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Japanese Army Staff Sgt. Masayuki Inomata aims a surface-to-air missile launcher at "enemy aircraft", June 11, 2008, while Staff Sgt. Hiroshi Yamashita locates the target during Exercise Red Flag-Alaska. Both are missile operators assigned to the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored 10-day combat training exercise conducted four times a year on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

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Japanese Army Staff Sgt. Masayuki Inomata aims a surface-to-air missile launcher at "enemy aircraft", June 11, 2008, while Staff Sgt. Hiroshi Yamashita locates the target during Exercise Red Flag-Alaska. Both are missile operators assigned to the Japanese Air Self Defense Force. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored 10-day combat training exercise conducted four times a year on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

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