A group of people pose for a photo. — Musashimurayama High School students visit Yokota

Yokota High School ambassadors and high school students from the Musashimurayama City area pose for a photo at Yokota High School on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Tours like these provide an opportunity for Team Yokota to promote positive relations between U.S military members and the local community while connecting fellow students of their own age group. Imagery has been altered for privacy reasons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

A group of people laugh together. — Musashimurayama High School students visit Yokota

Yokota High School ambassadors and students from the Musashimurayama City area share a laugh at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Tours like these provide an opportunity for Team Yokota to promote positive relations between U.S military members and the local community while connecting with fellow students of their own age group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

A teacher helps a student with a computer. — Musashimurayama High School students visit Yokota

Colleen McDougall, Yokota High School information specialist, explains the functions of the YHS library to students from the Musashimurayama City high school area at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Students toured the base’s facilities, ate at the Yokota Community Center and were provided a tour of Yokota High School by the school’s student ambassadors. Imagery has been altered for privacy reasons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

Musashimurayama High School students visit Yokota

Yokota High School ambassadors and high school students from the Musashimurayama City area pose for a photo at Yokota High School on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Tours like these provide an opportunity for Team Yokota to promote positive relations between U.S military members and the local community while connecting fellow students of their own age group. Imagery has been altered for privacy reasons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Musashimurayama High School students visit Yokota

Yokota High School ambassadors and students from the Musashimurayama City area share a laugh at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Tours like these provide an opportunity for Team Yokota to promote positive relations between U.S military members and the local community while connecting with fellow students of their own age group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Musashimurayama High School students visit Yokota

Colleen McDougall, Yokota High School information specialist, explains the functions of the YHS library to students from the Musashimurayama City high school area at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Students toured the base’s facilities, ate at the Yokota Community Center and were provided a tour of Yokota High School by the school’s student ambassadors. Imagery has been altered for privacy reasons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Musashimurayama High School students visit Yokota

Published Sept. 2, 2025
By Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

A group of 14 high school students from the Musashimurayama City area participated in a base tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025. Local school tours were placed on hold in 2020 due to COVID-19 but restarted in 2024. Students toured the base’s facilities, ate at the Yokota Community Center and were provided a tour of Yokota High School by the school’s student ambassadors. Three Language Enabled Airman Program members also facilitated interactions with the students. Tours like these provide an opportunity for Team Yokota to promote positive relations between U.S military members and the local community.