JEMS program fosters ties between U.S. Airmen and JASDF

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force officers talk with each other during a Japanese English Mutual Study program at the Schilling Community Center, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2015. JEMS is a program where officers from JASDF and the U.S. Air Force get together to learn about each other’s language, culture, and to bridge stronger lines of communication between the two countries. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis)

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JEMS program fosters ties between U.S. Airmen and JASDF

Yukio Suzuki, a Mental Health officer with Japan Air Self-Defense Force, writes down her American counterpart’s answers to a questionnaire during a Japanese English Mutual Study program at the Schilling Community Center, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2015. Participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire about the person they were talking to, and then present their new friend to the group. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis)

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JEMS program fosters ties between U.S. Airmen and JASDF

Kazuyoshi Omura, a personnel officer with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, asks his American counterpart questions about himself during a Japanese English Mutual Study program at the Schilling Community Center, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2015. The goal of JEMS is to strengthen ties between both militaries and the two countries. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis)

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JEMS program fosters ties between U.S. Airmen and JASDF

A group of U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force officers throw around a ball with questions on it as a fun way to get to know each other during a Japanese English Mutual Study program at the Schilling Community Center, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2015. The goal of this game is to get to know each other better by throwing the ball and answering the question closest to where their thumb lies when they catch it. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis)

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JEMS program fosters ties between U.S. Airmen and JASDF

Japan Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Air Force officers learn more about each other and their cultures during a Japanese English Mutual Study at the Schilling Community Center, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2015. JEMS is a program where officers from JASDF and U.S. Air Force get together to learn about each other’s language, culture, and to bridge stronger lines of communications between the two countries. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Corey M. Pettis)

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JEMS program fosters ties between U.S. Airmen and JASDF

Published Sept. 1, 2015