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  • Lt. Gen. Rupp hosts 2023 5AF Commanders Conference

    Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, joined leaders from across Japan in Tokyo, Aug. 17 - 18, to discuss military quality of life issues, the global security environment, and increasing threats throughout the Pacific.The two-day conference included command team and

  • SNCO induction ceremony

    U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Space Force senior noncommissioned officer inductees attended the SNCO induction ceremony held at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The ceremony was held to celebrate the inductees’ accomplishments and to welcome them to the highest enlisted tier.

  • US, Philippine maintainers conduct SME exchange

    Leaders from the 374th Maintenance Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, visited Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base, Philippines, to conduct a subject matter expert exchange with their Philippine Air Force counterparts July 22–29.

  • Sister City Delegates Tour Misawa Air Base

    Delegates from Wenatchee visit Misawa City annually, highlighting the legacy of community relations initiated by the historic Miss Veedol flight in 1931, the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean starting at Sabishiro Beach, Misawa and landing in East Wenatchee.

  • Yokota Airmen support Pacific Airlift Rally 23

    Yokota Airmen have returned from Pacific Airlift Rally 23, a multinational, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief exercise involving the U.S., Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, and Malaysia Air Forces at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Aug. 14-18.

  • Kadena empowers spouses with new coworking space

    The Okinawa Remote Work Collective, a group primarily made up of military spouses, held a ribbon cutting ceremony signifying the grand opening of their new coworking space located in the Education Center at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11, 2023. Until now, no professional working spaces uniquely

  • Air Force hospitality: Shogun Inn wins Innkeeper Award

    The Air Force Innkeeper Award Program recognized the Shogun Inn for providing the most outstanding accommodations and customer service to travelers. In addition to lodging operations, the evaluation teams awarded a lodging team member the Travelers Award for exemplifying the highest standards of