Yokota Air Base

2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

Members of the 374th Security Forces Squadron and the Japan Air-Self Defense Force usher the last remaining attendees off the festival grounds during the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The festival is hosted on Yokota’s flightline; the quicker it is cleared, the sooner the flightline can return to operational normalcy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

Staff Sgt. Quintin Robinson, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician, coils an electrical cord used during the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. Thousands of feet of electrical cords were used to power vendor stands during the festival; the 374 CES engineer shop installs the cords before the festival and removes them the closing night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron take down a sign from a booth after the 2016 Japanese- American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The festival grounds take place on part of Yokota’s flightline, requiring many Airmen, contracted employees, and vendors to break down and pack their booths within a short amount of time after the festival concludes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician shop place power cords into the back of a vehicle after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. Thousands of feet of electrical cords were used to power vendor stands during the festival; the 374 CES engineer shop installs the cords before the festival and removes them the closing night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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An Airman with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop inspects the roof of a booth after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The 374 CES structures shop broke down multiple booths at the conclusion of the festival, assisting to return the flightline to full operational status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

Airman 1st Class Felix Nunez, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician, coils a power cord around his arm after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. After the festival, Twelve Airmen with the 374 CES electrician shop rolled thousands of feet of power cords lining the festival grounds, assisting to return the flightline to fully operational status by early morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop breakdown a booth after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. At the conclusion of the festival, Airmen worked to breakdown booths, remove wiring and clean the grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop load parts of a booth ceiling onto a truck after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. At the conclusion of the festival, Airmen worked to breakdown booths, remove wiring and barriers and clean the grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Coils of power cords sit in the back up a truck after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. After the festival, Twelve Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician shop rolled thousands of feet of power cords lining the festival grounds, assisting to return the flightline to full operational status by early morning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Vendors breakdown their stands after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The festival is located on part of Yokota’s flightline and brings more than 100,000 people on base every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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An Airman with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician shop coil cords used during the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The festival is located on part of Yokota’s flightline and brings more than 100,000 people on base every year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Senior Airman Miles Brickell, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron structures journeyman, unscrews a sign from a booth after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The structures shop had their booths broken down within two hours of the festival closure, assisting to return the flightline to full operational status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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An Airman with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop unscrews support beams of a booth after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The 374 CES structures shop broke down multiple booths at the conclusion of the festival, assisting to return the flightline to full operational status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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A street sweeper vehicle cleans the flightline after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The festival grounds are located on part of Yokota’s flightline, requiring pick up and cleaning before returning to a fully operational status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Airmen with the 374th Security Forces Squadron load barriers onto a truck bed after the 2016 Japanese- American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The barriers were used to create a perimeter between the runway and sections of the flightline used as the festival grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Rahmon Harrell, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, unrolls a strap to secure barriers onto a truck bed after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. At the conclusion of the festival, Airmen worked to breakdown booths, remove wiring and barriers and clean the grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Rahmon Harrell, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, unrolls a strap to secure barriers onto a truck bed after the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. At the conclusion of the festival, Airmen worked to breakdown booths, remove wiring and barriers and clean the grounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Airmen with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 374th Maintenance Squadron gather to begin a foreign-debris walk at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2016. Airmen with the 374th Airlift Wing walked sections of Yokota the morning following the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival to pick up left over debris and return the flightline to fully operational status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Airmen line up on the flightline to conduct a foreign-debris walk at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2016. More than 135,000 people attended the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival the two- days prior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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A crow finds spoils left over by attendees of the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2016. At the conclusion of the two-day festival, Airmen worked to breakdown booths, remove wiring and barriers and clean the grounds. The following morning, all of Yokota’s Airmen came together to walk the flightline and other areas affected by the festival, picking up foreign debris. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Airmen pick up debris on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2016. Airmen spread throughout areas of the base to pick up foreign debris left over by the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival, which attracted more than 135,000 people to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

Airmen conduct a foreign-debris walk on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2016. More than 135,000 people attended the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival the two-days prior. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

Airmen conduct a foreign-debris walk over the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2016, passing Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft that came to the base to participate in the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival. Airmen spread throughout areas of the base to pick up foreign debris left over by the festival, which attracted more than 135,000 people to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

Airmen conduct a foreign-debris walk over the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2016. Airmen spread throughout areas of the base to pick up foreign debris left over by the 2016 Japanese- American Friendship Festival, which attracted more than 135,000 people to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

Airmen conduct a foreign-debris walk over the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2016. Airmen spread throughout areas of the base to pick up foreign debris left over by the 2016 Japanese- American Friendship Festival, which attracted more than 135,000 people to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)

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Festival to flightline

Published Sept. 20, 2016
By Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 374th Security Forces Squadron and the Japan Air-Self Defense Force usher the last remaining attendees off the festival grounds during the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. The festival is hosted on Yokota’s flightline; the quicker it is cleared, the sooner the flightline can return to operational normalcy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez/Released)