Yokota AB commander tours Tama Hills

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, toured Tama Hills Recreational Facility with Osamu Oogiya, North Kanto Defense Bureau director general, and Yoshinori Wada, Yokota Defense Office chief, to discuss the local community concerns and how Yokota and Tama were working to improve local partnerships and community involvement.

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Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Osamu Oogiya, North Kanto Defense Bureau director general, pose for a picture at a scenic spot at Tama Hills Recreational Facility, Japan, Nov. 19, 2021. Yokota Air Base has a special relationship with its neighboring local leaders and communities, as it works to involve Airmen and locals with informational tours, base events, and cultural exchanges. The U.S. – Japan alliance is the cornerstone of allied security interests in Asia, and is founded on shared interests and values in regional stability, political, economic and personal freedoms. Yokota Air Base plays a strong role in helping Pacific Air Command continually develop and reinforce multinational cooperation relationships, which improves the ability maintain safe and stable air and space domains throughout the Indo-Pacific region.