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Yokota Airman becomes first USAF graduate of RAAF leadership course

From left, Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Scott Broad, School of Postgraduate Studies Acting Squadron Warrant Officer, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Holmes, 337th Air Support Flight senior enlisted leader, and Squadron Leader Josh Page, School of Postgraduate Studies commander, display Holmes’s course diploma at the School of Postgraduate Studies, RAAF Base Wagga, Australia, July 23, 2026. To assist future U.S. military personnel in Australia, Holmes is developing a Military Personnel Exchange Program transition guide based on the core competencies taught at the course. (Courtesy Photo)

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Yokota Airman becomes first USAF graduate of RAAF leadership course

Attendees and instructors of the Royal Australian Air Force Professional Military Education Level 4 Leadership Course stand for a group picture at the School of Postgraduate Studies, RAAF Base Wagga, Australia, July 23, 2026. The ten-day course focused on deepening understanding of RAAF leadership frameworks and military culture at the senior non-commissioned officer and field grade officer levels. (Courtesy Photo)

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Yokota Airman becomes first USAF graduate of RAAF leadership course

From left, Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Scott Broad, School of Postgraduate Studies Acting Squadron Warrant Officer, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Holmes, 337th Air Support Flight senior enlisted leader, Republic of Singapore Air Force ME3 Yong Chng, RAAF Level 4 Leadership Course graduate, and RAAF Squadron Leader Josh Page, School of Postgraduate Studies commander, pose for a photo at the School of Postgraduate Studies, RAAF Base Wagga, Australia, July 23, 2026. The course included lessons on transformational leadership, mission command, risk analysis, and the Australian Defence Force's ethical decision-making framework, culminating in a final briefing presented to schoolhouse leadership. (Courtesy Photo)

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Members of Team Yokota lift the 374th Airlift Wing’s official mikoshi while chanting during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cayla Hunt)

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Japanese mikoshi carriers join Team Yokota volunteers in carrying the 374th Airlift Wing’s official mikoshi during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cayla Hunt)

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A young Japanese mikoshi carrier joins Team Yokota volunteers in carrying the 374th Airlift Wing’s official mikoshi during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cayla Hunt)

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Members of Team Yokota carry the 374th Airlift Wing’s official mikoshi during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cayla Hunt)

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Kazuichi Yamanaka, center, a volunteer from Fussa City, gathers with volunteers from Yokota Air Base during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cayla Hunt)

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Members of Team Yokota carry the 374th Airlift Wing’s official mikoshi during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cayla Hunt)

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A festivalgoer takes a video of mikoshi carriers during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julian Batista)

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Japanese residents of Fussa join Airmen stationed at Yokota Air Base in carrying the 374th Airlift Wing’s official mikoshi during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julian Batista)

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A performer for the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival dances on a festival float in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julian Batista)

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Japanese residents of Fussa join Airmen stationed at Yokota Air Base in carrying the 374th Airlift Wing’s official mikoshi during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julian Batista)

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Members of Team Yokota carry the 374th Airlift Wing’s official mikoshi during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julian Batista)

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Fussa residents carry a shrine during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. The 374th Airlift Wing mikoshi was one of five mikoshi carried through the festival by participating neighborhood associations and community groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julian Batista)

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Members of Team Yokota prepare to carry the 374th Airlift Wing’s official mikoshi during the 76th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival in Fussa, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. More than 60 Team Yokota volunteers carried the mikoshi during this year’s festival. Yokota Airmen have participated in the festival since 1958 and have helped carry the mikoshi since 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julian Batista)

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From Tasking to Airlift: 374th LRS supports Kumamoto earthquake relief

U.S. Airman assigned to the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation function and Marine loadmaster assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) push a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief bundle onto a Marine KC-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2026. The Marines supported the transport of relief supplies from Yokota Air Base to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Takayubaru Sub-base in Kumamoto Prefecture following the earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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From Tasking to Airlift: 374th LRS supports Kumamoto earthquake relief

A U.S. Marine KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) taxis down the flight line at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2026 in support of relief operations following the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake. The Marines supported the transport of relief supplies from Yokota Air Base to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Takayubaru Sub-base in Kumamoto Prefecture following the earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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From Tasking to Airlift: 374th LRS supports Kumamoto earthquake relief

U.S. Airmen with the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron load humanitarian assistance and disaster relief bundles onto a Marine KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2026 in support of relief operations following the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake. The 374th LRS prepares and loads the bundles for transport to Kumamoto Prefecture to support ongoing disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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From Tasking to Airlift: 374th LRS supports Kumamoto earthquake relief

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Moritz, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron air transportation function section chief, secures humanitarian assistance and disaster relief bundles at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2026, in support of relief operations following the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake. The 374th LRS prepares and loads the bundles for transport to Kumamoto Prefecture to support ongoing disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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