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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 170,000 people attended the two-day 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 22-23. The main attraction was two F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron "Hat in the Ring Gang" at Langley Air Force Base, Va. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Daniel Morrissey, 459th Airlift Squadron, poses for a photo with a Japanese child at a UH-1 Huey static display Aug. 23 during the two-day Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival. More than 170,000 people attended the festival. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 170,000 people attended the two-day 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 22-23. The main attraction was two F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron "Hat in the Ring Gang" at Langley Air Force Base, Va. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Thomas Chapman, 374th Maintenance Squadron and traffic control volunteer, lets a visitor rest in the shade during the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 22-23. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan.(U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 170,000 people attended the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 22-23. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Mitsubishi F-2B from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at Kagamigahara Air Base, Japan, departs the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 23. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A fireworks display capped off the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug 22-23. More than 170,000 people attended the event designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A fireworks display capped off the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug 22-23. More than 170,000 people attended the event designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A fireworks display capped off the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug 22-23. More than 170,000 people attended the event designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japanese children check out model airplanes during the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 23. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Nanami Tsugi "fishes" for a prize during the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 170,000 people attended the two-day 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 22-23. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Dillon)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Okinawa Elsa Daiko or Okinawan Drums performs during the Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 23. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Dillon)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Nagao Tutomu, a participant in the 6th Annual Yokota Strongman Competition, competes during the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 23. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Dillon)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Grant Higa, special guest at the 6th Annual Yokota Air Base Strongman Competition, pulls a bus full of passengers during the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 23. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yashihito Noritake, a participant in the 6th AnnualYokota Air Base Strongman Challenge, competes in the farmer's walk event Aug. 23 during the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Barry Eddins, Yokota Boy Scout Troop 45 leader, (left) makes funnel cakes Aug. 23 during the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Sean Martin)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Festival goers walk through the cargo bay of a C-5 Galaxy Aug. 22 during the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japan Japanese-American Friendship Festival. More than 170,000 people attended the two-day event. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sean Martin)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 170,000 people attended the two-day 2009 Yokota Air Base Friendship Festival Aug. 22-23. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 170,000 people attended the two-day 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 22-23. The main attraction was two F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron "Hat in the Ring Gang" at Langley Air Force Base, Va. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food items. The festival is designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Friendship Festival draws more than 170,000

Published Aug. 23, 2009