JASDF stinger demonstration

Staff Sgt. Matsumiya Kazuhiro, right, and 1st Lt. Chikara Komiyama, middle, both help show Master Sgt. Lorna Gomez, left, how to operate a stinger which is capable of shooting surface to air missiles June 6, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during RED FLAG-Alaska 08-3. The Japanese Air Self Defense Force hosts a demonstration showing other Red Flag participants how their stinger team operates. Sergeant Gomez is assigned to Dyess, Texas. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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JASDF stinger demonstration

Staff Sgt. Masanori Soma demonstrates to a crowd how to operate a stinger, which is capable of shooting surface-to-air missiles June 6, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during RED FLAG-Alaska 08-3. The Japanese Air Self Defense Force hosts a demonstration showing other Red Flag participants how their stinger team operates. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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Staff Sgt. Masanori Soma, left, replaces a battery pack on a stinger while Staff Sgt. Akira Takahashi holds it in place June 6, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during RED FLAG-Alaska 08-3. The Japanese Air Self Defense Force hosts a demonstration showing other Red Flag participants how their stinger team operates. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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Maj. Thomas Larkins operates a stinger during a hands-on demonstration hosted by the Japanese Air Self Defense Force June 6, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during RED FLAG-Alaska 08-3. This demonstration helps give other Red Flag participant a better understanding how a stinger team works out in the field. Major Larkins is assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)

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JASDF stinger demonstration

Published June 9, 2008