U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edward Yankus ()
KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, Japan -- Japan Aerial Self-Defense Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps Service members meet together at Kadena Air Base for the Okinawa Bilateral Tactics Exchange conference for a better understanding of the capabilities held by each others armed forces, as well as improving relations between the United States and Japan.
Photo Caption: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Masahito Yajima, right, Southwestern Air Defense Force commander, converses with U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric Austin, left, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, before the start of the Okinawa Bilateral Tactics Exchange conference at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 1, 2023. Bilateral exchanges allow for a better understanding of the capabilities held by each country's armed forces, as well as improving relations between the United States and Japan.
