MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Towada City fire chief gives his personnel a safety brief before entering the simulated downed aircraft Sept. 10. Approximately 30 Towada City firefighters underwent the training instructed by Misawa firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Misawa firefighter crew chiefs, Shuji Imota and Hitoshi Kashiwazaki, instruct Towada City firefighters on how to correctly extinguish a downed aircraft in case of an off-base crash Sept. 10. The training is conducted annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Shuji Imota, 35th Civil Engineering Squadron, firefighter crew chief, instructs Towada City firefighters inside a burning aircraft during a simulated crash here Sept. 10. The training was conducted in order to acquaint Towada City firefighters with Air Force training in case of a crash off base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Daniel Ormsby, 35th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighter, radios information back to a control tower from inside a burning aircraft during a simulated crash here Sept. 10. The training is conducted in order to acquaint Towada City fire fighters with Air Force training in case of crash off base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer)

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Shuji Imota, 35th Civil Engineering Squadron, firefighter crew chief, instructs Towada City firefighters on how to extinguish a burning aircraft during a simulated crash here Sept. 10. The training was conducted in order to acquaint Towada City firefighters with Air Force training in case of a crash off base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chad Strohmeyer)

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Joint training enhances bilateral relationships

Published Sept. 11, 2008