Annual Tsubasa-Kai /JAAGA delegation was sent to the United States in autumn 2003. The 6 members joined this tour, Gen.Sugiyama (vice president of Tsubasa-Kai), Lt.Gen. Itoh (vice president of JAAGA), Lt.Gen. Shimizu, Lt.Gen. Iwasaki, Maj.Gen.Suzukiand, Colonel Sakai (all are retired from JASDF).　For 17 days from 25 Sept. to 11 Oct. 2003, they promoted friendly relations between Japan-U.S. through having talks with the dignitaries of Department of Defense and visiting to 8 Air Force bases.　We could know about the present status and trend of U.S. Air Force.　Last year, JAAGA requested 5 generals, who had been the commander of 5th Air Force, to be the JAAGA honorary member and they pleasantly accepted.　This time, we visited the offices of 3 generals to meet, General Myers (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Gen. Eberhart (Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command), Lt. Gen. Hester (Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command), and were invited in the cottage of the Washington suburbs Anna Lake side by Lt. Gen Hall (retired).　The JAAGA emblem and honorary member's name printed business cards were presented to them.　Although Langley AFB which was the first visiting place suffered the serious damage of hurricane Isabella who attacked immediately before, the ACC Vice Commander Lt. Gen. Wright (former commander of Misawa AB) was pleased to receive Tubasa-Kai /JAAGA members.　At Nellis AFB, they could see closely F-22 and UAV Predator large-played an active part in Iraq, with the warm consideration by Maj. Gen. Wood, commander of Air Warfare Center. The generals and Ms. Maggie experienced to work in Japan talked about the days they had spent to JAAGA members with favorable impression. It has been recognized that the JAAGA's various activities contributes to improve Japan-U.S. relationship as for the significance.　Also, the dignitaries who members met this time expressed gratitude to the airlift support to US by JASDF (C-130s) in fighting to terrorism.　Moreover, the activity of JASDF at Cope Thunder Exercise in Alaska in which F-15 first participated had high evaluation, added the dignitaries.　We were able to understand the following matters through this visiting.　They are, the connection by network with integrative connection of air to ground and air to surface as teachings of the Iraq War, the much more precision guided and more miniaturization arms for damage localization of the target circumference, the importance of a special strategy air force units in connection with it, the usefulness of a UAV (unmanned aircraft) and it's future possibilities, the status of North American Aerospace Defense Command organized in October last year and the status quo of enhancement of the air-defense attitude in U.S. mainland after 11 September, and the aerospace military power-the role of the assistance from the space which especially makes a satellite a subject, etc. They are the contents acquired just because all were USAF who experienced a new battle.　By the way, Maj.Gen. Watanabe (military attache) and Lt.Col. Yamashita (air attache) in Washington DC. Cap. Takeda (exchange officer) at Tyndall AFB., and Maj. Takashima (instructor, Air Force Academy) we met and encouraged.　I had the precious experience through this visiting United States.　This is also the result of the performance of the Japan-U.S. alternating current over many years regardless of active service and a retired person.　We could touch the strong ties with U.S. Force's peoples and the persons at a visiting place here and there. We appreciate peoples related on this visiting US.　(Reported by secretariat Shimizu)