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Japanese soldiers improve English skills; team up with US Airmen, Sailors

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Osamu Ota, a 6th Tank Battalion leading private tank loader, left, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mario Romera-Sheran, a 35th Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament technician, right, during a mentor luncheon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. Misawa gave 29 JGSDF members a chance to test their English speaking skills in an American military environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Japanese soldiers improve English skills; team up with US Airmen, Sailors

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jasmine Carraway, a 35th Force Support Squadron Airmen Leadership School instructor, teaches a class of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers leadership skills at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. According to Master Sgt. Christopher Price, the 35th FSS ALS commandant, teaching effective leadership skills helps service members handle obstacles that may challenge them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)

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Fascinated by munitions

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Monica, left, a lead standardization crew member, and Senior Airman Robert Carter, right, a weapons load crew member, both with the 35th Maintenance Group, show the ignitor cable of an AGM-65 Maverick to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. The AGM-65 Maverick is a tactical, air-to-surface guided missile designed for close air support and the defense suppression mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Knowledge is power

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathan Monica, left, a lead standardization crew member with the 35th Maintenance Group, describes the variety of munitions locally stored to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 23, 2017. The 35th MXG was one of several stops on their three-day tour. The JGSDF soldiers learned about the different warfighter capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Boom goes the dynamite

Sgt. 1st Class Kimihrio Shibazaki, an infantryman with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, right, initiates the percussion actuated neutralizer as Capt. Robert Pukay-Martin, 35 Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal flight commander, left, shares how he uses the device during contingency operations during a three-day English comprehensive tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. A PAN is a tool that explosive ordinance disposal technicians use to disarm improvised explosive devices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Strenght through unity

A U.S. Air Force Airman and Japan Ground Self -Defense Force soldiers inspect a shock tube during a three-day tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. The shock tube is used by explosive ordinance disposal technicians to initiate a percussion actuated neutralizer in order to simulate a small scale explosion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Got 'em!

Drake, a military working dog with the 35th Security Forces Squadron, attacks Sgt. Shintarou Kinkuta, a military police member with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during a three-day tour at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. On the first day, 29 JGSDF soldiers divided into groups by career field pairing up with their respective Air Force unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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Observing CATM

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers observe a weapons qualifying course in the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2017. JGSDF soldiers spent three days shadowing U.S. Airmen so they could apply the English they learned over the past three months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)

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