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So uh just to go over command of uh us

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FJ and F Air Force about uh beginning

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of October , our family is really

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excited about being back in Japan for a

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second time , uh especially in this

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capacity . And uh my primary focus is

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obviously on the uh you know , uh what

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I'm calling the advancing of the

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alliance and strengthening of our

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partnership with the Japanese .

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Absolutely . And you said you've been

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to Japan before , what , what were you

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looking forward to the most ? Coming

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back to Japan ? I had a deep

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appreciation for the Japanese culture .

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Uh you know , the discipline , the

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reverence , the , you know , the

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dignity that they have , they're just

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really good partners when it comes to

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uh you know , uh serving overseas . And ,

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and again , with the like mindedness in

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terms of the understanding of the , the

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regional security threats that are uh

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you know , manifesting here and just

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the ability to or the willingness to

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work together uh to address those uh in

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meaningful ways . Uh You know , I think

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is the thing I was looking forward to

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the most coming back over