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Photo Of Students from Matthew C. Perry High School and judges for a Food Pantry Cooking Competition hosted by M.C. Perry High School pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 7, 2024. The students of M.C. Perry High School were tasked with creating unique dishes with non-perishable items such as spam, canned black beans, and rice, which were provided by the Iwakuni Food Pantry, to show creative ways to make tasty dishes with common, shelf-stable ingredients.

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Matthew C. Perry High School hosts Food Pantry Cooking Competition at MCAS Iwakuni

Students from Matthew C. Perry High School and judges for a Food Pantry Cooking Competition hosted by M.C. Perry High School pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 7, 2024.

Photo Of The Far East Tournament All-Stars form up before a high school all-star friendship game with the Yokohama Bay All-Stars during Pro Day 2024 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s Berkey Field May 12, 2024. The team of 30 students from Department of Defense schools in both Japan and South Korea and local international schools were invited to participate in the weekend event to meet former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher, Keiichi Yabu, World Baseball Classic star, Milan Prokop, professional ballplayers from the Kanagawa Future Dreams and scouts from the Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets to run combine drills and receive coaching. Pro Day started as an annual event in 2011, though this was the first time in four years the event was held.

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Far East Tournament All-Stars participate in Pro Day 2024 at Yokosuka NB

The Far East Tournament All-Stars form up before a high school all-star friendship game with the Yokohama Bay All-Stars during Pro Day 2024 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s Berkey Field May 12, 2024.

Photo Of Carmen Williams, USO Yokosuka director, introduces the evening’s schedule at Military Spouse Appreciation Night Friday, May 10, 2024 in Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s Ayame Heights. USO Yokosuka staff and volunteers prepared dinner, desserts and coffee for local military spouses to enjoy while painting.

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USO Yokosuka hosts Military Spouse Appreciation Night

Carmen Williams, USO Yokosuka director, introduces the evening’s schedule at Military Spouse Appreciation Night Friday, May 10, 2024 in Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s Ayame Heights.

Photo Of Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, center, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, poses for a picture with Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) while the ship is in port in Sasebo, Japan, May 10. New Orleans, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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Sasebo-based USS New Orleans hosts Vice Adm. Kacher, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet

Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, center, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, poses for a picture with Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) while the ship is in port in Sasebo, Japan, May 10.

Photo Of More than 100 community members attended a National Day of Prayer breakfast May 9, 2024, at the Camp Zama Community Club in Japan to show appreciation for the right to freely practice one’s faith. Col. Marcus Hunter, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, hosted the event that had several chaplains offer prayers and a motivational speaker share his story of overcoming adversity.

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Camp Zama community hears messages of resilience at prayer breakfast

More than 100 community members attended a National Day of Prayer breakfast Thursday at the Camp Zama Community Club to show appreciation for the right to freely practice one’s faith.

Photo Of Smooth Move! Exchange Helps Make PCS Season Simple with Online Resources

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Smooth move! Exchange helps make PCS season simple with online resources

As military members and families prepare to receive their Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is making sure they have everything they need for a smooth move.

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Fun in Japan: Yokota’s Friendship Festival returns May 18-19

A popular cross-cultural event, Yokota Friendship Festival, aka Nichibei Yukosai, returns on May 18-19.

Photo Of Students from the American Corner play the Yatga, in Erdernet, Mongolia, April 25, 2024. The Yatga is an instrument native to Mongolia and was used at the royal court. The twelve strings of the Yatga symbolize the twelve levels of palace hierarchy. The American Corner was established to foster and provide educational and cultural exchanges between the U.S. and Mongolia.

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PACAF-Asia Band takes the stage with Mongolian students

The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia joined students to share music, culture and ideas at the newly-opened American Corner in Erdenet, Mongolia, April 25, 2024.

Photo Of Spouses from the 374th Airlift Wing pose for a photo inside a C-12 Huron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 4, 2024. The 459th Airlift Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron host orientation flights to ​​bolster morale, showcase teamwork and give members of the Yokota community a firsthand experience with the airlift mission.

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Yokota spouses experience airlift mission

Spouses from the 374th Airlift Wing pose for a photo inside a C-12 Huron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 4, 2024.

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For some military spouses, intel can be hard to come by

As a Navy “intel wife,” I often lamented that we didn’t have as many social opportunities as couples in other military communities such as surface, aviation, submarines and special ops.

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Smooth Move! Yokota Exchange helps make PCS season simple with online resources

As military members and families prepare to receive their Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is making sure they have everything they need for a smooth move.

Photo Of A collage of photos taken during an Annual Tour TDY performed by the 434th Force Support Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 1-15, 2024. During the two-week TDY, 26 Airmen assigned to the 434th FSS job shadowed and trained with the 374th FSS.

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434th FSS train, create partnerships in Japan

A collage of photos taken during an Annual Tour TDY performed by the 434th Force Support Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 1-15, 2024.

Photo Of Members of the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron pose for a photo with the new moosehead prototype at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 3, 2024.

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Moosehead prototype brings new efficiency to 374th LRS

A new device is on the scene at the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron, saving manpower and cutting fuel maintenance times from two hours to 15 minutes.

Photo Of Waka Ishiguro, front, teaches the “soran bushi” performance to Camp Zama volunteers during a language and cultural event at Zama City Hall, Japan, May 3, 2024.

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Camp Zama volunteers prepare Japanese students for exchange trip

Nearly 20 Camp Zama volunteers recently helped a group of Japanese students get ready for an exchange trip this summer to Zama City’s sister city in Tennessee.

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