Vice Adm. Yoshiyasu Ishimaki, Director General, Operations Department (J3), Japan Joint Staff addresses U.S., Japanese, and Republic of Korea service members during a Freedom Edge 26 opening ceremony Sept 7, 2026 at Yokota Air Base. Trilateral exercises and operations like Freedom Edge demonstrate our continued partnership and the growth of our trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Austin Salazar)
Community leaders and members of U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria gathered for the 65th Annual German-American Volksfest in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on July 31, 2026. Since the 1960s, the Volksfest has been one of several annual celebrations highlighting the strength of German-American partnerships. (U.S. Army article by Sgt. Michael Bradle)
