SECDEF visits Japan during tour around the Pacific
(Left to right) Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, greet U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth upon his arrival to Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2025. Hegseth was in the area to speak at the 80th Reunion of Honor ceremony in Iwo Jima, Japan. The event commemorates one of the deadliest battles of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Emma Quirk)