Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Dionne, Yokota Base Honor Guard, waits for the moment to present the Colors at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2014. The Base Honor Guard provides respect and recognition for service members at ceremonies such as retirements, promotions and memorial services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
Maj. Zensaku Munn, 374th Operations Support Squadron air mobility liaison officer, listens to the radio over Shimoda bay, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, Aug. 31, 2014, during the Shizuoka Comprehensive Disaster Drill. Munn relayed drop clearance to the inbound C-130 Hercules from a UH-1N Iroquois during the drill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
U.S. Solders execute jumps out of an Air Force C-130 Hercules, assigned the 36th Airlift Squadron at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 3, 2014. The Soldiers are with the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
A fireworks display capped off the 2014 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival Sept. 7, 2014. More than 148, 000 visitors attended the event designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared between the United States and Japan. In addition to static displays and live music, the festival offered a variety of American and Japanese food. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic team, Blue Impulse, leaves smoke-trails in the sky over a Yokota C-12 Huron during an annual air show at Iruma Air Base, Japan, Nov. 3, 2014. Blue Impulse used the smoke-trails to sketch artistic patterns in the sky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
