COMUSFJ visits Kadena

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, flies a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron over the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 15, 2022. Rupp visited Kadena to observe and participate in exercise Keen Sword 23 events. 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 Indo-Pacific region for almost 75 years. The relationships built and maintained during these training events are critical to our collective capability to respond to crises or contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

COMUSFJ visits Kadena

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, observes aerial refueling from the back of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron over the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 15, 2022. Rupp visited Kadena to observe and participate in exercise Keen Sword 23 events. Keen Sword demonstrates the United States’ and Japan’s strong, shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

COMUSFJ visits Kadena

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force, flies in a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron over the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 15, 2022. Rupp visited Kadena to observe and participate in exercise Keen Sword 23 events. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint, and bilateral field-training exercise, involving the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

COMUSFJ visits Kadena

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, greets Airmen from the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Rupp visited Kadena to observe and participate in exercise Keen Sword 23 events. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint, and bilateral field-training exercise, involving the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

COMUSFJ visits Kadena

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, talks with the crew of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron prior to takeoff at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Rupp visited Kadena to observe and participate in exercise Keen Sword 23 events. 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 Indo-Pacific region for almost 75 years. The relationships built and maintained during these training events are critical to our collective capability to respond to crises or contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

COMUSFJ visits Kadena

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, talks with Airmen from the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2022. Rupp visited Kadena to observe and participate in exercise Keen Sword 23 events. Keen Sword 23 and other exercises like it are an opportunity to demonstrate our will to defend Japan and the ironclad U.S.-Japan Alliance, which has stood for almost 75 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)

COMUSFJ visits Kadena

Published Nov. 16, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer
18th Wing Public Affairs

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