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Master Sgt. Max Gomez, Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron operation manager (left), Casey Custer, Joan K. Mendel Elementary School librarian, Danielle Gomez, Yokota Latin American Association secretary, and Robert Panitzke, Mendel principal, pose for a photo during a Hispanic Heritage Month read aloud at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 20, 2023. The Mendel library displayed books by Hispanic authors and illustrators on shelves around the library throughout the observance month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)