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Yokota Airmen take part in Pacific Airlift Rally '09

SUBANG ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE BASE, Malaysia -- Senior Airman Warren Smith, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight technician, loads cargo onto a C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, for a heavy-equipment airdrop Aug. 19 during the 2009 Pacific Airlift Rally here. The PAR is a biennial exercise involving Pacific Rim nations which enhances military airlift interoperability with a focus in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The exercise consists of a tabletop exercise and a field-training exercise involving three C-130 aircraft from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and one C-130 each from the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Veronica Pierce)

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Yokota Airmen take part in Pacific Airlift Rally '09

SUBANG ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE BASE, Malaysia -- Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, load cargo onto a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules before a heavy-equipment airdrop Aug. 19 during the 2009 Pacific Airlift Rally here. The PAR is a biennial exercise involving Pacific Rim nations which enhances military airlift interoperability with a focus in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The exercise consists of a tabletop exercise and a field-training exercise involving three C-130 aircraft from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and one C-130 each from the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Veronica Pierce)

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Yokota Airmen take part in Pacific Airlift Rally '09

SUBANG ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE BASE, Malaysia -- Staff Sgt. Neal Peterson, 374th Maintenance Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, views C-130 technical forms with members of the Royal Malaysian Air Force Aug. 18 during the 2009 Pacific Airlift Rally here. The PAR is a biennial exercise involving Pacific Rim nations which enhances military airlift interoperability with a focus in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The exercise consists of a tabletop exercise and a field-training exercise involving three C-130 aircraft from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and one C-130 each from the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Veronica Pierce)

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Yokota Airmen take part in Pacific Airlift Rally '09

SUBANG ROYAL MALAYSIAN AIR FORCE BASE, Malaysia -- Three C-130 Hercules from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare for missions Aug. 17 during the 2009 Pacific Airlift Rally here. The PAR is a biennial exercise involving Pacific Rim nations which enhances military airlift interoperability with a focus in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The exercise consists of a tabletop exercise and a field-training exercise involving three C-130 aircraft from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and one C-130 each from the Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Veronica Pierce)

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Taking part in Tanabata

FUSSA, Japan – Airmen from Yokota Air Base carry a portable Shinto shrine during the 59th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival Aug. 7. The shrine, called a Mikoshi, translates as “cloud burst” in English. More than 40 Airmen carry the shrine each year during the festival, also known as the “star festival.” According to Chinese legend, the two stars Altair and Vega, usually separated from each other by the Milky Way galaxy, meet up in the night sky on the same day each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Taking part in Tanabata

FUSSA, Japan – Airmen from Yokota Air Base carry a portable Shinto shrine during the 59th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival Aug. 7. The shrine, called a Mikoshi, translates as “cloud burst” in English. More than 40 Airmen carry the shrine each year during the festival, also known as the “star festival.” According to Chinese legend, the two stars Altair and Vega, usually separated from each other by the Milky Way galaxy, meet up in the night sky on the same day each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Taking part in Tanabata

FUSSA, Japan – Airmen from Yokota Air Base carry a portable Shinto shrine during the 59th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival Aug. 7. The shrine, called a Mikoshi, translates as “cloud burst” in English. More than 40 Airmen carry the shrine each year during the festival, also known as the “star festival.” According to Chinese legend, the two stars Altair and Vega, usually separated from each other by the Milky Way galaxy, meet up in the night sky on the same day each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Taking part in Tanabata

FUSSA, Japan – Airmen from Yokota Air Base carry a portable Shinto shrine during the 59th Annual Fussa Tanabata Festival Aug. 7. The shrine, called a Mikoshi, translates as “cloud burst” in English. More than 40 Airmen carry the shrine each year during the festival, also known as the “star festival.” According to Chinese legend, the two stars Altair and Vega, usually separated from each other by the Milky Way galaxy, meet up in the night sky on the same day each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Breaking the language barrier

