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U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Reed, 374th Operations Group deputy chief of group standardization and evaluation, speaks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members in Japanese during exercise Cope North 25 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

(2nd Lt Codi Clemmons, U.S. Air Force)

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam – U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Reed, 374th Operations Group deputy chief of group standardization and evaluation, speaks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members in Japanese during exercise Cope North 25 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 19, 2025. The USAF provided two translators for CN25 who speak fluent Japanese. They are directly embedded with JASDF members throughout the entirety of the exercise to provide accurate, real-time language translation and interpreting when required.

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