Sports day at ATR

Capt. Darin Elgersma, a pilot in the 67th Fighter Squadron, plays soccer against a local children's club team Jan. 30 at Hyakuri Air Base, about 70 miles north of Tokyo. Soccer and basketball games were the focus of the morning, as teams from the surrounding community came to the base to play against and spend time with American Airmen. Captain Elgersma and almost 100 other Kadena Airmen are currently operating from Hyakuri as part of an aviation training relocation. (U.S. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

Sports day at ATR

Staff Sgt. Albert Rhone from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, outstretches some 12-year-old basketball players from Iberaki Prefecture during a basketball game Jan. 30. Basketball and soccer were on the agenda during a sports day held in honor of the visiting Airmen from Kadena Air Base. About 100 Airmen and 6 F-15Cs are currently operating from Hyakuri Air Base about 70 miles north of Tokyo as part of an aviation training relocation. The Kadena Airmen will be there for one week. (U.S. Air Force photo / 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard)

Sports day at ATR

A 'sporting' good time at Hyakuri

Published Jan. 31, 2010
By 1st Lt. Bryan Bouchard
18th Wing Public Affairs

HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from Kadena were treated Jan. 30 to athletic competition against airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force as well as local youth league teams here. The sporting events kicked off a day of friendly interaction between American and Japanese Airmen, as well as local citizens who live near the base. Nearly 100 Kadena Airmen and six F-15Cs are operating from Hyakuri Air Base, about 70 miles north of Tokyo, until Feb. 5 as part of an aviation training relocation.