U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Yordi Andres Juarez, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron small air terminal technician, provides signals during a cargo movement in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 19, 2025.
This year the NHQ-113 Misawa Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron held the Far East Encampment at Misawa AB, hosting over 30 cadets and senior members from all over Japan, South Korea, Guam, New Zealand, Hawaii, and California.
On June 23, 2025, the USS Tripoli (LHA-7) officially arrived at its new homeport, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), marking a strategic bolster to the U.S. Navy’s Indo-Pacific presence.
Red Cross volunteer Mrs. Kirsten Moore prepares a service member for blood donation during a drive at Camp Foster, Okinawa, July 2025.
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.
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