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Mission Partners pay tribute at B-29 Memorial

Col. Andrew Roddan (right), 374th Airlift Wing commander, Dr. Hiroya Sugano (center), ceremony host, and Takashi Nanba (left), Shizuoka City mayor, pose for a photo in front of the B-29 memorial during the U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 24, 2023, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka City, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft and over 2,000 Japanese residents during the raid itself. Representatives of the U.S. Air Force from Yokota Air Base, Japan Self Defense Force, and Shizuoka City rendered their respects to the Airmen and Japanese civilians who lost their lives and reflected on the strong alliance the U.S. and Japan have forged since the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Mission Partners pay tribute at B-29 Memorial

Dr. Hiroya Sugano, ceremony host, talks to members from Yokota Air Base during the U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 24, 2023, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka City, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft and over 2,000 Japanese residents during the raid itself. Representatives of the U.S. Air Force from Yokota Air Base, Japan Self Defense Force, and Shizuoka City rendered their respects to the Airmen and Japanese civilians who lost their lives and reflected on the strong alliance the U.S. and Japan have forged since the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Mission Partners pay tribute at B-29 Memorial

Dr. Hiroya Sugano, ceremony host, hands a blackened canteen to Lt. Col. Kira Coffey, 36th Airlift Squadron commander during the U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 24, 2023, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka City, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft and over 2,000 Japanese residents during the raid itself. The blackened canteen was recovered from one of the B-29 crash sites and now serves as a symbol of peace and reconciliation. Once a year, the canteen is filled with American bourbon and poured onto the B-29 monument. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Mission Partners pay tribute at B-29 Memorial

Dr. Hiroya Sugano, ceremony host, picks up a blackened canteen during the U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 24, 2023, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka City, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft and over 2,000 Japanese residents during the raid itself. The blackened canteen was recovered from one of the B-29 crash sites and now serves as a symbol of peace and reconciliation. Once a year, the canteen is filled with American bourbon and poured onto the B-29 monument. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Mission Partners pay tribute at B-29 Memorial

Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Cruz, 36th Airlift Squadron senior enlisted leader, and Lt. Col. Andrew Edmund, 459th Airlift Squadron director of operations, perform an incense offering as part of the U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 24, 2023, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka City, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft and over 2,000 Japanese residents during the raid itself. Representatives of the U.S. Air Force from Yokota Air Base, Japan Self Defense Force, and Shizuoka City rendered their respects to the Airmen and Japanese civilians who lost their lives and reflected on the strong alliance the U.S. and Japan have forged since the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Mission Partners pay tribute at B-29 Memorial

Dr. Hiroya Sugano, ceremony host, delivers opening remarks for the U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 24, 2023, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka City, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft and over 2,000 Japanese residents during the raid itself. Representatives of the U.S. Air Force’s Yokota Air Base, Japan Self Defense Force, and Shizuoka City rendered their respects to the Airmen and Japanese civilians who lost their lives and reflected on the strong alliance the U.S. and Japan have forged since the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Mission Partners pay tribute at B-29 Memorial

Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, bows his head during prayer as part of the annual U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 24, 2023, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka City, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft and over 2,000 Japanese residents during the raid itself. Representatives of the U.S. Air Force from Yokota Air Base, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Shizuoka City rendered their respects to the Airmen and Japanese civilians who lost their lives and reflected on the strong alliance the U.S. and Japan have forged since the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Mission Partners pay tribute at B-29 Memorial

Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, pours bourbon onto a B-29 memorial as part of a U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 24, 2023, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka City, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft and over 2,000 Japanese residents during the raid itself. The blackened canteen was recovered from one of the B-29 crash sites and now serves as a symbol of peace and reconciliation. Once a year, the canteen is filled with American bourbon and poured onto the B-29 monument. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Mission Partners pay tribute at B-29 Memorial

Members of the Yokota Honor Guard present the colors as part of a U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 24, 2023, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka City, Japan. The memorial service provided participants the opportunity to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid on June 20, 1945. During the raid, two U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft collided mid-air over Shizuoka City, resulting in the death of 23 Airmen on board the aircraft and over 2,000 Japanese residents during the raid itself. Representatives of the U.S. Air Force from Yokota Air Base, Japan Self Defense Force, and Shizuoka City rendered their respects to the Airmen and Japanese civilians who lost their lives and reflected on the strong alliance the U.S. and Japan have forged since the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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U.S. Military and JASDF partner-up to clean base fence line

Volunteers, representing the U.S. military and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, clean up debris along the fence line of Yokota Air Base, May 27, 2023. A total of 136 people from both nations volunteered and collected 315 pounds of waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith)

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U.S. Military and JASDF partner-up to clean base fence line

Volunteers, representing the U.S. military and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, clean up debris along the fence line of Yokota Air Base, May 27, 2023. A total of 136 people from both nations volunteered and collected 315 pounds of waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith)

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U.S. Military and JASDF partner-up to clean base fence line

Volunteers, representing the U.S. military and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, clean up debris along the fence line of Yokota Air Base, May 27, 2023. A total of 136 people from both nations volunteered and collected 315 pounds of waste. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith)

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Yokota airlifts supplies to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

Airmen from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron push a pallet filled with perishable and frozen goods onto a C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2023. The pallets were packaged and transported to aid Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in their recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Yokota airlifts supplies to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

Airman Cody Raymond, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals a loader with pallets of perishable and frozen goods into position at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2023. The pallets were packaged and transported to aid Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in their recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Yokota airlifts supplies to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

A chock, owned by the 730th Air Mobility Squadron, sits on the ground at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2023. Team Yokota palletized and delivered over 36,000 pounds of Army and Air Force Exchange Service inventory to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to aid in their recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Yokota airlifts supplies to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

A chock, owned by the 730th Air Mobility Squadron, sits on the ground at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2023. Team Yokota palletized and delivered over 36,000 pounds of Army and Air Force Exchange Service inventory to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to aid in their recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Yokota airlifts supplies to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

Senior Airman Parker Barefoot, 730th Air Mobility Squadron ramp services technician, guides a pallet of perishable and frozen goods onto a loader at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2023. Team Yokota palletized and delivered over 36,000 pounds of Army and Air Force Exchange Service inventory to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to aid in their recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Yokota airlifts supplies to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

A pallet identifier is displayed on a box full of perishable and frozen goods at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2023. Team Yokota palletized and delivered over 36,000 pounds of Army and Air Force Exchange Service inventory to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to aid in their recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Yokota airlifts supplies to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

Senior Airman Tobias Alvarez, 730th Air Mobility Squadron air freight technician, secures a pallet full of Army and Air Force Exchange Service inventory onto a loader at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2023. The pallets of perishable and frozen goods were packaged and transported to aid Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in their recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler)

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Yokota airlifts supplies to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Riley Suhr, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron outbound cargo technician, labels frozen food products at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 1, 2023. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service, 374th Airlift Wing, and 730th Air Mobility Squadron worked together to airlift food supplies to Guam as part of relief efforts following Typhoon Mawar, the strongest typhoon to hit the territory since 2002, according to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)

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