Col. Sergio J. Vega Jr., 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher M. Yevchak, 374 AW command chief master sergeant, pay their respects to the victims of a U.S. Army Air Forces’ B-29 bombing raid during World War II, June 24, 2017, at Shizuoka City, Japan. Since 1972, Yokota Air Base Airmen have volunteered their time to take part in a US-Japan joint memorial service to pay respect to those who lost their lives on June 19, 1945, during a World War II air raid over Shizuoka. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)