JAPAN
Tech. Sgt. Kanako Fromm, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron decentralized materiel support section chief, translates for a member of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force during a bilateral civil engineer key leader engagement in the Emergency Operations Center at Yokota Air Force, Japan, Oct, 20, 2022. The visit helped familiarize the U.S. and Japan forces in command and control during a contingency or major humanitarian assistance in natural disaster events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

Tech. Sgt. Kanako Fromm, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron decentralized materiel support section chief, translates for a member of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force during a bilateral civil engineer key leader engagement in the Emergency Operations Center at Yokota Air Force, Japan, Oct, 20, 2022. The visit helped familiarize the U.S. and Japan forces in command and control during a contingency or major humanitarian assistance in natural disaster events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita) ()

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Civil engineer leaders from Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force toured each other’s facilities to learn how they function. They exchanged knowledge and expertise for accelerating interoperability to make both country's civil engineer forces stronger together.

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