U.S.-Japan alliance cornerstone of regional peace: new U.S. commander

The new commander of U.S. forces in Japan, Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, vowed Tuesday to strengthen the long-standing U.S.-Japan alliance further as he believes it is "the cornerstone of the regional peace, security and prosperity" in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond."I will work tirelessly to prove my words true despite the understandable complexities of the world that we live in and inevitable challenges that we will face," he said during a change of command ceremony held at Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo.Jost succeeded Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp as the commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, and …READ FULL ARTICLE