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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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Yokota Airman Earns Bronze Star Downrange

Col. Todd Wydra, 374th Maintenance Group commander, pins a Bronze Star Medal on Master Sgt. James Charles, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, during a ceremony held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, 2019. Charles was presented the Bronze Star for his meritorious achievement as Maintenance Training Advisor in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel while deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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Yokota Airman Earns Bronze Star Downrange

Master Sgt. James Charles, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, speaks about receiving the Bronze Star Medal, during a ceremony held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, 2019. Charles earned the Bronze Star for his meritorious achievement as Maintenance Training Advisor in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel while deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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Yokota Airman Earns Bronze Star Downrange

Col. Todd Wydra, 374th Maintenance Group commander (left), and Master Sgt. James Charles, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, stand at attention for the reading of the citation to accompany the award of the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, 2019. Charles earned the Bronze Star for his meritorious achievement as Maintenance Training Advisor in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel while deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Spalding)

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374th AW receives Group Meritorious Honor Award

U.S. Ambassador to Japan William F. “Bill” Hagerty IV, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnathan Marker, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operation section chief, pose for a photo during the presentation of the Group Meritorious Honor Award at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19, 2018. The Meritorious Honor Award is presented to groups or individuals in recognition of a special act or service, or sustained outstanding performance. (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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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

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

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

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

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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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, 2001at the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run, on YAB, Sept. 11, 2018. (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

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

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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Japanese military leadership present flowers during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. The ceremony honored the 23 American Airmen and over 2,000 Japanese live lost during a bombing raid over Shizuoka City. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. William Villegas, 5th Air Force deputy director, participates in an incense ceremony during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony, June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. During the ceremony, flowers, incense and prayers were offered to the B-29 aircrew and Japanese lives lost. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)

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Japanese military officers play the trumpet during the B-29 Memorial Ceremony June 23, 2018, in Shizuoka City, Japan. Since 1972 Yokota Airmen and Japanese citizens have come together to honor those who lost their lives during a World War II air raid over Shizuoka City.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)

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