Field takes top post of U.S. forces in Japan

Field takes top post of U.S. forces in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Burton Field (R) receives a flag of the U.S. forces in Japan from Adm. Robert Willard, the head of the U.S. military Pacific Command, during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010. Field became the new top commander of U.S. forces in Japan, succeeding Lt. Gen. Edward Rice.

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