From left to right: Col. Matthew W. Dalton, 38th Air Defense Artillery commander; Maj. Gen. Vowell, commanding general, Army Japan; Hon. Yasushi Nakayama, Kyotango City Mayor Consul General Richard Mei, Jr., consulate general, Osaka-Kobe; Director-General Yoshihisa Takeuchi, Kinki-Chubu Defense Bureau; Director-General Haruo Nakamoto, Tango Area Promotion Bureau; Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Yoshitaka Oba, Commander, 35th Aircraft Control and Watch Squadron; and Maj. Robert W. Elliot, 14th Missile Defense Battery commander, gather for a photo during the Life Support Area rib


From left to right: Col. Matthew W. Dalton, 38th Air Defense Artillery commander; Maj. Gen. Vowell, commanding general, Army Japan; Hon. Yasushi Nakayama, Kyotango City Mayor Consul General Richard Mei, Jr., consulate general, Osaka-Kobe; Director-General Yoshihisa Takeuchi, Kinki-Chubu Defense Bureau; Director-General Haruo Nakamoto, Tango Area Promotion Bureau; Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Yoshitaka Oba, Commander, 35th Aircraft Control and Watch Squadron; and Maj. Robert W. Elliot, 14th Missile Defense Battery commander, gather for a photo during the Life Support Area ribbon-cutting ceremony March 1, 2022. The LSA now provides the facilities to support 14th MDB soldiers with on-site living quarters, or barracks, a fitness space, and dining, ultimately enhancing unit readiness for the bilateral mission of protecting the and Japan.


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