Oct. 6, 2016 New commander takes reigns of US Japan, 5th AF Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez assumed command of U. S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force during a ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 6.
Oct. 5, 2016 U.S., Australian leaders improve bilateral relations Delegates of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue (AALD) visit Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 4, 2016.
Oct. 4, 2016 Air Contingent proves U.S. commitment to Philippines Senior military representatives from both the United States and the Philippines were on hand to kick off the joint and bilateral U.S.-Philippine mass casualty response training here as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s Air Contingent Sept. 26.
Oct. 4, 2016 U.S. Air Contingent enhances Philippine military, civilian mass casualty response skills Senior military representatives from both the United States and the Philippines completed the joint and bilateral U.S.-Philippine mass casualty response training with a capstone event here as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s Air Contingent Sept. 29.
Oct. 4, 2016 U.S., Philippine Airmen increase interoperability during subject matter exchange Communication professionals from both the United States and the Philippine armed services exchanged best practices during a flyaway communication setup subject matter expert exchange here as part of U.S. Pacific Command’s Air Contingent Sept. 26.
Oct. 3, 2016 Carter, ASEAN Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to Regional Security Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met in Kapolei, Hawaii, where they deepened their countries' partnership and renewed pledges to address shared security challenges.
Sept. 29, 2016 Bilateral exchange program strengthens U.S., Japan partnership U.S. Airmen and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members participate in an 11-day Bilateral Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2016.
Sept. 27, 2016 U.S, Republic of Korea alliance highlighted during Air Power Day Osan Air Base hosted approximately 80,000 visitors during Air Power Day 2016, Sept. 24 and 25, highlighting the alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea while using the opportunity to get to know one another better as good friends and good neighbors.
Sept. 26, 2016 USAF conducts third rotation of Air Contingent in Philippines In support of the government of the Philippines, and with their approval and invitation, the United States is conducting a third iteration of a rotational Air Contingent in the Philippines Sept. 25.
Sept. 23, 2016 Yokota displays airlift capabilities Airmen assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron (AS) demonstrated their airlift capabilities at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016, during the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival.Yokota welcomed over 135,000 visitors for the event.