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U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force officers talk with each other during a Japanese English Mutual Study program at the Schilling Community Center, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2015. JEMS is a program where officers from JASDF and the U.S.

TSUIKI AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 150 U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Wing and 12 F-15 Eagles from the 44th Fighter Squadron deployed here for a two-week Aviation Training Relocation beginning Aug. 21.

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena hosted its annual Senior NCO induction ceremony Aug. 28, 2015. This ceremony commemorated the inductees' entrance into the Air Force's Top 3. Those who were selected to put on the rank of master sergeant were recognized for their achievement.
 Inductees present at the ceremony are listed below:

OKINAWA, Japan -- Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrived in Okinawa, Japan Aug. 27 to offload the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).

TORII STATION, Okinawa (August 22, 2015) – Humans are more important than hardware.
This is a Special Operations truth rooted in the notion that people are the essential element in the often imprecise chemistry of combat. Humans, not machines nor technology, win wars.

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan  -- Obon, an annual Buddhist holiday dating back more than 500 years, where families come together and reunite with the spirits of their ancestors will be taking place on Okinawa Aug. 26-28.
As with most holidays, traffic will be heavy around the island do to families visiting each other and celebrating Obon.