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)
