Japanese Defense Minister visits Yokota

U.S. Air Force Col. Brett Cochran, 374th Airlift Wing deputy commander, salutes Honorable Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense, as he lands in a helicopter at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. U.S. military leaders regularly engage with officials from Japan's Ministry of Defense to discuss regional security and advance the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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Japanese Defense Minister visits Yokota

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, right, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, shakes hands with Honorable Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. Jost and Nakatani discussed recent bilateral exercises as well as plans to further cooperation efforts in support of strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, right, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and Honorable Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense, walk through an honor cordon at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. U.S. military leaders regularly engage with officials from Japan's Ministry of Defense to discuss regional security and advance the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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Japanese Defense Minister visits Yokota

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, right, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and Honorable Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense, pose for a photo in front of the distinguished visitor garden marquee at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. Jost and Nakatani discussed recent bilateral exercises as well as plans to further cooperation efforts in support of strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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Japanese Defense Minister visits Yokota

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, right, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and Honorable Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense, walk through the distinguished visitor garden at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. U.S. military leaders regularly engage with officials from Japan's Ministry of Defense to discuss regional security and advance the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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Japanese Defense Minister visits Yokota

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, center, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and Honorable Gen Nakatani, right, Japan's Minister of Defense, engage in conversation in the distinguished visitor lounge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. Jost and Nakatani discussed recent bilateral exercises as well as plans to further cooperation efforts in support of strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, left, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, and Honorable Gen Nakatani, center, Japan's Minister of Defense, receive a briefing in the Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. U.S. military leaders regularly engage with officials from Japan's Ministry of Defense to discuss regional security and advance the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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Japanese Defense Minister visits Yokota

Honorable Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense, speaks to American and Japanese service members at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. Nakatani visited the Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell, a joint information analysis and process center that supports both countries in the decision-making sphere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, left, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, speaks to Honorable Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense, in the Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. U.S. military leaders regularly engage with officials from Japan's Ministry of Defense to discuss regional security and advance the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, right, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, presents Honorable Gen Nakatani, Japan's Minister of Defense, with a photo of the two of them posing in front of the distinguished visitor garden marquee at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2024. Jost and Nakatani discussed recent bilateral exercises as well as plans to further cooperation efforts in support of strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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Japanese Defense Minister visits Yokota

Published Nov. 6, 2024
By Senior Airman Natalie Doan
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Japanese Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, and met with Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, Nov. 1, 2024.

During the visit, Nakatani met with senior USFJ leaders before visiting the Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell. The BIAC, established in 2022, provides an information sharing capability in support of the U.S.-Japan alliance.