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Students shovel dirt during the Earth Day event at Yokota Middle School at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2024. The students planted 52 azaleas on school grounds with assistance from school staff and members of the environmental section of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey)

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Students plant flowers during the Earth Day event at Yokota Middle School at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2024. This event provided the chance for students of all ages to practice environmental stewardship through appreciation for nature and to work together for the benefit of the community, the environment and Team Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey)

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Students, school staff and members of the environmental section of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron pose for a group photo during the Earth Day event at Yokota Middle School at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2024. This event provided the chance for students of all ages to practice environmental stewardship through appreciation for nature and to work together for the benefit of the community, the environment and Team Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey)

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Students prepare to plant flowers during the Earth Day event at Yokota Middle School at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2024. The students planted flowers around the school’s newly-erected sakura tree outside of the middle school facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey)

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Students receive flower-planting instructions during the Earth Day event at Yokota Middle School at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2024. Students planted 52 azaleas on school grounds with assistance from school staff and members of the environmental and operations section of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey)

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Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps students from Yokota High School dig flower beds for incoming azalea plants during the Earth Day event at Yokota Middle School at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2024. This event provided the chance for students of all ages to practice environmental stewardship through appreciation for nature and to work together for the benefit of the community, the environment and Team Yokota. (Courtesy photo)

YMS students beautify school grounds for Earth Day

Published April 14, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Alexzandra Gracey
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Yokota Middle School students, equipped with gloves and shovels, planted flowers around the school’s newly-erected sakura tree at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2024.

To celebrate Earth Day, the students planted 52 azaleas on school grounds with assistance from school staff and members of the operations and environmental section of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron. Earlier in the week, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps students from Yokota High School came together to dig out the flower beds for the incoming plants.

This event provided the chance for students of all ages to practice environmental stewardship through appreciation for nature and to work together for the benefit of the community, the environment and Team Yokota.