Col. Otis C. Jones, 374th Airlift Wing commander, breaks open a sake keg along with the seven friendship club presidents during the Kagami-biraki ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26, 2019. Kagami-biraki is started when the lid of a large sake barrel is broken by wooden mallets and the sake is served to everyone present. It signifies opening the door for good fortune.

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