Welcome to the 5TH Air Force 5th Air Force, with headquarters at Yokota Air Base, Japan, is the U.S. Air Force's oldest continuously serving Numbered Air Force. The organization has provided more than 75 years of continuous air power to the Pacific since …

5th Air Force, with headquarters at Yokota Air Base, Japan, is the U.S. Air Force's oldest continuously serving Numbered Air Force. The organization has provided more than 75 years of continuous air power to the Pacific since its establishment in September 1941.

Fifth Air Force supports the defense of Japan, advances U.S. interests, and promotes broader Indo-Pacific security and stability by advancing air, space and cyberspace capability and integration to ensure U.S. Air Force forces are ready to respond rapidly to crisis or contingency.

5th Air Force. LATEST NEWS; U.S. Space Forces Japan News; ABOUT US; Yokota Air Base. In the center of Japan, just outside Tokyo, lies Yokota AB, home of the 374th Airlift Wing and the 36th Airlift Squadron--the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Pacific. The wing maintains C-130 mission-ready aircrews to conduct tactical and ...

Sep 16, 2008 · Fifth Air Force (5 AF) activated for the first time in its history as the Philippine Department Air Force at Nichols Field, Philippines, in September 1941. The following month the organization underwent a re-designation that reflected a …

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Jan 13, 2025 · Commanders, senior enlisted leaders, and spouses from 24 units throughout the Indo-Pacific region gathered for a combined U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commanders conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7-8, to discuss military force structure, access to medical care and quality of life.

Jan 23, 2024 · 5th AF holds Commander’s Conference at Kadena. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, shakes hands with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Credit, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron section chief at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 17, 2024.

Aug 27, 2021 · U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken S. Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, hands over the 5th Air Force command to Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th AF incoming commander, during the USFJ and 5th AF change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 27, 2021.