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4-5 May 2018
| Static VMGR-152 ramp: | |||
| 07-3604 | KC-767J | 404 Hikotai | |
| 81-0971/OS | A-10C | 25th FS |
| 81-0959/OS | A-10C | 25th FS |
| 13-5775 | MC-130J | 17th SOS |
| 168206 | UC-12W | Iwakuni |
| 166713 | UC-35D | Futenma |
| 167925/QD-925 | KC-130J | VMGR-152 |
| 167983/QD-983 | KC-130J | VMGR-152 |
| 168991/NF-603 | E-2D | VAW-125 |
| 164674/DT-10 | F/A-18D | VMFA(AW)-242 |
| 164683/ED-11 | F/A-18D | VMFA(AW)-533 |
| 165531/DT-03 | F/A-18D | VMFA(AW)-242 |
| 166870/NF-312 | F/A-18E | VFA-115 |
| 166903/NF-402 | F/A-18E | VFA-195 |
| 166917/NF-102 | F/A-18F | VFA-102 |
| 168363/NF-200 | F/A-18E | VFA-27 |
| 168364/NF-202 | F/A-18E | VFA-27 |
| 166895/AF-500 | EA-18G | VAQ-209 |
| 169130/NF-507 | EA-18G | VAQ-141 |
| 162513/BJ-541 | MH-53E | HM-14 |
| 167025/TA-04 | MH-60R | HSM-51 |
| Static JMSDF ramp: | |||
| 62-8876 | F-15J | 305 Hikotai | |
| 73478/VATH | AH-1S | 5 Taisensha Herikoputatai |
| 8420 | SH-60K | 22 Kokutai |
| 8192 | CH-101 | Shirase Hikohan |
| 8651, 8655 | MCH-101 | 111 Kokutai |
| 5513 | P-1 | 3 Kokutai |
| 9175 | EP-3 | nm |
| 9134 | OP-3C | 81 kokutai |
| 9163 | UP-3D | 91 Kokutai |
| 9904, 9906 | US-2 | 71 Kokutai |
| 9201 | U-36A | 91 Kokutai |
| 169164/VK-01 | F-35B | VMFA-121 |
| 168014/ET-11 | MV-22B | VMM-262 |
| Hangar CH-101 111 Kokutai: | |||
| 8652, 8653, 8654, 8656, 8657, 8658, 8659 and 8660 | |||
| Hangar: | |||
| 8193 | CH-101 | wreck under covers | |
| 9090 | US-1A | stored |
| 9901 | US-2 | 71 Kokutai |
| F/A-18F of VFA-102, coded NF-xxx: | |||
| 166915/100, 166916/101, 166918/103, 166919/104, 166921/106 and 166891/113 | |||
| F/A-18E of VFA-27, coded NF-xxx: | |||
| 168362/201, 168364/202, 168365/203, 168366/204, 168367/205, 168369/207, 168465/212, 168466/214 and 168467/215 | |||
| F/A-18E of VFA-115, coded NF-xxx: | |||
| 168860/301, 166861/302, 166863/304, 166864/305, 166865/306 and 166869/311 | |||
| F/A-18E of VFA-195, coded NF-xxx: | |||
| 166907/404, 166908/405 and 166910/407 | |||
| EA-18G of VAQ-141, coded NF-xxx: | |||
| 168893/500, 1668897/502, 168898/503, 168899/504 and 16…./506 | |||
| F/A-18D/ATARS* of VMFA(AW)-242, coded DT-xx: | |||
| 164653*/00, 165528/05 and 165416/DT-11 | |||
| F/A-18D of VMFA(AW)-533, coded ED-xx: | |||
| 164735/04, 164717/07, 164738/14 | |||
| F-35B of VMFA-121, coded VK-xx: | |||
| 169166/02, 169284/08, 169295/09, 169411/12, 169412/13 and 169413/14 | |||
| Flightlines: | |||
| 92-3883/WW | F-16CM | 13th FS | |
| 168065/QD-065 | KC-130J | VMGR-152 |
| 164230/DW-03 | F/A-18C | VMFA-251 |
| 165191/WT-03 | F/A-18C | VMFA-235 |
| 167025/TA-04 | SH-60R | HSM-51 |
| 167070/TA-10 | SH-60R | HSM-51 |
| 168240/ET-07 | MV-22B | VMM-262 |
| Elsewhere: | |||
| 167982/QD-982 | KC-130J | VMGR-152 | |
| 9131 | OP-3C | 81 Kokutai |
| 9132 | OP-3C | 81 Kokutai |
| 9162 | UP-3D | 91 Kokutai |
| 9171 | EP-3 | 81 Kokutai |
| 9172 | EP-3 | 81 Kokutai |
| 9173 | EP-3 | 81 Kokutai |
| Flying: | |||
| 13-8511 | F-2A | 8 Hikotai | |
| 41908/XIII | UH-1J | 13 Hikotai |
| 91-0357/WW | F-16CM | 35th FW PACAF | demo team |
| 169227/QD-227 | KC-130J | VMGR-152 |
| 164953/DT-06 | F/A-18D | VMFA(AW)-242 |
| 169168/VK-04 | F-35B | VMFA-121 |
| 169296/VK-10 | F-35B | VMFA-121 |
| 169297/VK-11 | F-35B | VMFA-121 |
| 168279/ET-04 | MV-22B | VMM-262 |
Credits: Reinier Schreurs and Jurgen van Toor
On 5 May MCAS Iwakuni opened its gates for the 42nd annual Friendship Day, the fourth Friendship Day in cooperation with the JMSDF. From 07:00hrs about 215.000 visitors streamed through the gates of the Air station to see a varied show.
For the PACAF F-16 demo team it was in with the new and out with the old. The demo pilot of previous seasons performed his last show while the new demo pilot performed his first public show. F-35B VK-04 performed the first solo demo of a Lightning II in the Asia/Pacific region in the capable hands of Major Peppers.
ET-04, QD-227, VK-10, VK-11 and DT-06 took part in the MAGTF demo while ET04 also served as the jump platform for the US Army Golden Knights.
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