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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Micheal Dacoron and Airman 1st Class Samuel Mcpheron, 35th Security Forces Squadron military working dog (MWD) handlers, perform a MWD Demonstration for Aomori Prefecture Police cadets at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2023. MWDs are highly trained dogs that work alongside security forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Koby Mitchell)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Micheal Dacoron and Airman 1st Class Samuel Mcpheron

Aomori Police Cadets visit Misawa Air Base

Aomori Prefecture Police cadets recently toured Misawa Air Base to see Misawa first responders participate in training exercises and demonstrations.

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operations Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, listen to a member of the Tokyo Defense Association (TDA) ask a question at the end of a tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20, 2023. The tour provided the opportunity for TDA members to engage with base personnel and further strengthen the friendship between the Japanese public and U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)
JASDF Col. Hiroyuki Ishii and Col. Andrew Roddan

374th AW, JASDF welcome members of the TDA

U.S. Air Force Col Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operational Support Wing commander, met to welcome and speak to members of the Tokyo Defense Association, during a tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban
3rd Class Desmond Sanchez

Sailors aboard Yokosuka-based USS Rafael Peralta conduct torpedo download on flight deck in the Sea of Japan

Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Desmond Sanchez, from Austin, Texas, participates in a torpedo download on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the Sea of Japan, Nov. 26.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga
3rd Class Zachary Steck

Yokosuka-based USS Antietam sailors visit Palau

Quartermaster 3rd Class Zachary Steck, from Dober, Ohio, demonstrates shipboard operations to Palauan media representatives in the bridge of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) during a port visit in Malakal Harbor, Palau, Nov. 21, 2023.

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