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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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Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Jacob Walt McQuillan, from Brownsburg, Indiana, cleans a Seahawk helicopter (MH-60R) aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the Sea of Japan, Nov. 16. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)
Airman Jacob Walt McQuillan

Brownsburg, Indiana native serves aboard Yokosuka-based USS Rafael Peralta while conducting operations in the East China Sea

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jordan Brown
Lt. Colby Campbell

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Yokosuka, Japan

U.S. Space Force Col. Raj Agrawal, commander of Delta 2-Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management, left, receives a Space Operations Group patch from Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Kimitoshi Sugiyama, commander of the SOG, right, during a visit to Fuchu, Japan, Oct. 5, 2023. The two leaders discussed U.S.-Japan space operations collaboration and identified space situational awareness data and information sharing initiatives. (Courtesy photo)
Col. Raj Agrawal and JASDF Col. Kimitoshi Sugiyama

U.S. Space Force DEL 2 Commander visits Japan, strengthens ties

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin Monroe
Capt. Walter C. Mainor

Destroyer Squadron 15 holds change of command ceremony at Yokosuka NB

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban
Ensign Joseph Converse

Sailors aboard the USS Rafael Peralta conduct a general quarters drill in the Sea of Japan

U.S. Air Force photo by Kohei Sugisawa
Command Chief Master Sgt. Cheronica Blandburg

Exploring Misawa’s legal office and ADC’s mission of providing free, confidential legal assistance

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White
Master Sgt. Candice Trigg

374th AW Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility office hosted the 'Voice of Yokota'

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks
Senior Airman Brandon Jones

Guard & Protect exercise at Misawa AB

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler
Senior Airman Milo Carter

Yokota's 36th AS takes the scenic route

U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe
2nd Class James Fortner

Yokota Airmen honor Veterans in retreat ceremony

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo
Logistics Specialist Seaman Rodney Forbes and 2nd Class Vanessa Englerth

Sailors aboard USS Shoup conduct ammunition movement

Naoko Koh, the administrative officer at the Directorate of Public Works, speaks with co-workers at her desk Oct. 19, 2023, at Camp Zama, Japan. Koh, who has worked at the installation for 40 years, was among more than 180 local employees to be honored during a length-of-service awards ceremony Oct. 27, 2023, at Zama Harmony Hall in Zama, Japan. (Photo Credit: Sean Kimmons)
Naoko Koh

Zama employees honored for decades of service

Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Denisse Gonzalez Garcia, from Los Angeles, prepares lunch for the crew aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the South China Sea, Oct. 02. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)
Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Denisse Gonzalez Garcia

Los Angeles native serves aboard USS Rafael Peralta while conducting operations in the South China Sea

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Manuel G. Zamora
Senior Airman Andres Lopez

Yokota airmen support MQ-9 mission relocation

U.S. Air Force photo by Kohei Sugisawa
Col. Matthew Kenkel

WWWT: Bioenvironmental Flight at Misawa AB