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Fireworks explode over KC-135 Stratotanker at the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. Tens of thousands of people attend the annual festival to learn more about the U.S. military and American culture. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott

Friendship Fireworks

Fireworks explode over KC-135 Stratotanker at the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 18, 2016. Tens of thousands of people attend the annual festival to learn more about the U.S. military and American culture. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delano Scott

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