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  • Fussa Joint Safety Patrol Strengthens U.S.-Japan Community Partnerships

    A Fussa police officer leads participants during the Fussa joint safety patrol event in Fussa, Japan, Dec. 20, 2024. The event showcased the collaborative efforts of U.S. service members and local authorities to promote safety and foster strong community ties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st

  • U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander visits Misawa

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, visited the installation to engage with leaders and members of the community to assess operational capabilities and infrastructure, ensuring informed decision-making on projects pertaining to mission readiness,

  • Global Unity: US, Australia, Canada and UK

    In an era defined by rapid technology advancements and with a worldwide platform saturated with Great Power Competition, the Distributed Mission Operations Center on Kirtland Air Force Base, hosted its Virtual Flag: Coalition exercise, Oct. 21 - Nov. 4.

  • Optimizing decision advantage through human-machine team experimentation

    The Department of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Cross-Functional Team hosted the first software sprint experiment to examine software solutions for enhanced command and control in conjunction with the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, at the Howard Hughes Operations, or H2O,

  • USFJ, 5AF host combined commanders conference

    Commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and spouses from 24 units throughout the Indo-Pacific region gathered for a combined U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commanders conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7-8, to discuss military force structure, access to medical care and quality of life.

  • A Joyful Farewell: 5AF Commander Inducted into the Order of the Sword

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp was celebrated by Airmen, Marines, Soldiers, and Sailors in joyful farewells last week as he prepares to relinquish command of U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force. Rupp was inducted into the Pacific Air Forces Order of the Sword on Oct. 4, becoming the

  • Bamboo Eagle: ‘Upping our game’ for Great Power Competition

    Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 integrated U.S. Airmen, Guardians, Sailors, Marines, and allies from Australia and the United Kingdom into a combined force to train for a possible conflict in the era of Great Power Competition. The exercise conducted live-fly operations in the eastern Pacific and a