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Members from U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force stand together for a group photo during a holiday party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. Guests ate dinner and celebrated together to kick off the holiday season. Events like these are opportunities to strengthen partnerships with the local community and Japanese military counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Staff Sgt. Salina Cruz, Pacific Air Force Band vocalist, offers the mic to an attendee of the U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force holiday party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. The Yokota Officers club hosted the event to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, welcomes guests to the USFJ and 5th AF holiday party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. The Yokota Officers club hosted the event to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Members from U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force attend a holiday party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. Guests ate dinner and celebrated together to kick off the holiday season. Events like these are opportunities to strengthen partnerships with the local community and Japanese military counterparts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, United States Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, meets with attendees at the USFJ and 5th AF holiday party at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. The Yokota Officers club hosted the event to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jarrett Smith)

U.S. Force Japan hosts Multilateral Holiday Reception

Published Dec. 15, 2022
By Airman Jarrett Smith
374th Airlift Wing

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Members from U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force attended a Holiday Reception at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 12, 2022. Guests ate dinner and celebrated together to kick off the holiday season. Events like these are opportunities to strengthen partnerships with the local community and Japanese military counterparts.