Strengthening bonds through 48th Japanese-American Friendship Festival

The 374th Airlift Wing opened its gates to welcome 302,000 visitors to the 48th Annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18–19.

Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2024: Day Two

The 2024 Yokota Friendship Festival concluded its two-days worth of events with over 290,000 visitors from around Japan, May 19. The two-day bilateral festival allowed visitors to learn more about the U.S. and Japan partnership while strengthening bonds between Yokota and the local communities. The

Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2024: Day One

The 374th Airlift Wing held day one of the 2024 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18.The festival gives Japanese community members a chance to come onto Yokota to see static aircraft, witness military demonstrations, learn about the capabilities and training done

U.S., Japan perform bilateral jump training

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers execute a static line jump near Narashino training field, Japan, during a bilateral jump training with the 36th Airlift Squadron, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense

Capt. Ryosuke Taki Receives Air Force Commendation Medal

U.S.-Japan intelligence communities hold joint, bilateral ISR symposium

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance personnel from 22 organizations across the Indo-Pacific theater including U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and Japan’s Air, Maritime, and Ground Self-Defense Forces attended the inaugural Fifth Air Force joint, bilateral ISR symposium, Yokota Air Base, May

USAF, Koku Jieitai sign declaration of spirit of cooperation

U.S. Air Force and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) senior leaders signed a declaration of spirit of cooperation July 10, 2018, at the 5th Air Force Headquarters, Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Friendship on display: Misawa Airmen celebrate 31st Japan Day

Japan Day takes place April 14 at the Tohoku Enlisted Club to foster and maintain good relations between American and Japanese citizen of Misawa through cross-cultural activities.

COMPACAF reaffirms alliance, readiness in Japan

In response to recent North Korean provocations, Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, made an unscheduled stop to meet with his Japanese counterparts Aug. 30 to reaffirm the strength of the U.S. military partnership and validate the readiness of the alliance.