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JWA New Year Fest

Col. Otis C. Jones, 374th Airlift Wing commander, provides opening remarks for the New Year Fest hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association, Jan.10, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. In his remarks, Jones thanked the Japanese employees for taking the time to share their culture with base personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JWA New Year Fest

Members of Sokukai, Yosakoi dance performance group, perform during the New Year Fest hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association, Jan.10, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Sokukai is a group made up of members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at Yokota AB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JWA New Year Fest

Members of Sokukai, Yosakoi dance performance group, perform during the New Year Fest hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association, Jan.10, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The event offered Yokota’s members an opportunity to experience a variety of traditional Japanese culture and foods, deepening the friendship between the U.S. community and Japanese employees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JWA New Year Fest

Members of the Samurai Taiko Drum Team perform during the New Year Fest hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association, Jan.10, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Samurai Taiko Drum Team is made up of members of the Yokota community, including both American and Japanese performers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JWA New Year Fest

A member of the Samurai Taiko Drum Team performs during the New Year Fest hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association, Jan.10, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The festival offered a variety of entertainment such as: Japanese tea ceremonies, Kimoto try-on, Yosakoi dance performance, Taiko performance, photo sessions with armored samurai and food booths. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JWA New Year Fest

A member of Team Yokota gets dressed in a Kimono during the New Year Fest hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association, Jan.10, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The event allowed for both men and women from Yokota to wear kimonos and experience a variety of traditions from Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JWA New Year Fest

Members of Team Yokota experience Sado, the Japanese traditional tea ceremony, during the New Year Fest hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association, Jan.10, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Sado is the ceremony of serving and having tea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JWA New Year Fest

Children learn how to play the Koto, a traditional Japanese harp, from a Japanese employee during the New Year Fest hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association, Jan.10, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The event offered Yokota’s members an opportunity to experience a variety of traditional Japanese culture and foods, deepening the friendship between the U.S. community and Japanese employees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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JWA New Year Fest

A Japanese employee prepares Matcha green tea for festival attendees during the New Year Fest hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association, Jan.10, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The festival offered a variety of entertainment such as: Japanese tea ceremonies, Kimoto try-on, Yosakoi dance performance, Taiko performance, photo sessions with armored samurai and food booths. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

Aircrew assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force and U.S. Air Force prepare a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle on board their C-130H Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

A Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle is loaded onto a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air Force and its partners to better train for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through the use of LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

An air sickness back is adorned with festive holiday decorations on a C-130H Hercules assigned to Royal New Zealand Air Force while participating in Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Craft, a guidance and controls technician assigned to the 374 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan watches as loadmasters assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force perform pre-flight operations during Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air Force and its partners to better train for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through the use of LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

Loadmasters assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force prepare a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle on board their C-130H Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson prepares to cut free supplies above a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air Force and its partners to better train for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through the use of LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

Royal New Zealand Air Force SGT Ethan Moran prepares to cut free supplies above a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019.OCD serves as a training platform for the U.S. Air Force and its partners to better train for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through the use of LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles fall to a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundles fall to a Micronesian island as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. OCD is a quadrilateral training mission designed to give C-130 crews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal New Zealand Air Force a chance to airdrop supplies on unsurveyed drop zones throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson collects parachute straps above a Micronesian island after dropping supplies as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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RNZAF brings Christmas Cheer to Western Pacific

Royal New Zealand Air Force CPL Toni Thompson collects parachute straps above a Micronesian island after dropping supplies as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019, Dec. 11, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)

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