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5th Air Force

Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

A memorial display to honor fallen members of security and police forces is seen between members of the 374th Security Forces Squadron and Japan Air Self Defense Force security members standing in formation during a retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, to pay tribute to the federal, state, and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty. He also proclaimed the week of May 15 as Police Week, to recognize the duties and responsibilities police officers take on as they serve the American people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Yokota Air Base Honor Guard members provide a flag detail during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, to pay tribute to the federal, state, and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty. He also proclaimed the week of May 15 as Police Week, to recognize the duties and responsibilities police officers take on as they serve the American people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Airman 1st Class Izaiah Dillion, Yokota Air Base Honor Guardsman, plays taps during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. To cap off Police Week, members of the 374th SFS came together for a retreat ceremony, honoring 28 police officers who have died on duty since 9/11. These individuals included 14 Airmen as well as 14 agents who served in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, gives a speech during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. Roddan commented that it was the tireless efforts of the police, investigators, and security forces that ensure the safety of not just base residents, but the Yokota Air Base mission as a whole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Japan Air Self Defense Force Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operational Support Wing commander, gives a speech during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, to pay tribute to the federal, state, and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty. He also proclaimed the week of May 15 as Police Week, to recognize the duties and responsibilities police officers take on as they serve the American people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Yokota Air Base Honor Guard members provide a flag detail during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, to pay tribute to the federal, state, and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty. He also proclaimed the week of May 15 as Police Week, to recognize the duties and responsibilities police officers take on as they serve the American people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Airman 1st Class Ethan Ngo, Yokota Air Base honor guardsman, folds the American flag during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. In 2013, President Barack Obama said of Police Week, “The fallen officers we honor today put themselves on the front lines of that fight, to preserve that quality of community, and to protect the roots of our greatness. They exemplified the very idea of citizenship – that with our God-given rights come responsibilities and obligations to ourselves and to others. They embodied that idea. That's the way they died. That's how we must remember them.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Yokota Air Base Honor Guard members provide a rifle detail during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. National Police Week offers honor, remembrance, and peer support, while allowing law enforcement, survivors, and citizens to gather and pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

A memorial display to honor fallen members of security and police forces is presented during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. National Police Week offers honor, remembrance, and peer support, while allowing law enforcement, survivors, and citizens to gather and pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Members of the 374th Security Forces Squadron and Japan Air Self Defense Force security members stand in formation during a retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. To cap off Police Week, members of the 374th SFS came together for a retreat ceremony, honoring 28 police officers who have died on duty since 9/11. These individuals included 14 Airmen as well as 14 agents who served in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Yokota Air Base Honor Guard members provide a flag detail during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, to pay tribute to the federal, state, and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty. He also proclaimed the week of May 15 as Police Week, to recognize the duties and responsibilities police officers take on as they serve the American people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Airman 1st Class Izaiah Dillion, Yokota Air Base Honor Guardsman, salutes during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. To cap off Police Week, members of the 374th SFS came together for a retreat ceremony, honoring 28 police officers who have died on duty since 9/11. These individuals included 14 Airmen as well as 14 agents who served in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony

Published May 20, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Members of the 374th Security Forces Squadron and Japan Air Self Defense Force security members participated in a retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week, honoring 28 police officers who have died on duty since 9/11. These individuals included 14 Airmen as well as 14 agents who served in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023.