Samurai Challenge: The Amazing Samurai Race

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Lozano, 374th Airlift Wing protocol specialist, bowls during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. The event featured five different challenges in different locations across the installation, each with a focus on physical conditioning, communication, problem-solving and teamwork. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Lozano, 374th Airlift Wing protocol specialist, picks up a bowling ball during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Several teams of Airmen from the 374th Medical Group, 374th Wing Support Staff, Civil Engineering Squadron and Force Support Squadron ran across the installation, participating in several different exercises and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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A competitor participates in a communication exercise during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. The event featured five different challenges in different locations across the installation, each with a focus on physical conditioning, communication, problem-solving and teamwork. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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A competitor prepares to throw a dodgeball during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Several teams of Airmen from the 374th Medical Group, 374th Wing Support Staff, Civil Engineering Squadron and Force Support Squadron ran across the installation, participating in several different exercises and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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A competitor throws a basketball through a hoop during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Teams raced across the installation on foot, requiring all teammates to finish together in order to complete the challenge. The Samurai Challenge is a monthly event held to boost unit camaraderie and encourage friendly competition between servicemembers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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A blindfolded competitor attempts to throw a basketball through a hoop during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. The event featured five different challenges in different locations across the installation, each with a focus on physical conditioning, communication, problem-solving and teamwork. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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Competitors make their way to the second challenge during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Several teams of Airmen from the 374th Medical Group, 374th Wing Support Staff, Civil Engineering Squadron and Force Support Squadron ran across the installation, participating in several different exercises and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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A team performs burpees at the first station of the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Teams raced across the installation on foot, requiring all teammates to finish together in order to complete the challenge. The Samurai Challenge is a monthly event held to boost unit camaraderie and encourage friendly competition between servicemembers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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Competitors begin the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. The event featured five separate challenges in different locations across the installation, each with a focus on physical conditioning, communication, problem-solving and teamwork. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Julian Williams, 374th Communications Squadron data operations NCOIC and event coordinator, briefs competitors during the monthly Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2026. Several teams of Airmen from the 374th Medical Group, 374th Wing Support Staff, Civil Engineering Squadron and Force Support Squadron ran across the installation, participating in five different exercises and activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wood)

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he Samurai Challenge is a monthly event held to boost unit camaraderie and encourage friendly competition between servicemembers. Several teams of Airmen from the 374th Medical Group, 374th Wing Support Staff, Civil Engineering Squadron and Force Support Squadron ran across the installation, participating in five different exercises and activities. Each activity focused on physical conditioning, communication, problem-solving and teamwork.

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