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Pacific Air Forces host US, Japan Civil Engineer Key Leader Engagement forum

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Force Airmen attend a briefing during a bilateral U.S./Japan Key Leader Engagement event at Pacific Air Force headquarters on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 28, 2023. Attendees were leaders within their respective Civil Engineering career-fields who met to discuss CE challenges and training opportunities within the theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike)

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Leadership from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force pose for a group photo during Cope North 2023. Cope North enhances U.S. relationships with our regional allies and partners by fostering the exchange of information and refining shared tactics, techniques, and procedures to better integrate multinational defense capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Perkins)

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Indo-Pacific Allies and partners solidify relations, ready for future during Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit

Warrant Officer of the New Zealand Air Force Kerry Williams speaks with Japan Air Self Defense Force Technical Sergeant Masashi Yoneda, Senior Enlisted Advisor of the JASDF Warrant Officer Osamu Kai, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Kenichi Watanabe, Air Force Central Command supply manager, during the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit 2022 in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 1, 2022. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass hosted SELIS to further dialogues that secure our common interests and promote shared values. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gena Armstrong)

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U.S. Air Force B-52 flies with JASDF during Operation Iron Dagger

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai) F-2 aircraft fly alongside a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress during a training event in the Indo-Pacific Region, Dec. 9, 2021. The U.S. Air Force incorporates its allies and partners into Bomber missions to foster an environment of development and readiness across the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S. Air Force B-52 flies with JASDF during Operation Iron Dagger

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai) F-2 aircraft fly alongside a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress during a training event in the Indo-Pacific region, Dec. 9, 2021. The U.S. Air Force consistently trains with allies and partners to build partnership capacity, enhance interoperability, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S. Air Force B-52 flies with JASDF during Operation Iron Dagger

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai) F-15 aircraft fly alongside a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress during a training event in the Indo-Pacific region, Dec. 9, 2021. Japan and the U.S. have a long-standing partnership dedicated to enhancing interoperability in an effort to foster a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christine Ebio assigned to the 18th Medical Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, directs a Humvee for a patient transport during a Cope North 20 (CN20) mass casualty exercise at Rota, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Feb 20, 2020. Service members from the U.S., Royal Australian Air force, and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) honed their Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) skills by providing emergency medical care for simulated patients. Cope North enhances U.S. relations with regional allies and partners by demonstrating resolve to promote security and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Curt Beach)

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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conducted bilateral joint training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s off the coast of Northern Japan, April 22, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command's bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conducted bilateral joint training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s off the coast of Northern Japan, April 22, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command's bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conducted bilateral joint training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s off the coast of Northern Japan, April 22, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command's bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, conducted bilateral joint training with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s off the coast of Northern Japan, April 22, 2020. U.S. Strategic Command's bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partners, demonstrating U.S. capability to command, control and conduct bomber missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

Aviators from the 37th Bomb Squadron receive a final mission briefing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 21, 2020. The crew flew a B-1B Lancer from the continental United States and integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer taxis prior to departing Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 21, 2020. The B-1 bomber flew from the continental United States and integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer stands ready prior to departing Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 21, 2020. Carrying the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory, the multi-mission B-1 is the backbone of America’s long-range bomber force. The Department of Defense maintains command and control of its bomber force for any mission, anywhere in the world, at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Quentin K. Marx)

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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

U.S. Air Force Capt. Lance Huston, a 37th Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer, prepares to board a B-1B Lancer at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 21, 2020. Aircrew from the 37th BS flew a B-1B Lancer from the continental United States and integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Quentin K. Marx)

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US, Japan bomber-fighter integration demonstrates dynamic force employment

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer is marshaled to the taxiway at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 21, 2020. The B-1B’s speed and superior handling characteristics allow it to seamlessly integrate in mixed force packages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Quentin K. Marx)

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US, Japanese, Australian forces train together during Pacific Defender 20-1

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel stand ready as RAAF Military Working Dog (MWD) Xara enters a building to neutralize a simulated threat during Pacific Defender 20-1 at the Pacific Regional Training Center near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 11, 2020. MWD handlers from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force), and RAAF were able to demonstrate the capabilities of their respective MWDs as well as learn each others’ tactics, techniques, and procedures in order to better integrate with each other should the need arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

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US, Japanese, Australian forces train together during Pacific Defender 20-1

Members of the Royal Australian Air Force, U.S. Air Force, and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) participate in a simulated live fire scenario during Pacific Defender 20-1 at the Pacific Regional Training Center near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 11, 2020. During the scenario, participants were split into teams consisting of several members from each nation in order to test and enhance their interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

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US, Japanese, Australian forces train together during Pacific Defender 20-1

U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog (MWD) Pedro takes a break following a demonstration of his capabilities during Pacific Defender 20-1 at the Pacific Regional Training Center near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 10, 2020. During Pacific Defender 20-1, MWD handlers from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force), and Royal Australian Air Force had demonstrated their respective tactics, techniques, and procedures, and gained experience working together in a simulated contingency environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

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US, Japanese, Australian forces train together during Pacific Defender 20-1

Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Staff Sgt. Hiroki Nishikawa and Staff Sgt. Shiji Miyahara, Base Defense Development Training squadron instructors, demonstrate combative maneuvers to Royal Australian Air Force, U.S. Air Force, and Koku Jietai (JASDF) personnel during Pacific Defender 20-1 at the Pacific Regional Training Center near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2020. Pacific Defender 20-1 was a week-long exchange of various security forces tactics, techniques, and procedures including hand-to-hand combatives and Military Working Dog operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zade Vadnais)

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