JSDF chief of staff visits Hickam
General Kenichiro Hokazone, Japan Air Self-Defense Force chief of staff, Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Lt. Gen. Hawk Carlisle, 13th Air Force commander, are greeted by members of the 613th Air and Space Operations Center Jan. 25, 2010 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. General Hokazono and his delegation visited Hickam Jan. 23-25. The visit coincided with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. The long-standing and strong relationship between the two partners continues to be key to regional stability in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn)