | | "Beer 50" on station directing JASDF and 95 FS Eagles against ones from the 19 FS. |
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| | A JASDF C-130H nears touchdown. |
| | | The JASDF operates 16 of the venerable airlifters. |
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| | JASDF Hercules have particpated in 6 Cope Thunders. |
| | | On ground power, the crew prepares to disembark. |
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| | Recently applied C-130 art. |
| | | Hinomaru means "Sun circle." |
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