JAAGA announced JAAGA Award winners of 2011. Winner's name and their achievement are as below. Their devotion and efforts are vital in enhancing the U.S.-Japan Air Force friendship and mutual trust and has served to further strengthen the bilateral relations between the United States of America and Japan.

  Unit Name Outline of achievement
JASDF 3rd Air Wing

Misawa AB

C.M.Sgt.
Junji Miura
  He has promoted mutual understanding and friendship between USAF and JASDF who joined USAF-JASDF NCO joint activities in Misawa. Especially, as the President of NCO association of Misawa AB of 2011 JFY, he actively planed and coordinated many bilateral events in Misawa AB.
HQ. Air
Development
and Test
Command

Iruma AB

Warrant Officer
Nobuyuki Fujita
  He has devoted his time unselfishly for the bilateral programs in Yokota AB and Iruma AB along with promoting his colleague to join these activities together to promote mutual understanding and friendship between USAF and JASDF. Also, he assumed as the President, Senior NCO Association, JASDF in 2001, he actively planed and coordinated many exchange activities between USAF and JASDF.
HQ.
Air Defense
Command

Fuchu AB

Tech.Sgt.
Naoko Yoneto
   As a translator and coordinator, she has contributed JASDF-USAF bilateral trainings/exercises. Also, as a member of the liaison section, HQ, Air Defense Command (ADC), she has devoted her time unselfishly for numerous exchange activities in Yokota AB and Fuchu AB
83rd
Air Wing

Naha AB

C.M.Sgt.
Akira Akimoto
  He has promoted mutual understanding and friendship between USAF and JASDF. Especially, as a key staff of several exchange programs between Kadena AB and Naha AB, he has devoted his time unselfishly for the bilateral programs.
USAF Misawa Security Operation Center

Misawa AB

M.Sgt.
Joseph Finney
  As Misawa International Relations Committee Chairman, he coordinated 2 Misawa's Bilateral Exchange Programs successfully. He also organized exchange programs with JASDF NCO actively. His outstanding contribution promoted USAF-JASDF mutual understanding and friendship.
374th Airlift Wing

Yokota AB

Lt.Colonel
Peter Kelley
  As the relocation coordinator, he orchestrated the relocation project of the HQ, Air Defense Command, JASDF to Yokota AB and helped to solidify a detailed framework for future bilaretal operations Furthermore, he actively joined several exchange programs in Fuchu AB and Yokota AB to enhance friendship and mutual understanding among two Forces.
33rd Rescue
Squadron

Kadena AB

Senior Airman
Veronica S. Cox
  In TOMODACHI operation, she actively paticipated many coordination meetings as a translator of Vice Commander, 5th AF, and collected informations of more than 110 local hospital conditions which assisted the quick rescue mission. She also volunteered at Special Olympics to escort and translate for athletes and families.

JAAGA Award 2011