U.S. Navy Capt. Paul A. Hockran, outgoing commanding officer, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa, speaks during the NAF Misawa change of command ceremony on board Misawa Air Base.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tadayoshi Kiriyama translates for Japan Air Self-Defense Force members during training to prepare for exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. McArthur Posey, 36th Contingency Response Squadron operations expediter, secures his protective gear before unloading cargo from a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during a field training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 26, 2025
Since joining the Quality Assurance Branch last year, Marika has consistently brought a proactive and results driven approach to her work.
A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing (FW) assembles a portable air conditioning unit frame tobe installed in a contingency dormitory for Exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Colton McConnell, 459th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares a UH-1N Huey for parking configuration after landing at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025.
GSM1 Rhoan Sahagun, a dedicated Gas Turbine System Technician in the U.S. Navy, has been proudly serving his country for over 20 years.
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Rossman, left, oncoming commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, takes the station colors from Col. Richard Rusnok, right, outgoing commanding officer, MCAS Iwakuni, during a change of command ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.
Cmdr. Mary Piliwale, associate director for public health, and Lt. Cmdr. Asa Schaefer, chief information officer at United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka, won the Other Process Improvement category in the 2025 Naval Medical Forces Pacific Continuous Process Improvement Project Competition.
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Roger Halle, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, poses in front of his fire chief truck at Misawa Air Base, Japan.
Sergeant Isaac Jimenez, a self-professed car lover assigned to the 78th Signal Battalion, recently took his oath of reenlistment on the blacktop at Fuji Speedway, a well-known motorsport racetrack near Mount Fuji.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cecilia Quintanilla, 374th Force Support Squadron customer service apprentice, runs on a track during a tour of Kumagaya Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2025.
Pfc. Franck Karel Penga Nkweya’s aspirations of Army service took root long before he set foot in America, and he attributes his journey to hard work, dedication and loyalty.
USAF Col. Jens Lyndrup, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing commander, left, presents the guidon to Col. Cataleya Carlson, 515th Air Mobility Operations Group incoming commander.
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