Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

From left, U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Brown, pharmacist; Staff Sgt. Devonte Robinson, patient administration section chief; and Senior Airman Dillon Spence, patient travel and aeromedical evacuation technician, all assigned to the 374th Medical Support Squadron, carry a litter during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The Samurai Challenge is a yearlong fitness initiative designed to build strength, foster unit camaraderie and reinforce the warrior ethos across Yokota. Events are held monthly, with units earning points toward the coveted Samurai Cup, to be awarded in May 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman William Watson, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reacts while answering a trivia question during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Medical Support Squadron run while carrying ammo cans during the ammo can stack event at the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Brown, a pharmacist, and Senior Airman Cameron Arnett, an exceptional family member program technician, both assigned to the 374th Medical Support Squadron, stack ammo cans during the ammo can stack event in the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Brown, a pharmacist, and Senior Airman Cameron Arnett, an exceptional family member program technician, both assigned to the 374th Medical Support Squadron, stack ammo cans during the ammo can stack event in the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Brown, a pharmacist; Staff Sgt. Devonte Robinson, patient administration section chief; and Senior Airman Cameron Arnett, an Exceptional Family Member Program technician, all assigned to the 374th Medical Support Squadron, stack ammo cans during the ammo can stack event in the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Brown, a pharmacist; Staff Sgt. Devonte Robinson, patient administration section chief; both assigned to the 374th Medical Support Squadron, complete stacking all ammo cans during the ammo can stack event in the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

From left, U.S. Air Force Maj. Nathan Brown, a pharmacist; Staff Sgt. Devonte Robinson, patient administration section chief; Senior Airman Dillon Spence, patient travel and aeromedical evacuation technician; and Senior Airman Cameron Arnett, an exceptional family member program technician, all assigned to the 374th Medical Support Squadron, pose for a photo after completing the ammo can stack event during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct body weight circuit during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work together to solve a puzzle after completing the bodyweight circuit during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sandy Knowlton, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron NCO in charge of the sortie support section, solves a puzzle after completing the bodyweight circuit during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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Team Yokota hosts monthly Samurai Challenge

From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Reuben Bowers, aircraft journeyman; Staff Sgt. Jadeva Skipper, crew chief; Senior Airman William Watson, crew chief; and Staff Sgt. Sandy Knowlton, NCO in charge of the sortie support section, all assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pose for a photo after completing all tasks during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25, 2025. The event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

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The 374th Airlift Wing hosted its monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 25 with nearly twenty units participating.

This month’s event tested participants’ teamwork, strategy and grit through a series of high-energy competitions, including a trivia run, litter carry, ammo can stack and a team puzzle bodyweight circuit.

Teams of four competed, with all members required to be from the same unit. The Samurai Challenge is a yearlong fitness initiative designed to build strength, foster unit camaraderie and reinforce the warrior ethos across Yokota. Events are held monthly, with units earning points toward the coveted Samurai Cup, to be awarded in May 2026.