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  • 70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam

    U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, beginning Dec. 6, 2021. Operation Christmas Drop, or OCD, is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and

  • Southern Beach boosts lethality, strengthens partnerships

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 18th Operations Group partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to complete Exercise Southern Beach, Oct. 25-29.“Southern Beach is a locally organized, bilateral exercise that brings the 18th Wing and

  • TFD and JASDF First Responders visit Yokota Hospital

    (Right to left) U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Brough, 374th Medical Group commander and Col. Dane Campbell, 374th MDG director of operations, exchange their business cards to members of the Tokyo Fire Department 9th Fire District during West Tokyo Emergency Medical Service summit 2021, at Yokota Air

  • Joint training: safe at sea

    31st Rescue Squadron pararescuemen conduct hoist operations aboard the Landing Craft Utility, Fort McHenry, Nov. 10, 2021. This training consisted of a simulated patient needing to be exfiltrated aboard a vessel at sea, testing the aircraft pilot’s and ship captain’s ability to communicate

  • Mayors of Japan tour Yokota

    Yokota Air Base leadership hosted a dozen Japanese mayors from the Kanto, Tohoku, and Hokkaido regions, who toured the base, Nov. 15, 2021.The mayors visited Yokota to reaffirm the importance of the U.S. Air Force – Japan Air Self-Defense Force alliance, and to learn the strategic importance of the

  • Multi-capable Airmen integration with JASDF

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Sunao Matsumoto, right, 9th Air Wing base supply commander, and other JASDF members tour the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron mobility processing building at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2021. Sharing practices and training tools strengthens relations

  • U.S-Japan conducts airborne operation

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade, line up outside a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, before a personnel drop, Nov. 15th, 2021. Yokota’s 374th Airlift Wing and JGSDF’s 1st Airborne Brigade organized this demonstration of interoperability,

  • 35th MDG team member saves life off duty

    Masayuki Tenma, 35th Medical Support Squadron medical logistic flight master labor contractor, witnessed a shocking situation at his childhood home in the small town of Shichinohe, Japan, on Sept. 27, 2021. Tenma's brave and courageous actions during this situation saved a community member's life.

  • 33rd RQS, Marines, and JSDF participate in RIDEX

    The 33rd Rescue Squadron, Marines, and the Japan Self-Defense Force participated in Remote Island Disaster Exercise 2021. This is the first time JSDF invited U.S. forces to participate in RIDEX. This collaboration demonstrates the future of evolving capabilities as a bilateral team to support