Air Defense Command receives AC-130J Ghostrider capabilities brief during Keen Sword 23

36th Airlift Squadron, JGSDF team up for jump training

Approximately 121 JGSDF paratroopers from the 1st Airborne Brigade jumped from C-130J aircraft assigned to the 36th AS for multiple days, sustaining the wing’s airlift capabilities and its effectiveness to transport and insert JGSDF personnel.

Misawa Airman provides remote disaster relief support

A major disaster can strike anywhere, anytime. Victims are left helpless. Families fall to the mercy of hopeless circumstances.For U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey MacHott, the thought of a natural disaster ravaging the lives of his family and friends spurred him to find a way he could help, even

COMUSFJ visits Kadena

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan Nov. 15, 2022. Rupp flew on a KC-135 Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry, airborne warning and control system, participating in exercise Keen Sword 23 events. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint,

USAF, JASDF strengthening the alliance

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force crew chief, left, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonah Juve, right, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, after trading unit patches during the aviation training relocation program at JASDF Tsuiki Air Base, Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. ATR is a

Kadena supports Keen Sword 23

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron performed aerial refueling on F-22A Raptors during exercise Keen Sword 23 on Nov. 15, 2022. Keen Sword is a concrete example of the strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, which has been the foundation of peace and security in the

Breaking Barriers

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Sgt. Daichi Suzuki, 6th Engineer Battalion deputy squad leader and English instructor, introduces himself during Camp Sendai’s Basic English Training Course tour of the Airman Leadership School at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2022. The JGSDF soldiers toured

Kadena hosts 8th Annual Veterans Day Parade

Members of Kadena’s Honor Guard pose for a photo at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. During the parade, Kadena’s Honor Guard team represented every service member, both past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)

Tsuiki Air Base ATR in action

A 67th Fighter Squadron pilot conducts post-flight checks on a F-15C Eagle during the aviation training relocation program at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tsuiki Air Base, Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 12, 2022. ATR is a result of the May 2006 United States-Japan roadmap for realignment implementation, a

Misawa Global Friendship Camp 2022

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) partnered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to host a two-day initiative that creates an environment for local and host nation students to meet one another to break language and culture barriers while making lifelong friends.