Margot Carrington, left, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Tokyo, and Rachel Brunette Chen, right, the Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Sapporo, listen as a Japan Air Self-Defense Force captain talks about the Mitsubishi F-2 during American Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2018. This was Carrington’s first visit to Misawa, and while here, she visited various American Day booths, viewed demonstrations and took part in tours of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, Mitsubishi F-2 and F-35A Lightning II. Misawa is home to both the United States’ 35th Fighter Wing and Japan’s 3rd Air Wing. Carrington interacted with service members from both nations, thanking them for their commitment to each other and Misawa’s strong bilateral relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Xiomara M. Martinez)