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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

A Month of the Military Child decal is displayed on a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2023. The decal was designed by three students at Yokota in celebration of the national observance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

Senior Airman Ryan Slesser, top, and Senior Airman Phillip Fana, 374th MXS aircraft structural maintenance professionals, place a Month of the Military Child decal on a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2023. MoMC was established in 1986 by former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and calls attention to the resilience military children demonstrate as members of the armed forces community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

Senior Airman Phillip Fana, left, and Senior Airman Ryan Slesser, 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance professionals, place a Month of the Military Child decal on a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2023. The decal was designed by three students at Yokota in celebration of the national observance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

Yokota Civil Air Patrol cadets hand out cupcakes following a proclamation ceremony for the Month of the Military Child at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2023. The cadets also conducted a presentation of colors at the beginning of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, left, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Daniel Jones, right, a ninth grade student at Yokota High School, watch as Aubrey Oh, an eighth grade student at Yokota Middle School, cuts a cake following a proclamation ceremony for the Month of the Military Child at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2023. Jones and Oh were two of three students who designed the MoMC patch currently worn by Yokota military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

Members of Team Yokota come together to recognize the Month of the Military Child during a proclamation ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2023. MoMC was established in 1986 by former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and calls attention to the resilience military children demonstrate as members of the armed forces community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, left, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, 374th AW command chief, sign a proclamation declaring April to be the Month of the Military Child during a ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2023. The proclamation also declared April 12 to be “Purple Up! For Military Kids Day.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

A child wearing a purple T-shirt listens intently during a proclamation ceremony for the Month of the Military Child at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2023. On April 12, Yokota personnel were encouraged to wear purple, the color symbolizing all branches of the military, to support and thank military youth for their strength and sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, right, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Joshua Fly, 374th AW school liaison, unveil a patch design for the Month of the Military Child during a proclamation ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2023. The patch was designed by three students at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, delivers the opening remarks during a proclamation ceremony for the Month of the Military Child at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2023. Roddan expressed his gratitude to the children of Yokota, calling them “the most resilient kids in the world.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

Students’ designs are displayed during a proclamation ceremony for the Month of the Military Child at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2023. The designs were submitted to an art contest that asked the youth of Yokota to create a patch for Yokota military personnel to wear during MoMC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota recognizes Month of the Military Child

A proclamation declaring April to be the Month of the Military Child rests on a table at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2023. The proclamation recognized more than 1,700 children at Yokota who did not make the choice to serve but continue to support their parents every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Read Across America Day

Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, 374th Airlift Wing command chief, shows pictures from children’s book ‘Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses’ to a group of children at the Yume Child Development in observance of Read Across America Day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2023. The day was established by the National Education Association in 1998 to help get children excited about reading. March 2nd was chosen because it is the birthday of children’s book author Dr. Seuss. The Yokota Library participates in a summer reading program with the Department of Defense Morale Welfare and Recreation to encourage the youth to continue reading throughout summer break. Additionally, the Yokota Library has also supported and provided access for Japan Self-Defense Force members and their families since 2006 and local national employees as part of the library’s local practices for more than 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

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Read Across America Day

Children react as Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, reads ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ at the Yume Child Development Center in observance of Read Across America Day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2023. The day was established by the National Education Association in 1998 to help get children excited about reading. March 2nd was chosen because it is the birthday of children’s book author Dr. Seuss. The Yokota Library participates in a summer reading program with the Department of Defense Morale Welfare and Recreation to encourage the youth to continue reading throughout summer break. Additionally, the Yokota Library has also supported and provided access for Japan Self-Defense Force members and their families since 2006 and local national employees as part of the library’s local practices for more than 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

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Read Across America Day

Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, reads to a group of children at the Yume Child Development Center in observance of Read Across America Day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2023. The day was established by the National Education Association in 1998 to help get children excited about reading. March 2nd was chosen because it is the birthday of children’s book author Dr. Seuss. The Yokota Library participates in a summer reading program with the Department of Defense Morale Welfare and Recreation to encourage the youth to continue reading throughout summer break. Additionally, the Yokota Library has also supported and provided access for Japan Self-Defense Force members and their families since 2006 and local national employees as part of the library’s local practices for more than 25 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Braden Anderson)

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Staff Sgt. Van Sanchez, 730th Air Mobility Squadron fleet services supervisor, helps a child from the Yokota Youth Center lift a water cooler during a Child & Youth Center Immersion Tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 19, 2022. During the event, the children were able to learn about the squadron’s mission at Yokota Air Base and their role as part of Air Mobility Command’s en-route system to provide fixed and deployed maintenance, aerial port and command and control support to deployed forces. Events like these are one way Team Yokota helps give back to the base community and inform dependents on what it takes to complete the base mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Tech. Sgt. Cary Wickersham (left), 730th Air Mobility Squadron passenger services supervisor, shows Yokota Youth Center visitors control center screens that display aircraft in the area during a Child & Youth Center Immersion Tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 19, 2022. More than 70 dependents, from the age of 5 years old to 16 years old, got a firsthand look at the squadron’s operations during the two-day long event. Events like these are one way Team Yokota helps give back to the base community and inform dependents on what it takes to complete the base mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Two children from the base Yokota Youth Center help give incoming aircraft instructions to 730th Air Mobility Squadron Airmen on the flight line during a Child & Youth Center Immersion Tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 19, 2022. More than 70 dependents, from the age of 5 years old to 16 years old, got a firsthand look at the squadron’s operations during the two-day long event. Events like these are one way Team Yokota helps give back to the base community and inform dependents on what it takes to complete the base mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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Children from the Yokota Youth Center watch a laser etching machine from the 730th aircraft maintenance workshop during a Child & Youth Center Immersion Tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 19, 2022. Squadron subject matter experts guided the children through a tour of the Yokota Passenger Terminal, introduced them to new technology maintenance personnel use to perform maintenance, taught them how to communicate with aircraft by radio, and showed them what goes into building kits used by aircrew. Events like these are one way Team Yokota helps give back to the base community and inform dependents on what it takes to complete the base mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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A child from the Yokota Youth Center uses a virtual reality aircraft maintenance simulator during a Child & Youth Center Immersion Tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 19, 2022. Squadron subject matter experts guided the children through a tour of the Yokota Passenger Terminal, introduced them to new technology maintenance personnel use to perform maintenance, taught them how to communicate with aircraft by radio, and showed them what goes into building kits used by aircrew. Events like these are one way Team Yokota helps give back to the base community and inform dependents on what it takes to complete the base mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

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