U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, gives an 18th Wing mission briefing to roughly 160 Japanese media members at the Erwin Professional Military Education Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan during an orientation tour of the base Sept. 28, 2012. The reporters visited Kadena in conjunction with the 56th annual National Council to Promote Ethics of Mass Media conference. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, gives an 18th Wing mission briefing to roughly 160 Japanese media members during an orientation tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 28, 2012. The reporters visited Kadena in conjunction with the 56th annual National Council to Promote Ethics of Mass Media conference. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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Reporters from Japanese media organizations listen to an 18th Wing mission briefing at the Erwin Professional Military Education Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a visit to the base Sept. 28, 2012. One hundred sixty Japanese reporters attending the 56th annual National Council to Promote Ethics of Mass Media conference visited Kadena to learn about the 18th Wing's strategic importance and mission. The journalists were briefed on Kadena's mission by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, before viewing a static display of a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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Reporters from Japanese media organizations receive a tour of a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and pararescue equipment during an orientation visit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 28, 2012. One hundred sixty Japanese reporters attending the 56th annual National Council to Promote Ethics of Mass Media conference visited Kadena to learn about the 18th Wing's strategic importance and mission. The journalists were briefed on Kadena's mission by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, before then viewing a static display of a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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Reporters from Japanese media organizations receive a tour of a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and pararescue equipment during an orientation visit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 28, 2012. One hundred sixty Japanese reporters attending the 56th annual National Council to Promote Ethics of Mass Media conference visited Kadena to learn about the 18th Wing's strategic importance and mission. The journalists were briefed on Kadena's mission by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, before then viewing a static display of a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Glen Frazier, 31st Rescue Squadron commander, speaks with Japanese media members during an orientation tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 28, 2012. One hundred sixty Japanese reporters attending the 56th annual National Council to Promote Ethics of Mass Media conference visited Kadena to learn about the 18th Wing's strategic importance and mission. The journalists were briefed on Kadena's mission by U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, before then viewing a static display of a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter and anF-15 Eagle fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman)

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Unprecedented media visit gives 160 journalists insight into 18th Wing mission

Published Oct. 3, 2012