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A U.S. and Japanese service member speak to each other in a cockpit of an aircraft.

Pilots' Chat

U.S. Air Force Maj. George Metros, left, talks to Japan Air Self Defense Force Lt. Masato Otsuka about the differences between the C-130J Super Hercules and C-130H Hercules while flying a training mission during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop near the Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 11, 2017. Metros is a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. Otsuka is a pilot assigned to the 1st Tactical Air Wing 401st Squadron. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka

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