Story by Capt. Danny Rangel | United States Forces Japan | 10.08.2024
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen F. Jost assumed command of United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force from Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp during a change of command ceremony on Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 8....
Story by Senior Airman Antwain Hanks | 35th Fighter Wing | 07.09.2024
Col. Michael P. Richard relinquished command of the 35th Fighter Wing to Col. Paul T. Davidson during the wing’s official change of command ceremony, at Misawa Air Base, July 8, 2024....
Story by Staff Sgt. Rhett Isbell | 18th Wing | 02.03.2023
Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, recently completed a simulated deploying of a new Starlink terminal that can be used to great effectiveness in areas where an internet connection may be hard to establish. Creating this connection made them the first in 5th Air Force and Okinawa to utilize the Starlink system and they did this while working with the sister service U.S. Marine Corps....
Story by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos | 18th Wing | 08.17.2022
With retirement around the corner, U.S. Air Force Col. Dominic Setka, former 5th Air Force chief of staff, jumped on the opportunity to take his final flight in an E-3 Sentry with his son, U.S. Air Force Capt. Nathan Setka, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron air weapons officer at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 17, 2022....
Story by 1st Lt. Josephine Rios | 35th Fighter Wing | 06.30.2022
Col. Jesse J. Friedel relinquished command of the 35th Fighter Wing (FW) to Col. Michael P. Richard during the wing’s official change of command ceremony, at Misawa Air Base, June 30, 2022. Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan, and Fifth Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony....
Story by Senior Airman Brieana Bolfing | 374th Airlift Wing | 04.20.2022
Leadership from the 374th Airlift Wing and 5th Air Force participated alongside their Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jieitai) counterparts in the 10th anniversary of the relocation of the Air Defense Command headquarters to Yokota Air Base, Japan on April 21, 2022....
Story by Airman 1st Class Cesar Navarro | 18th Wing | 02.08.2022
Airmen assigned to Kadena Air Base, Japan recently got the opportunity to engage with senior leaders and joined their peers from other Air Force units across U.S. Forces Japan, during a virtual all-call hosted by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ. Brown Jr. and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, Feb. 8, 2022....
Story by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson | 18th Wing | 01.13.2022
Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan commander, got a firsthand experience aboard a newly arrived E-3G Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, armed with an enhanced user interface, at Kadena Air Base, Jan. 13, 2022. The aircraft’s upgraded interface, Block 40/45, replaces the original interface the platform used since the jet first flew. The updated equipment increases the......
