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U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules aircraft from Hamamatsu Air Base, Japan, prepare for takeoff during Red Flag-Alaska 18-2 operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 21, 2018. RF-A is Pacific Air Forces’ premier air combat exercise that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment.