Brig. Gen. Crowe receives Defense Superior Service Medal
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Burton M. Field, U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force commander, left, presents Brig. Gen. William "Blake" Crowe, U.S. Forces, Japan deputy commander, right, with the Defense Superior Service Medal in a ceremony at the USFJ headquarters building on June 26, 2012. Crowe's citation explains his "keen foresight and leadership have made USFJ an effective instrument of national policy while strengthening the U.S. - Japan alliance as the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific Theater." Crowe has been assigned to USFJ since June 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Desiree Economides)