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Yokota leadership rings in the new year with Japanese community partners

U.S. Air Force Col. Cataleya Carlson, 515th Air Mobility Operations Group commander, leads the kanpai toast at the Joint New Year’s Party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 31, 2026. Hosted by the Hamura-Yokota Friendship Club, a community partner of the 515 AMOG, the event brought together representatives from the friendship clubs of Akiruno, Akishima, Fussa, Mizuho, Musashimurayama and Ome to strengthen the bonds between installation service members and surrounding communities while ringing in the new year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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Yokota leadership rings in the new year with Japanese community partners

Yokota Air Base honor guardsmen prepare for U.S. and Japanese anthems at the Joint New Year’s Party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 31, 2026. Hosted by the Hamura-Yokota Friendship Club, the event brought together representatives from the friendship clubs of Akiruno, Akishima, Fussa, Mizuho, Musashimurayama and Ome to strengthen the bonds between installation service members and surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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Yokota leadership rings in the new year with Japanese community partners

Yokota Friendship Club presidents, U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander and his spouse Caroline McElhaney, greet attendees at the Joint New Year’s Party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 31, 2026. Hosted by the Hamura-Yokota Friendship Club, the event brought together friendship club representatives of Akiruno, Akishima, Fussa, Mizuho, Musashimurayama and Ome to strengthen the bonds between installation service members and surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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Yokota leadership rings in the new year with Japanese community partners

A sake barrel stands by before the commencement of the kagami-biraki ceremony at the Joint New Year’s Party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 31, 2026. Kagami-biraki is a ceremony performed at celebratory events in which the lid of the sake barrel is broken open by a wooden mallet, symbolizing opening the door to good fortune. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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Yokota leadership rings in the new year with Japanese community partners

The Wing Dance Company of Japan Aviation High School, Ishikawa Campus, performs musical numbers at the Joint New Year’s Party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 31, 2026. The new year’s celebration gathered the friendship clubs of Akiruno, Akishima, Fussa, Hamura, Mizuho, Musashimurayama and Ome to strengthen the bonds between installation service members and surrounding communities while ringing in the new year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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Yokota leadership rings in the new year with Japanese community partners

Yokota Friendship Club presidents, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Yuichi Hosokawa, Operation Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, open a sake barrel during the kagami-biraki ceremony at the Joint New Year’s Party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 31, 2026. Kagami-biraki is a ceremony performed at celebratory events in which the lid of the sake barrel is broken open by a wooden mallet, symbolizing opening the door to good fortune. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, flies over Mt. Fuji during a routine flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2026. Routine airdrop missions validate the wing’s ability to remain prepared to deliver critical equipment anywhere in the Indo-Pacific at a moments notice. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla Karelas)

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U.S. Air Force pilots, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, fly over Mt. Fuji during a routine flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2026. Routine airdrop missions validate the wing’s ability to remain prepared to deliver critical equipment anywhere in the Indo-Pacific at a moments notice. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla Karelas)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexander Clarke, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, loads a simulated bundle of cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules during a routine flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2026. Routine airdrop missions validate the wing’s ability to remain prepared to deliver critical equipment anywhere in the Indo-Pacific at a moments notice. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla Karelas)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing load a simulated bundle of cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules during a routine flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2026. The training strengthens Yokota’s readiness as a vital airlift hub, where synchronized logistics and teamwork enable rapid, global response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kayla Karelas)

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374 AW conducts check ride

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing prepare to board a C-130J Super Hercules for a routine flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2026. The training strengthens Yokota’s readiness as a vital airlift hub, where synchronized logistics and teamwork enable rapid, global response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kayla Karelas)

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U.S. Air Force Capt Mary Petersen, 36th Airlift Squadron flight doctor, views Mount Fuji from a C-130J Super Hercules during a morale flight near Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 15, 2026. The 36th AS maintains C-130J mission-ready aircrew to conduct theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Manuel G. Zamora)

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U.S. Air Force Leadership from the 374th Airlift Wing and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operations Support Wing pose for a photo during a visit to the OSW at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27. Immersion visits like this give commanders a firsthand look at how partners and allies operate and provide an opportunity to discuss shared mission goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Donovan Laskey, 374th Airlift Wing deputy commander, speaks during a visit to the Operations Support Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. The visit included a lunch, mission brief and facility tours to foster collaboration and shared understanding between leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Donovan Laskey, 374th Airlift Wing deputy commander, walks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Hideo Arase, Operations Support Wing deputy commander, during a visit to the OSW at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. Immersion visits like this give commanders a firsthand look at how partners and allies operate and provide an opportunity to discuss shared mission goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote)

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U.S., Japan refine arctic capabilities during exercise North Wind 26

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 11th Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade, looks out the troop door of a C-130J Super Hercules before executing a static line jump during exercise North Wind 26 at the Hokkaido Large-Scale Exercise Area, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Four C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted an airfield seizure and airdrop insertion of 106 paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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U.S., Japan refine arctic capabilities during exercise North Wind 26

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Giorgio, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares to offload U.S. Army paratroopers during exercise North Wind 26 at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Exercise North Wind 26 reinforced the ability of U.S. and Japanese forces to rapidly integrate, operate in austere cold-weather conditions, and execute complex joint missions in support of regional security and alliance readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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U.S., Japan refine arctic capabilities during exercise North Wind 26

Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron taxi on the flightline during exercise North Wind 26 at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Exercise North Wind 26 reinforced the ability of U.S. and Japanese forces to rapidly integrate, operate in austere cold-weather conditions, and execute complex joint missions in support of regional security and alliance readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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U.S., Japan refine arctic capabilities during exercise North Wind 26

U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Osgard, a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J aircraft commander and mission commander for North Wind 26, operates a C-130J Super Hercules after executing a joint forcible entry operation during exercise North Wind 26 at the Hokkaido Large-Scale Exercise Area, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Exercise North Wind 26 reinforced the ability of U.S. and Japanese forces to rapidly integrate, operate in austere cold-weather conditions, and execute complex joint missions in support of regional security and alliance readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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U.S., Japan refine arctic capabilities during exercise North Wind 26

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cory McCloskey, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, recovers static line after personnel jump during exercise North Wind 26 at the Hokkaido Large-Scale Exercise Area, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Four C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted an airfield seizure and airdrop insertion of 106 paratroopers from the U.S. Army’s 11th Airborne Division, 2nd Brigade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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