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Hirotaka Hashimoto, Mayor of Hamura City, Japan, pilots a C-130J Super Hercules simulator during a community engagement event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 17, 2023. Over several engagements, Roddan was able to provide local mayors and vice mayors from four municipalities, an opportunity to learn about Yokota’s mission to conduct airlift operations throughout the region. Hosting these types of community events helps Yokota Air Base strengthen the relationship shared between the base and local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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Hirotaka Hashimoto, Mayor of Hamura City, Japan, listens to instructions on how to pilot C-130J Super Hercules simulator before takeoff during a community engagement event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 17, 2023. Over several engagements, Roddan was able to provide local mayors and vice mayors from four municipalities, an opportunity to learn about Yokota’s mission to conduct airlift operations throughout the region. Hosting these types of community events helps Yokota Air Base strengthen the relationship shared between the base and local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

US, Japan partnership takes off during C-130J simulator tours

Col. Andrew Roddan, left, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Naoko Connell, right, 374th AW community engagement specialist, explain the capabilities of the wing’s C-130J Super Hercules simulator to Jyunya Tanaka, center, Vice Mayor of Tachikawa City, Japan, during a community engagement event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 3, 2023. Over several engagements, Roddan was able to provide local mayors and vice mayors from four municipalities, an opportunity to learn about Yokota’s mission to conduct airlift operations throughout the region. Hosting these types of community events helps Yokota Air Base strengthen the relationship shared between the base and local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

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Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, prepares a C-130J Super Hercules simulator for takeoff, during a community engagement event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 17, 2023. Over several engagements, Roddan was able to provide local mayors and vice mayors from four municipalities, an opportunity to learn about Yokota’s mission to conduct airlift operations throughout the region. Hosting these types of community events helps Yokota Air Base strengthen the relationship shared between the base and local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

US, Japan partnership takes off during C-130J simulator tours

Hiroki Ishikawa, Vice Mayor of Musashimurayama City, Japan, pilots a C-130J Super Hercules simulator during a community engagement event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 3, 2023. Over several engagements, Roddan was able to provide local mayors and vice mayors from four municipalities, an opportunity to learn about Yokota’s mission to conduct airlift operations throughout the region. Hosting these types of community events helps Yokota Air Base strengthen the relationship shared between the base and local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

US, Japan partnership takes off during C-130J simulator tours

Col. Andrew Roddan, right, 374th Airlift Wing commander, helps Hiroyuki Kurihara, left, Vice Mayor of Mizuho Town, Japan, pilot a C-130J Super Hercules simulator, during a community engagement event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 3, 2023. Over several engagements, Roddan was able to provide local mayors and vice mayors from four municipalities, an opportunity to learn about Yokota’s mission to conduct airlift operations throughout the region. Hosting these types of community events helps Yokota Air Base strengthen the relationship shared between the base and local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

US, Japan partnership takes off during C-130J simulator tours

Published Feb. 24, 2023
By Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal and Machiko Arita
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and mayors and vice mayors from surrounding communities, worked to strengthen relations and mutual understanding during C-130 Super Hercules Simulator tours at Yokota Air Base, Japan, throughout February 2023. Over several engagements, Roddan was able to provide local mayors and vice mayors from four municipalities, an opportunity to learn about Yokota’s mission to conduct airlift operations throughout the region. Hosting these types of community events helps Yokota Air Base strengthen the relationship shared between the base and local community. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal and Machiko Arita)