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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Favorite holds a U.S. flag out of a C-130H aircraft during the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. Another aircraft simultaneously displayed a Japanese flag to symbolize the partnership of the two nations. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe

Flag of Friendship

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Favorite holds a U.S. flag out of a C-130H aircraft during the 2016 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2016. Another aircraft simultaneously displayed a Japanese flag to symbolize the partnership of the two nations. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe

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