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  • FETAT conference pools partnerships

    The annual Far East Tactics Analysis Team conference, which brings together defense operations and intelligence representatives from five countries, was held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 21-25.The event was hosted by the U.S. Fifth Air Force Intelligence Division, and participants hailed from the

  • Fifth Air Force hosts Yokota senior leader discussion

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force enlisted leaders from Yokota Air Base, Japan, gathered at Fifth Air Force headquarters to conduct a round-table discussion about increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific, June 12, 2023. The discussion was led by U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn

  • Yokota leaders showcase partnership with Japanese tradition

    Plenty of laughs were shared as base leaders and their Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jeitai) counterparts gathered at the Operation Support Wing annual mochi pounding ceremony.Mochi is a traditional Japanese rice cake that is made just in time for the New Year and is widely considered a

  • F-35 Lightning II Symposium Sparks Bilateral Exchange

    U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II maintainers from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Edwards Air Force Base, California travelled to Japan to participate in a symposium with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35 Lightning II maintainers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, through Sept. 1, 2021.

  • 5th AF vice commander visits Misawa AB

    Brig. Gen. Leonard J. Kosinski, the 5th Air Force vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen McCool, 5th AF command chief, wrapped up their visit to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 24, 2020. During their two-day visit, Kosinski and McCool received mission briefs from various 35th Fighter Wing units

  • 5th AF vice says, “Very impressed with Misawa”

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey C. Bozard, the 5th Air Force vice commander, met with Misawa Air Base, Japan, service members, from flight-line maintainers to soldiers with the U.S. Army’s Joint Tactical Ground Station, May 1 and 2.

  • Remembering an Incredible Airman

    Michael J. Bishop, the Chief of Aviation Affairs at 5th Air Force, passed away in the morning of Aug 9. He left behind an enduring legacy here in Japan after 55 years of service to the United States Air Force.