• 35th Fighter Wing Conducts Bilateral MCA Training

    During the first week of March, the 35th Fighter Wing conducted the first bilateral Multi-Capable Airman (MCA) training with Airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), providing an opportunity for Airmen from both nations to work closely as they learn useful mission critical skills.

  • USAF, JASDF maintenance immersion

    The 374th Maintenance Group hosted Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen for a bilateral maintenance immersion, Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • US, Japan Guard and Protect 2023

    Airmen from the 374th Security Forces Squadron trained with their security counterparts in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1, a two-week-long base readiness exercise meant to hone critical skills during realistic

  • Allied Aces: U.S. and JASDF fighter squadron's unite

    The Japan Air Self-Defense Force, 301st Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS), and the 13th Fighter Squadron established each other as sister squadrons during the 301st TFS’s 50th anniversary ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct 14, 2023.

  • Building bilateral capabilities and readiness through Rapid Runway Repair

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Group from Kadena Air Base and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) members assigned to the Western Air Civil Engineer group operated side-by-side during a live-fire and rapid airfield damage repair team exercise at Draughon Range near Misawa

  • Language-enabled Airmen strengthen commitment to regional Allies

    Two Japanese Language Enabled Airman Program Scholars worked alongside U.S. Air Force airfield experts to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific through the exchange of skills with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force partners during Exercise Cope North 2023 (CN23), which

  • Guardians visit Japan for collaborative effort

    U.S. Space Force Col. Marc Brock, Space Delta 2 commander, and a group of DEL 2 Guardian operators visited the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Space Operations center in Tokyo, Japan on April 12, 2023, to learn about their operations, collaborate, and build partnerships for the future of the Space

  • CSO meets with JASDF chief at Space Symposium

    Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, meets with Chief of Staff Japan Air Self Defense Force Gen. Shunji Izutsu, during a bi-lat meeting at the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Col. April 6, 2022.