JASDF Bilateral Air Operations Coordination Center
Gen. Johnny Lamontagne, Air Mobility Command commander, right, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Masahito Yajima, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Defense Command commander, during a tour of the JASDF Bilateral Air Operations Coordination Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 17, 2025. Over the course of eight days, Lamontagne visited Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Yokota AB, Japan, where he met with Airmen, international partners and key leaders across more than 10 organizations. AMC enabled the rapid projection of combat power into the Indo-Pacific theater in support of the Department-Level Exercise series, demonstrating the "One Air Force" concept and reinforcing the U.S. Air Force and allies and partners collective commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)