JAPAN
U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita

U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita ()

Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Cambron, 374th Mission Support Group senior enlisted leader, left, Fumioki Hirahata, Akishima-Yokota Friendship Club president, center, and Col. Ryan Vetter, 374th Mission Support Group commander, work together to plant a cherry sapling during a ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5, 2022. The cherry tree was planted as a symbol of the friendship between Akishima-Yokota Friendship Club and Yokota Air Base in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the club.

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