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730th AMS welcomes new commander

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A flight of 730th Air Mobility Squadron Airmen stand at parade rest prior to the 730 AMS change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2012. The history of the 730 AMS dates back to February 1942 when the squadron supported the Army Air Corps in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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9/11 Tower Run

Yokota Air Base members salute during the playing of the Japanese and American National Anthems at the opening ceremony of the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run, Sept. 11, 2018. Team Yokota and local firefighters joined together to pay tribute and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the terrorist attacks in New York City, Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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9/11 Tower Run

Master Sgt. Tyson Turner, 374th Security Forces Squadron superintendent of logistics and readiness, salutes during the playing of the Japanese and American National Anthems at the opening ceremony of the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run, Sept. 11, 2018. Team Yokota and local firefighters joined together to pay tribute and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the terrorist attacks in New York City, Sept. 11, 2001.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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9/11 Tower Run

Col. Otis T. Jones, 374th Airlift Wing commander, speaks at the opening ceremony of the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run, Sept. 11, 2018. Team Yokota and local firefighters joined together to pay tribute and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the terrorist attacks in New York City, Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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9/11 Tower Run

A tower run participant releases a dog-tag into a fire fighter's helmet during the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2018. Each run participant held a dog-tag with the name of a first responder who lost their life in the terrorist attacks in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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9/11 Tower Run

A tower run participant runs up a flight of stairs during the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run, Sept. 11, 2018. Each participant ran up and down to tower to honor the first responders who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks in New York City, Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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9/11 Tower Run

374th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighters participate in the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run, Sept. 11, 2018. Team Yokota and local firefighters joined together to pay tribute and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the terrorist attacks in New York City, Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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9/11 Tower Run

Names of first responders who died during the September 11th attack are displayed on a firehose at the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run, Sept. 11, 2018. Team Yokota and local firefighters joined together to pay tribute and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the terrorist attacks in New York City, Sept. 11, 2001.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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9/11 Tower Run

A Japanese Firefighter dons a fire helmet at the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run, Sept. 11, 2018. Team Yokota and local firefighters joined together to pay tribute and remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the terrorist attacks in New York City, Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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9/11 Tower Run

A 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter releases a dog-tag into a fire fighter's helmet during the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2018. Each run participant held a dog-tag with the name of a first responder who lost their life in the terrorist attacks in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Dr. Hiroya Sugano gives closing remarks during a B-29 memorial ceremony on Mount Shizuhata, Shizuoka, Japan, June 16, 2012. Sugano has organized the ceremony since the death of the founder, Fukumatsu Ito. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Traditional Buddhist offerings to the deceased stand on a table during a B-29 memorial ceremony on Mount Shizuhata, Shizuoka, Japan, June 16, 2012. Americans and Japanese ceremony attendees honored those who died in Shizuoka on June 19, 1945, during a B-29 bombing raid and aircraft crash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Satoru Ohkura plays Taps at the end of a B-29 memorial ceremony on Mount Shizuhata, Shizuoka, Japan, June 16, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Lt. Col. James Hackbarth, 374th Operations Support Squadron commander, pours bourbon from World War II-era canteen over an American monument on Mount Shizuhata, Shizuoka, Japan, June 16, 2012. The canteen was found, warped and deformed, at the crash site of two B-29 bombers after they collided mid-air during a bombing raid over Shizuoka. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers pour bourbon on the Japanese monument on Mount Shizuhata, Shizuoka, Japan, June 16, 2012. The bourbon symbolizes one last drink with their fallen brothers-in-arms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Airmen and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers pay their respects in the Buddhist tradition on Mount Shizuhata, Shizuoka, Japan, June 16, 2012. Americans and Japanese came together to honor those who died on June 19, 1945, during a bombing raid and aircraft collision over Shizuoka. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Col. David Gould II, left, 374th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. Dylan Monaghan, U.S. Embassy mutual defense assistance office Air Force programs officer, place flowers on the Japanese monument on Mount Shizuhata, Shizuoka, Japan, June 16, 2012. In mutual respect, Japanese officials placed flowers on the American monument there at the same time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Col. David Gould II, left, 374th Operations Group commander, walks up Mount Shizuhata in Shizuoka, Japan, with 25 other Airmen and civilians June 16, 2012. Dozens of Americans and Japanese walk up this hill each year to honor the thousands who lost or gave their lives during a B-29 bombing raid over Shizuoka on June 19, 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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A somber ritual upon a mountaintop

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Buddhist monks chant during a B-29 memorial ceremony on Mount Shizuhata, Shizuoka, Japan, June 16, 2012. The compassionate acts of humanity by Fukumatsu Ito following a bombing raid and aircraft crash over Shizuoka inspired an annual ceremony with Japanese and American service members which continues more than 65 years after the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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African-American Heritage Luncheon 2010

Col. Marilyn Peppers-Citizen, 5th Air Force director of plans and programs gives a speech during the African-American History Month Luncheon at the Yokota Enlisted Club, 25 Feb. This year’s AAHMs theme was “The history of Black Economic Empowerment.” (US Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina R. Menchaca)

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