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US, international airborne forces soar in annual New Year's Jump

Japan Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara disembarks from a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) CH-47 Chinook to attend the annual New Year's Jump exhibition at Camp Narashino, Japan, Jan. 7, 2024. Hosted by the JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade, the event showcased the prowess of airborne forces, fostering interoperability and shared understanding within the joint airborne community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota celebrates 2023 FCC Provider of the Year

(Left to right) U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Vetter, 374th Mission Support Group commander, Kiley Ramos, Family Child Care provider, and Rasheda Glover, 374th Force Support Squadron Child and Youth Programs flight chief, stand together for a group photo, Dec. 13, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Family Child Care program provides an essential service that supports the overall mission of the Department of the Air Force and the Yokota community by offering child care services to military families and civilians based on current knowledge of child development and early childhood education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Yokota celebrates 2023 FCC Provider of the Year

U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Vetter, 374th Mission Support Group commander, and Rasheda Glover, 374th Force Support Squadron (FSS) Child and Youth Programs flight chief, congratulate Kiley Ramos on her accomplishments as the 374th FSS Family Child Care Provider of the Year, Dec. 13, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Ramos has dedicated over 1,400 hours of childcare in four months as a Family Child Care provider at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Yokota celebrates 2023 FCC Provider of the Year

Leadership from the 374th Force Support Squadron (FSS) Child and Youth Programs flight present Kiley Ramos with the 374th FSS Family Child Care Provider of the Year award Dec. 13, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Family Child Care providers offer child care services to military families and civilians based on current knowledge of child development and early childhood education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Yokota celebrates 2023 Chief Master Sergeant selects

Chief Master Sgt. Leon Calloway, U.S. Forces Japan senior enlisted leader, congratulates Senior Master Sgt. Diane Brown Trent, U.S. Forces Japan Command Center superintendent, during a chief master sergeant selection tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023. Air Force officials selected 506 Air Force senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,249 eligible for a selection rate of 22.5 percent in the 23E9 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Yokota celebrates 2023 Chief Master Sergeant selects

A Yokota Chiefs Group member presents a bottle of champagne to Senior Master Sgt. Danielle Hilliard, 374th Force Support Squadron Sustainment Services flight superintendent, during a chief master sergeant selection tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023. The Yokota Chiefs Group accompanied base leaders as they traveled across the base to surprise and celebrate the selection of seven senior enlisted members to the rank of chief master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Yokota celebrates 2023 Chief Master Sergeant selects

Yokota Air Base leaders stand with Senior Master Sgt. Noah Shedd, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, for a group photo during a chief master sergeant selection tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023. Air Force officials selected 506 Air Force senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,249 eligible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Yokota celebrates 2023 Chief Master Sergeant selects

Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, 374th Airlift Wing command chief, speaks with Senior Master Sgt. Kellie Ford, 5th Air Force Judge Advocate senior enlisted leader, during a chief master sergeant selection tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023. Attaining the rank of chief master sergeant is the pinnacle rank of an Air Force enlisted person's career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Yokota celebrates 2023 Chief Master Sergeant selects

Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn (center), 374th Airlift Wing command chief, speaks with Senior Master Sgt. Charles Murphy (left), 374th Medical Support Squadron senior enlisted leader, and Senior Master Sgt. Cassandra Cruz (right), 374th Operational Medical Support Squadron senior enlisted leader, during a chief master sergeant selection tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023. Chief master sergeant is the highest enlisted rank, making up the top 1% of the Enlisted Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Yokota celebrates 2023 Chief Master Sergeant selects

Chief Master Sgt. Leon Calloway (right), U.S. Forces Japan senior enlisted leader, takes a photo of Senior Master Sgt. Charles Murphy, 374th Medical Support Squadron senior enlisted leader, and his spouse during a chief master sergeant selection tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2023. Seven senior enlisted members from Team Yokota Air Base were selected to pin on chief master sergeant this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Enlisted to officer: Yokota Airman receives SLECP-O commission

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, stands with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yasmeen Joachim Jordan, 374th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, for a photo at the 374th Operations Group heritage room at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 28, 2023. Jordan was recently selected by U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Force commander, for the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program - Officer Training School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Enlisted to officer: Yokota Airman receives SLECP-O commission

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yasmeen Joachim Jordan, 374th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, and leadership from the 374th Airlift Wing on her selection for the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program - Officer Training School (SLECP-O) at the 374th Operations Group heritage room at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 28, 2023. Jordan was chosen by U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, as his selection for the SLECP-O, a program for exceptionally performing, highly talented enlisted Airmen to commission through Officer Training School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Enlisted to officer: Yokota Airman receives SLECP-O commission

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, presents a coin to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yasmeen Joachim Jordan, 374th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, at the 374th Operations Group heritage room at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 28, 2023. The Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program - Officer Training School allows senior Air Force leaders to directly select outstanding enlisted Airmen for commissioning through OTS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Enlisted to officer: Yokota Airman receives SLECP-O commission

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, speaks with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yasmeen Joachim Jordan, 374th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, on her selection for the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program - Officer Training School (SLECP-O) at the 374th Operations Group heritage room at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 28, 2023. The SLECP-O allows senior Air Force leaders to directly select outstanding enlisted Airmen for commissioning through officer training school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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JPMRC 24-01: Maintaining readiness on the islands

374th Airlift Wing loadmasters and maintainers push a generator away from a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Barbers Point, Hawaii, during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-01, Nov. 5, 2023. JPMRC exercises allow units and leaders to train in authentic and austere environment conditions that they are most likely to operate in a real-world conflict or crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)

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JPMRC 24-01: Maintaining readiness on the islands

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron sits parked at Barbers Point, Hawaii, during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-01, Nov. 5, 2023. JPMRC 24-01 is a joint service exercise involving simulated, large-scale conflict against a peer adversary in jungle and archipelagic conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)

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JPMRC 24-01: Maintaining readiness on the islands

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Deforest Gatewood, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) flying crew chief, center, loosen the bolt on the tire of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft while Staff Sgt. Tony Torales, 374th AMXS noncommissioned officer in charge of electrical and environmental, observes at Hilo, Hawaii, Nov. 8, 2023. The Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-01 is an exercise designed to generate military readiness hosted by the U.S. Army between Nov. 1-10 across the Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)

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Yokota schools, community step-up to end bullying

Yokota students walk around the Yokota High School track during the Yokota Walk Against Bullying at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 26, 2023. October is National Bullying Prevention Month, which provides an important chance for students and community members to show their support in ending bullying within schools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey)

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Yokota schools, community step-up to end bullying

Yokota students display signs during the Yokota Walk Against Bullying at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 26, 2023. The students had the chance to design and create their own signs to hold up during the walk against bullying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey)

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Yokota schools, community step-up to end bullying

Yokota students run and walk during the Yokota Walk Against Bullying at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 26, 2023. The students continuously walked the track in support of ending bullying while music and anti-bullying messages played over a loudspeaker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey)

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