YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Eric Epperson and son Chase watch as a U-2S "Dragon Lady" from the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron flies by Aug. 22 during the 2009 Yokota Air Base Japanese-American Friendship Festival. More than 80,000 people attended the first day of the two-day festival designed to bolster the bi-lateral relationship shared by the United States and Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Michael Dillon)