374 AW DCOM concludes second tour at Yokota

From the left, U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, pins a medal onto Col. Brett Cochran, 374 AW deputy commander, during the Legion of Merit ceremony following Cochran’s final flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 12, 2025. This is Cochran’s second tour at Yokota, the first from 2009-2012, where he served as a C-130H Hercules instructor pilot and chief of command post, and was a crucial part of Yokota’s response to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and ensuing tsunami that devastated Eastern Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jarrett Smith)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Jarrett Smith
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NIKON Z 6

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NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

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10

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1/25

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800

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