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2014 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airdrop jump demonstration from a C-130 Hercules over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival Sept. 7, 2014. Yokota welcomed approximately 148,000 visitors during the two-day festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Washburn/Released)

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2016 Friendship Festival

Aircraft from the United States and Japan military sit on the flightlight before the gates open for the Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. Approximately 185,000 people visited the festival in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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2016 Friendship Festival

Spectators view aircraft on the flightlight at the Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. The event also included live performances from bands, a strongman competition, dances, ariel demonstrations, static displays and military working dog demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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2016 Friendship Festival

Spectators view the inside of a C-130 Hercules cockpit during the Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. The festival was an opportunity for visitors to experience American fun and culture, while strengthening the bonds between Yokota and the local communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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2016 Friendship Festival

A person dressed as Boba Fett, a Star Wars movie character, poses for a picture during the Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. The festival is designed to bolster the bilateral relationship shared between the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

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2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

A fireworks display capped off the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival Sept. 16, 2018. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

A fireworks display capped off the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival Sept. 16, 2018. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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2025 Japanese-American Friendship Festival: Day Two

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron sits on the flight line during the fireworks display of Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2025 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2025. The two-day event gave visitors a chance to learn more about the U.S.-Japan alliance while strengthening the bond between members of Team Yokota and the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron secure palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron relocate palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron secure palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Pesta and Senior Airman Ethan McCausland, 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, secure palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Burress, 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, guides palletized mattresses into position for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelsey Cavender, 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, operates a forklift to relocate palletized mattresses for a precautionary landing practice to the tarmac at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron vacate the tarmac in preparation for a precautionary landing practice after securing palletized mattresses at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. To ensure synchronized efforts between operations and maintenance teams, the 21st Special Operations Squadron and SOAMXS conducted multiple practices involving a CV-22 Osprey with simulated malfunctioning landing gear. The training opportunity exercises capabilities needed by both teams when emergency procedures are called upon in real-time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshal a CV-22 Osprey into position for a precautionary landing practice at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. The CV-22 is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing capabilities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed of a turboprop aircraft. They support long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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21 SOS, SOAMXS commit to proficiency with CV-22 precautionary landing practice

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron soars above the flight line during precautionary landing practice at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2024. The CV-22 is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing capabilities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed of a turboprop aircraft. They support long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)

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210422-F-PM645-2886

Senior Airman Saul Santos, 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, welds a frame together April 22, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Through the use of computer numerically controlled machines as well as lathes, mills and precision measurement equipment, the metals technology airmen are able to fabricate essential aircraft parts that are no longer manufactured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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210909-F-QX174-1079

Keita Nanko, 374th Operations Support Squadron air traffic specialist, briefs Helicopter Symposium attendees, Sept. 9, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The event brought together local military and civilian rotary wing units to discuss helicopter safety assurance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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220325-F-QX174-1145

Staff Sgt. Toiannah Campbell, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, explains how the U.S. Air Force performs pre-flight inspections inside a C-130J Super Hercules to Staff Sgt. Naoki Souma, Japan Air Self-Defense Force member, during a Bilateral NCO Immersion on Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2022. The Bilateral Exchange Program is designed to strengthen the U.S.-Japan partnership and expand interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and JASDF through hands-on experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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