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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Krogull
Sgt. Maj. Joy M. Kitashima

III MEF MCA Professional Leaders Seminar on Camp Hansen

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Joy M. Kitashima, III Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, listens to a case study at a Marine Corps Association Professional Leaders Seminar on Suicide Awareness and Prevention on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 27, 2023.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Sifuentes
Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Bupp

5th Air Force command visits Kadena

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Bupp, 355th Fighter Generation Squadron assistant superintendent, speaks with Brig. Gen. Jesse Friedel, 5th Air Force deputy commander, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2023.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Danny Gonzalez
Cpl. Abdoul Kafando

Martial Arts Instructor course culminating event at Camp Kinser

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Abdoul Kafando, a motor transport operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3d Marine Logistics Group, prepares to spar during a Martial Arts Instructor course at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Sept. 25, 2023.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Baker, 390th Intelligence Squadron Airborne mission supervisor, briefs Japan Air Self-Defense Force members on the mission capabilities of the RC-135 Rivet Joint Aircraft at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sep. 19th, 2023. Baker met with JASDF members to share more about the mission and the Wing's capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus)
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Baker

US, Japan, Royal Australian Air Force forging bonds for a secure Indo-Pacific

Flight crews from the Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sep. 19, 2023.

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U.S. Marine Corps photos by Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Ochoa
Master Sgt. Andrew Knott

Master Sgt. Andrew Knott Retirement Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales
Cpl. Joshua Watson

Headquarters Battalion: Annual Marksmanship Grass Week

Pvt. 1st Class Donae Patterson, a culinary specialist with the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion serves a Soldier his evening meal at Camp HigaChitose during Exercise Orient Shield 23 on Sept. 13. Orient Shield is the largest annual bilateral training exercise conducted in Japan between the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Army.
Pvt. 1st Class Donae Patterson

U.S. Army field feeding platoon feeds Camp HigaChitose during Orient Shield 23

U.S. Army Capt. Alena Leshchyk, a Belarusian native, works with her Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral partners to establish an Ammunition Holding Area during Exercise Orient Shield 23 at Camp Kamifurano on Sept. 12. Orient Shield is the largest annual bilateral training exercise conducted in Japan between the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Army.
Capt. Alena Leshchyk

10th Support Group logistics officer provides support to Orient Shield

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan R. Sifuentes
Senior Airman Deandre Hurtado

Kadena 18th EMS: Metals technicians work with precision

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon
Senior Airman Grace Jibben

Kadena AB's 18th Component Maintenance Squadron: Keeping the giants in the sky

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon
Elise Stefanik and Joe Wilson

Congressional Delegation visit to Kadena AB

Photo by Brian Lamar
Staff Sgt. Anthony Carter

10th Support Group provides ammo in remote Northern Japan

U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Elijah Murphy
Sgt. Maj. Charles Peoples and Sgt. Maj. Carlos Ruiz

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps visits 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Hansen

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus
Master Sgt. Kyle Wilson

Royal Air Force Air-Vice Marshal visits Kadena

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos
Capt. Troy Capasso

JOEP bolsters bonds between U.S. Airmen, JASDF cadets

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus
1st Class Mathew Albano

Firemen training heats up at Kadena

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez
Lt. Col. Leo Spaeder

3rd Transportation Battalion officially redesignates to Combat Logistics Battalion 12

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dwane Young
Capt. Andrew Sanchez

U.S., Japan conduct aerial integration exercise at Kadena AB

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon
Dr. Ravi Chaudhary

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment visits Kadena