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Yokota community members play games at the Air Force Assistance Fund Burger Burn campaign kick off at Yokota Air Base.

Yokota community members play games at the Air Force Assistance Fund Burger Burn campaign kick off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 4, 2026. The AFAF is an annual fundraising campaign dedicated to supporting Air Force and Space Force personnel by raising money for charities supporting service members and widowed spouses. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Carissa McSwain/U.S. Air Force)

The Air Force Assistance Fund hosted a campaign kickoff with games, music and dozens of burgers and hot dogs for everyone who attended. The campaign gave a chance for attendees to donate to four charities which are dedicated to providing emergency financial assistance, supporting widows and widowers of service members, educational loans and scholarships, and community programs.

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