YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Col. Hideo Arase (center left) and Lt. Col. Rocky Favorito (center right), 374th Communications Squadron commander, pose for a photo after an informal luncheon at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 9, 2011. Colonel Arase is the new commander of the Communications and Electronics Squadron, Air Defense Operations Group, Japan Air Self Defense Force. (Courtesy photo)