Minister of Defense of Japan visits HQ PACAF
His Excellency Itsunori Onodera, Minister of Defense of Japan, listens to the Pacific Air Forces mission brief from General Hawk Carlisle, PACAF commander, during a visit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 2. As part of this visit, Minister Onodera met with PACAF leaders and visited aircraft static displays, including the F-22 Raptor. Throughout the day, the Minister and PACAF leaders discussed that in any crisis event in the Pacific region, whether it is a natural disaster or armed conflict, Japan will be a major throughput and output location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)