U.S. Forces Japan, Fifth Air Force hold change of command ceremony in Japan (11 images)

By UPI Staff

U.S. Forces Japan and the U.S. Fifth Air Force hold a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on October 8, 2024. The new commander of U.S. forces in Japan, Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, pledged to work to further strengthen the bilateral alliance.

The commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Sam Paparo, delivers speech during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Bbase in Tokyo on October 8, 2024. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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New U.S. Forces Japan Commander and U.S. Fifth Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost delivers a speech during the ceremony. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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Jost (R) receives U.S. Forces Japan's flag from Paparo. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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Jost (R) receives U.S. Fifth Air Force's flag from the deputy commander of Pacific Air Forces, Lt. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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