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Yokota High School students experience the working life

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tristan Braxton, a Yokota High School student participating in the summer hire program, takes inventory of cables at the 374th Communications Squadron warehouse at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2011. The summer hire program is funded through the 374th Airlift Wing and gives students a chance to experience the work force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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Yokota High School students experience the working life

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --Matt Adams (left) and Gabrielle Baker, high school students participating in the summer hire program, record the length of cables on reels, Aug. 4, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The summer hire program is like a paid internship designed for students to work with units around the base and experience the working force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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Yokota History Article: Part 4

April 1958 ribbon cutting ceremony for the reopening Route 16 -- then known as the Old Nikko Highway -- following the northern extension of Yokota's runway. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History Article: Part 4

This photo shows WB-50 Superfortresses' from the 56th Strategic Weather Squadron on Yokota's north ramp in the late 1950s or early 1960s. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History Article: Part 4

This photo shows an entire wing of Strategic Air Command B-36 Peacemaker's on Yokota's east side hard stands in 1957. (U.S.Air Force photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History Article: Part 4

This photo is of a typical family at Yokota in base housing on Sept. 13, 1955. Cold War concerns would have been part of their daily lives. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History Article: Part 4

This Spring 1954 photo shows "atomic shelters" in front of the old Yokota West Elementary School. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History Article: Part 4

This Mid-April 1952 photo was taken in front of the Yokota theater where a lecture about the Communist menace was held. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History Article: Part 4

This is an image of 40th Fighter-Interception Squadron "Red Devils" emblem circa 1960. (Photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History Article: Part 4

This is a photo of a 35th Fighter-Interceptor Wing F-86D Sabre standing on alert at Yokota on Oct. 22, 1954. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History Article: Part 4

This is a copy of a Japanese-language article about the April 1961 filming of F-102 Delta Dagger's at Yokota Air Base for the Japanese monster movie Mothra. This article originally appeared in the Japanese version of the Yokota base newspaper Afterburner. (Photo courtesy of the 374 Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History part 3

A 1952 photo showing graduates of a management class for Japanese nationals working at Yokota Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374 Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History part 3

A Korean War-era photo from 1953 showing local dignitaries on a tour of Yokota that included a B-29 Superfortress static display. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374 Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History part 3

A view of Yokota's flightline looking north during the Korean War. All but one of the planes is a type of B-29 Superfortress. (Photo courtesy of James Howell)

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Yokota History part 3

This 1950s-era photo shows an example of an off-base rental house. At the time Americans were allowed to bring their cars to Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374 Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History part 3

This photo taken in 1954 shows some of the tents and temporary buildings that sprung up on Yokota Air Base in the early 1950's to house deployed personnel. The location of this image is the general area of the 5th Air Force headquarters today. (Photo courtesy of Jacob Buck)

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Yokota History part 3

This Dec. 9, 1954 photo of a 91st Strategic Reconnaissance RB-29 Superfortress and crew. The crew flew vital reconnaissance missions out of Yokota Air Base to Korea for the duration of the war, and departed the base shortly after this photo was taken. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374 Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History pt 2

This photo shows the USS Ainsworth approaching Japan on Aug. 15, 1946. The ship was carrying the first dependents bound for Yokota Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374 Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History pt 2

This photo, taken in March of 1946 shows the old operations building, as well as a Japanese fighter that was on static display at Yokota Air Base for many years. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374 Airlift Wing History Office)

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Yokota History pt 2

Students from Yokota Air Base's mechanics school pose in front of an A-26 Invader, March 1947. The hangar under construction in the background is still in use today. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of the 374 Airlift Wing History Office)

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