Back-to-School excitement at Yokota

Photo By Yasuo Osakabe | Staff, parents, and community members line the hallways of Yokota Middle School (YMS) to welcome students for their first day of school at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2023. YMS is one of 20 schools in DoDEA’s Pacific East District that serves military connected students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)  

YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JAPAN

08.24.2023

Story by Airman 1st Class Samantha White 

374th Airlift Wing

Yokota students headed back to school for the 2023-24 school year at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2023. Yokota Middle School and both elementary schools carried on the tradition of the “Clap-In,” where parents, community members, and school faculty line up to celebrate students' first day of school.

For more resources to help military-affiliated students acclimate to a new school, check out https://mic3.net/. The Military Interstate Child Compact Commission provides educational resources to service members and their families that aim to help ease the stress associated with a military move.

• Date Taken: 08.24.2023
• Date Posted: 08.24.2023 00:07
• Story ID: 452024
• Location: YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JP