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U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, gives a speech during the POW/MIA Memorial Relay closing ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2025. National POW/MIA Recognition Day honors those who have endured captivity as prisoners of war and to remember the more than 81,000 service members who remain missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Event organizers from the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1551 salute during the National Anthem at the POW/MIA Memorial Relay closing ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2025. National POW/MIA Recognition Day honors those who have endured captivity as prisoners of war and to remember the more than 81,000 service members who remain missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Ian Hudson, left, 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, hands the POW/MIA flag to Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, during the POW/MIA Memorial Relay at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. The POW/MIA flag was carried throughout the 24-hour run to honor those who were prisoners of war and the more than 81,000 service members who are still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samantha White, left, 374th Airlift Wing public affairs specialist, and Tomoko Kobayashi, 374 AW public affairs administrator, hold the U.S. and POW/MIA flags during the POW/MIA Memorial Relay at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. The POW/MIA flag was carried throughout the 24-hour run to honor those who were prisoners of war and the more than 81,000 service members who are still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samantha White, left, 374th Airlift Wing public affairs specialist, and Tomoko Kobayashi, 374 AW public affairs administrator, hold the U.S. and POW/MIA flags during the POW/MIA Memorial Relay at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. The POW/MIA flag was carried throughout the 24-hour run to honor those who were prisoners of war and the more than 81,000 service members who are still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Participants carry the U.S. and POW/MIA flags during the POW/MIA Memorial Relay at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. The POW/MIA flag was carried throughout the 24-hour run to honor those who were prisoners of war and the more than 81,000 service members who are still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Participants carry the U.S. and POW/MIA flag during the POW/MIA Memorial Relay at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. The POW/MIA flag was carried throughout the 24-hour run to honor those who were prisoners of war and the more than 81,000 service members who are still missing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Michael Lutman, Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Pacific Areas immediate past department commander, gives a speech during the POW/MIA Memorial Relay opening ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. National POW/MIA Recognition Day honors those who have endured captivity as prisoners of war and to remember the more than 81,000 service members who remain missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kayla Karelas)

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Yokota holds 24-hour run to honor POW/MIA

Published Sept. 23, 2025
By Airman Kayla Karelas
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota honors service members taken as prisoners of war and those missing in action with a 24-hour remembrance run during National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Participants carried the POW/MIA flag throughout the 24-hour run to honor those who have endured captivity as prisoners of war and to remember the more than 81,000 service members who remain missing in action.

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