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Taylor Manuel, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, talks with the stars of TV Tokyo's children's television show "OHA, STA" during a visit to the base fire department July 29. Ariel Jasmin Bukowsky (right) helps Shion Kikuchi speak with various native English speakers during the show. Base firefighters gave the children an in-depth tour of fire trucks and even let the children try on fire-fighting gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Breaking the language barrier

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Taylor Manuel, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, talks with the stars of TV Tokyo's children's television show "OHA, STA" during a visit to the base fire department July 29. Ariel Jasmin Bukowsky (left) helps Shion Kikuchi speak with various native English speakers during the show. Base firefighters gave the children an in-depth tour of fire trucks and even let the children try on fire-fighting gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Breaking the language barrier

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Taylor Manuel, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, talks with the stars of TV Tokyo's children's television show "OHA, STA" during a visit to the base fire department July 29. Ariel Jasmin Bukowsky (center) helps Shion Kikuchi speak with various native English speakers during the show. Base firefighters gave the children an in-depth tour of fire trucks and even let the children try on fire-fighting gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Return of champions

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Yokota maintenance team who brought home the Knuckle Buster Award from the 2009 Air Mobility Command Rodeo receive help with their luggage upon their return to base July 28. The award recognized the maintenance team that displayed the highest professionalism, dedication and mutual respect for their competitors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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Return of champions

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Yokota maintenance team who brought home the Knuckle Buster Award from the 2009 Air Mobility Command Rodeo receive a warm welcome back from the 374th Airlift Wing leadership July 28. The award recognized the maintenance team that displayed the highest professionalism, dedication and mutual respect for their competitors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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You got the look

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman poses for a crowd of nearly 1,000 spectators July 26 during the 11th Annual Central Japan Bodybuilding and Figure Championship at the Taiyo Community Center. Seventy-nine competitors, civilian and military, from around Japan took part. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yasunobu Komori receives the first place trophy in the Men's Masters Division of the 11th Annual Central Japan Bodybuilding and Figure Championship from Heather Fife, Mrs. Yokota 2009, at the Taiyo Community Center July 26. Seventy-nine competitors, civilian and military, from around Japan took part. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Competitors in the Men's Masters Division of the 11th Annual Central Japan Bodybuilding and Figure Championship pose off July 26 at the Taiyo Community Center. (Left to right) Masayuki Nomura took 5th place, while Dexter Robeson came in second and Yasunobu Komori won top honors in the division. Nearly 1,000 spectators watched 79 competitors, civilian and military, from around Japan show off their physiques. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Christine Amon receives the first place trophy in the Women's Figure portion of the 11th Annual Central Japan Bodybuilding and Figure Championship from Heather Fife, Mrs. Yokota 2009, at the Taiyo Community Center July 26. Nearly 1,000 spectators watched 79 competitors, civilian and military, from around Japan show off their physiques. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The top five participants in the Women's Figure portion of the 11th Annual Central Japan Bodybuilding and Figure Championship celebrate July 26 at the Taiyo Community Center. The top five finishers were (left to right): Marilyn Keene, 2nd place; Angelita Moio, 4th place; Christine Amon, 1st place; Joy Knight, 3rd place and Melanie Fosco, 5th place. Seventy-nine competitors, civilian and military, from around Japan took part. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Devin Doskey)

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A symbol of friendship

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Colonel Mark Hering, 374th Operations Group commander, presents a friendship hat to Shigeaki Takahashi, Musashimurayama Yokota Friendship Club vice president, during a base tour July 26. The operations group marked the club's second anniversary by conducting a base tour and planting a tree near the Yujo Community Center as a symbol of friendship between the citizens of Musashimurayama and the group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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A symbol of friendship

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- (From left to right) Colonel Mark Hering, 374th Operations Group commander, presents friendship hats to Akio Matsuda, advisor to the Musashimurayama Yokota Friendship Club, and Shosuke Ito, the club president, during a base tour July 26. The operations group marked the club's second anniversary by conducting a base tour and planting a tree near the Yujo Community Center as a symbol of friendship between the citizens of Musashimurayama and the group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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