Guard and Protect 2022 Published Oct. 20, 2022 By Yasuo Osakabe 374th Airlift Wing public affairs YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Simulated aggresors drive a car during a combined arms attack exercise for Exercise Guard and Protect at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2022. Exercise Guard and Protect is an annual exercise designed to enhance the relationship between Japanese and U.S. forces in the Pacific region, as well as to improve the interoperability between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and the U.S. Air Force security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)