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B-29 Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen

Japanese locals pour sake on the Japanese B-29 memorial monument during the 47th annual B-29 Memorial Ceremony at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 22, 2019. The sake is poured on the monument as a symbol of a final shared drink with departed comrades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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B-29 Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen

Dr. Hiroya Sugano, B-29 Memorial Ceremony host, speaks during the ceremony at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 22, 2019. Sugano spoke about the importance of conducting memorial rituals and how ceremonies can bring everyone one step closer to world peace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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B-29 Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen

Col. Jason Mills, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, speaks during the ceremony at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 22, 2019. Mills spoke about the close bond that has been forged since the start of the ceremony, and the importance of remembering the sacrifices made and how the continued work will protect the resulting peace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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B-29 Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen

Members of the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, shake hands with surviving family members of the Japanese Imperial Army during the 47th annual B-29 Memorial Ceremony at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 22, 2019. Since 1972, Yokota Airmen and Japanese citizens have come together to honor those who lost their lives in an air raid, and subsequent B-29 crash, over Shizuoka City during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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B-29 Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen

Attendees of the 47th annual B-29 Ceremony take part in an incense offering ceremony at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 22, 2019. Flowers, incense, and prayers were offered to the B-29 aircrew and Japanese civilians who lost their lives during a bombing raid over Shizuoka City in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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B-29 Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen

Airman 1st Class Veronica Hambel, 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolman (front), and Airman 1st Class John Mutiso, 374th Maintenance Operations Squadron documentation apprentice, lay flowers at the base of the Japanese memorial statue during the 47th annual B-29 Memorial Ceremony at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 22, 2019. Flowers, incense, and prayers were offered to the B-29 aircrew and Japanese civilians who lost their lives during a bombing raid over Shizuoka City in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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B-29 Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen

Dr. Hiroya Sugano, B-29 Memorial Ceremony host (left), and Col. Jason Mills, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, take part in an incense offering ceremony during the 47th annual B-29 Ceremony at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 22, 2019. Flowers, incense and prayers were offered to the B-29 aircrew and Japanese civilians who lost their lives during a bombing raid over Shizuoka City in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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B-29 Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen

Lt. Col. Cataleya Carlson, 36th Airlift Squadron commander, waters a dogwood tree during the 47th annual B-29 Memorial Ceremony, at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 22, 2019. Over 100 years ago, Japan donated 3,000 cherry blossom trees to the United States as a gesture of friendship, and the U.S. returned the gesture in 2012 by donating 3,000 Dogwood trees to Japan. There are two located on the shrine grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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B-29 Memorial Ceremony Honors Fallen

Yokota Air Base, Japan, Honor Guardsmen present the colors during the 47th annual B-29 Memorial Ceremony, at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City, Japan, June 22, 2019. The ceremony takes place to honor the lives of those who perished during a bombing raid over Shizuoka City during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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374th MXG Airmen accomplish maintenance feat

A C-130J Super Hercules begins its departure during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A black-letter flight is when zero discrepancies occur on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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374th MXG Airmen accomplish maintenance feat

Senior Airman Jacqueline N. Limon, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, directs a C-130J Super Hercules take off during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A flight is considered black-letter when there are no discrepancies on the maintenance checklist, so it is signed in black ink instead of red. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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374th MXG Airmen accomplish maintenance feat

Staff Sgt. Joshua G. Aleshire, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, signals a C-130J Super Hercules for take off during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A black-letter flight is a rare accomplishment that few maintenance and air crew members see in their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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374th MXG Airmen accomplish maintenance feat

Senior Airman Jacqueline N. Limon, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, waits for the signal for a C-130J Super Hercules to depart during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A black-letter flight is a rare accomplishment that few maintenance and air crew members see in their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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374th MXG Airmen accomplish maintenance feat

Senior Airman Jacqueline N. Limon, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, waits for the C-130J Super Hercules to depart during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A black-letter flight is when zero discrepancies occur on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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374th MXG Airmen accomplish maintenance feat

Staff Sgt. Joshua G. Aleshire, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, runs from a C-130J Super Hercules prior to take off during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A black-letter flight is when zero maintenance issues occur on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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374th MXG Airmen accomplish maintenance feat

Staff Sgt. Joshua G. Aleshire, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, shuts the door to a C-130J Super Hercules prior to departure during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A black-letter flight is a rare accomplishment that few maintenance and air crew members see in their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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374th MXG Airmen accomplish maintenance feat

An Airman with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron checks a C-130J Super Hercules prior to takeoff during a black-letter flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 11, 2019. A black-letter flight is when zero discrepancies occur on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Atomic Bomb Survivor Speaks to Yokota Students

Students and faculty pose for a picture with Kido Sueichi, Secretary-General Of Nihon Hidankyo, Or The Japan Confederation Of A-And H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, at the middle school at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 6, 2019. Sueichi gave the students a first hand account of his experience of the bombing of Nagasaki in connection with their World War II lessons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Atomic Bomb Survivor Speaks to Yokota Students

Kido Sueichi, Secretary-General Of Nihon Hidankyo, Or The Japan Confederation Of A-And H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, talks with his translator, Victor Jackson, at the Yokota Air Base, Japan middle school, June 6, 2019. Sueichi survived the bombing of Nagasaki during World War II and now travels the world telling his story. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Atomic Bomb Survivor Speaks to Yokota Students

Kido Sueichi, Secretary-General Of Nihon Hidankyo, Or The Japan Confederation Of A-And H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, speaks to middle schoolers at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 6, 2019. Sueichi survived the bombing of Nagasaki during World War II and now travels the world telling his story. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brieana E. Bolfing)

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