Courtesy Call to Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy (April 1, 2025)

On April 1st, Consul-General Hiroyuki Okajima visited the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs to pay a courtesy call on Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind, the Superintendent of the Academy and exchanged views on US-Japan relations.

CG Okajima expressed his respect for the close relationship between the USAFA and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Japan’s National Defense Academy. CG Okajima also expressed his desire to continue to work with the Air Force Academy to further strengthen relations between the two countries. Lt. Gen. Bauernfeind welcomed CG Okajima's arrival and expressed his desire to continue to work with CG Okajima to strengthen Japan-U.S. relations.