Yokota defenders end Police Week with retreat ceremony
Japan Air Self Defense Force Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operational Support Wing commander, gives a speech during a 374th Security Forces Squadron retreat ceremony at the end of Police Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, to pay tribute to the federal, state, and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty. He also proclaimed the week of May 15 as Police Week, to recognize the duties and responsibilities police officers take on as they serve the American people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)