Japanese Consulate General of Seattle
Airmen from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., including members from the 446th & 62nd Airlift Wing's, and the Western Air Defense Sector, participate in a group photo with the Consulate General of Japan Masahiro Omura, and his wife during his Tomodachi Reception in Seattle Feb. 19, 2016. Nearly 20 Airmen attended the lunch, due to their experiences when they were stationed in Japan, or participated in an exercise or operation with the Japanese, which helped strengthen the bilateral relationship. Tomodachi is the Japanese translation for "friendship." (Courtesy photo/Consulate General of Japan, Seattle)