JAPAN
U.S. Navy Photo by Ryo Isobe

U.S. Navy Photo by Ryo Isobe ()

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug, 22, 2022) — Students, family members, and faculty celebrate the first day of school at Sullivans Elementary School onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). Monday, Aug. 22 marked the first day of the 2022-2023 school year for almost all Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific schools. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet's forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

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