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374th AW, JASDF welcome members of the TDA

Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operations Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, wait to welcome members of the Tokyo Defense Association (TDA), at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20, 2023. Approximately 20 TDA members received a mission briefing and toured both JASDF and USAF facilities on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)
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374th AW, JASDF welcome members of the TDA

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operations Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, welcome members of the Tokyo Defense Association (TDA), at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20, 2023. The TDA was established to promote an understanding of defense strategy and contribute to Japan’s peace and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)
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    374th AW, JASDF welcome members of the TDA

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operations Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, wait to welcome members of the Tokyo Defense Association (TDA), at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20, 2023. Approximately 20 TDA members received a mission briefing and toured both JASDF and USAF facilities on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)
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  • Two military men greet a group of Japanese nationals.

    374th AW, JASDF welcome members of the TDA

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operations Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, welcome members of the Tokyo Defense Association (TDA), at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20, 2023. The TDA was established to promote an understanding of defense strategy and contribute to Japan’s peace and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)
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374th AW, JASDF welcome members of the TDA

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  • 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --  

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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operations Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, listen to a member of the Tokyo Defense Association (TDA) ask a question at the end of a tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20, 2023. The tour provided the opportunity for TDA members to engage with base personnel and further strengthen the friendship between the Japanese public and U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)
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U.S. Air Force Col Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Hiroyuki Ishii, Operational Support Wing commander, met to welcome and speak to members of the Tokyo Defense Association, during a tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20.

The TDA was established to promote understanding of defense strategy and contribute to Japan’s peace and stability, founded on the notion that the defense of Japan is the shared responsibility of both the U.S. and Japan.

The members of the TDA are persons of local importance such as presidents of companies and local legislators, including Mr. Kosuke Yoshida, TDA director. Yoshida is a retired JASDF lieutenant general, former Vice Commander of the Air Defense Command, and former member of the Japan-American Air Force Goodwill Association.