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U.S. Forces Japan Change of Command Ceremony Announced
June 11, 2012 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Lt. Gen. Burton M. Field, commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force, will relinquish his command to Lt. Gen. (select) Salvatore A. "Sam" Angelella in a Change of... MORE

U.S. President nominates new USFJ Commander
March 12, 2012 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The U.S. Air Force announced March 9 that U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated to the Senate Lt. Gen. Burton Field to be the next Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations,... MORE

Gen Iwasaki Statement
March 11, 2012 — 統合幕僚長メッセージ３．１１から１年が過ぎました。多くの尊い命が失われ、未だ行方の分からない方々もたくさんおられます。心からお悔やみを申し上げますとともに、行方不明の方々が一日も早くご家族の元へ帰れますことと、被災地の早期復興を祈念いたしております。... MORE

Joint Statement on the First Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake
March 9, 2012 — John V. Roos, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Lieutenant General Burton M. Field, Commander of United States Forces, Japan On March 11 one year ago, Japan suffered an unprecedented triple disaster. The... MORE

Result of Japan-U.S. Bilateral Joint Exercise (command post exercise) 2012
January 27, 2012 — Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) and Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Japan (USFJ) completed 2012 Japan – U.S. Bilateral Joint Exercise (command post exercise) Keen Edge 2012 with active participation of... MORE

Bilateral exercise Keen Edge 12 set to begin
January 23, 2012 — YOKOTA, Japan – Units from Japan Self Defense Forces and U.S. military forces will conduct a bilateral command post exercise, called KEEN EDGE 12 beginning 23 January 2012. The exercise, which will... MORE

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta to visit Yokota Air Base
October 20, 2011 — United States Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta will visit Yokota Air Base and talk to Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and members of the Japan Self Defense Forces as part of... MORE

Japan-based aircraft to conduct training from Guam
October 10, 2011 — YOKOTA, Air Base Japan – Aircraft and personnel assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan will begin conducting training flights from Andersen AB, Guam October 10... MORE

U.S. - Japan Alliance Volume 4 Manga Announcement
August 10, 2011 — YOKOTA, Japan – In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, Headquarters U.S. Forces, Japan will be releasing its... MORE

U.S. - Japan Alliance Volume 3 Manga Announcement
March 7, 2011 — YOKOTA, Japan – In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, Headquarters U.S. Forces, Japan will be releasing its... MORE

U.S. - Japan Alliance Volume 2 Manga Announcement
December 13, 2010 — YOKOTA, Japan – In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of MutualCooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, Headquarters U.S.Forces, Japan will be releasing its... MORE

Field takes command of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force
October 25, 2010 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lieutenant General Burton M. Field assumed command of U.S. Forces, Japan, and Fifth Air Force during a Change of Command ceremony held here today. Field, the former Senior... MORE

U.S. Forces Japan Change of Command Ceremony Announced
October 1, 2010 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – General (select) Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, and Fifth Air Force, will relinquish his command to Lt. Gen. (select) Burton M. Field in a Change of... MORE

U.S. - Japan Alliance Manga Announcement
August 2, 2010 — YOKOTA, Japan – In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, Headquarters U.S. Forces Japan has developed a Manga... MORE

2009 HQ USFJ Installation Environmental Excellence Awards Announced
May 26, 2010 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- United States Forces, Japan, announced the winners of the 2009 Headquarters USFJ Installation Environmental Excellence Awards on May 26. Each year USFJ recognizes... MORE

Senate confirms 4th Star for USFJ Commander
May 11, 2010 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – The U.S. Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., for promotion to the rank of General. Lt. Gen Rice has been in command of U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force... MORE

Joint Press Release by General Ryoichi Oriki, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, and Lt. Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., Commander, U.S. Forces, Japan on the Conclusion of Keen Edge 10
January 29, 2010 — The Japan Self Defense Forces and United States Forces Japan, with theassistance of relevant agencies, conducted the US-Japan Bilateral Exercise(Command Post Exercise) Keen Edge 2010 from the... MORE

2008 HQ USFJ Installation Environmental Excellence Awards Announced
June 9, 2009 — YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- United States Forces, Japan, announced the winners ofthe 2008 Headquarters USFJ Installation Environmental Excellence Awards on June 9.Each year USFJ recognizes installations... MORE

2008 HQ USFJ Installation Environmental Excellence Awards Ceremony
June 5, 2009 — United States Forces, Japan, will announce the winnersof the 2008 Headquarters USFJ Installation Environmental Excellence Awards onJune 9. Each year USFJ recognizesinstallations for their outstanding... MORE

Artillery Training in Yausubetsu
November 12, 2008 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S.D. BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan – In accordance with theSpecial Action Committee on Okinawa (SACO) final report and agreements between the UnitedStates Government (USG) and... MORE

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