My CFAY Weekly, Nov. 29

In this edition of My CFAY Weekly, Yokosuka base community members welcome the USS George Washington (CVN73). CFAY FFSC announces its popular annual Letters to Santa program. CFAY MWR shares their 25 Days of Christmas schedule. Go Beyond The Gate to Hasedera for the Hasedera Fall Illumination now through December 8.

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CFAY Holiday Lighting Extravaganza

The CFAY Holiday Lighting Extravaganza is scheduled Thursday, December 19 at 5 p.m. in the Officers’ Club. The event will include an Ugly Sweater Contest, caroling, and hot chocolate. There will also be voting for Best Decorated Tenant Command, Navy Housing Yard, Navy Housing Tower Balcony, and Ships. More information to follow. Check out the video above.


Beyond the Gate

Hasedera Fall Illuminations
Now through Sunday, Dec. 8

Hasedera’s lights will illuminate the canopy of autumn leaves from sunset each day. Wander under the boughs, through the traditional structures, and around the ponds.


📄 CFAY Announcements – September 25, 2025

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Other News

CFAY Honors Kosano Legacy

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Holiday Readiness: Keep Safety and Readiness in Mind This Season

CFAY leaders urge Yokosuka’s holiday community to balance celebration with readiness: practice fire-safe decorating, cooking and heater use; travel cautiously during winter weather and Kanagawa’s Dec. 11–20 traffic campaign; avoid…

CFAY MWR Liberty Program Holds Ribbon-Cutting for Satellite Liberty Center

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Senior Chief Frocking Ceremony

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SKDB Kids Event Onboard NAF Atsugi

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SKDB Hosts Kids Event Onboard NAF Atsugi

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Japanese Press Members Tour CFAS

Capt. Michael Fontaine, Commander, Fleet Activities…

CFAS Commander Visits JS Jintsū (DE-230)

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NMCRS Active Duty Fund Drive Begins Onboard NAF Atsugi

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Ayase Curbside Clean Up

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Japan, U.S. forces conduct Fleet Synthetic Training Joint 26-71

Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. forces conducted Fleet Synthetic Training Joint (FST-J) 26-71 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka and command centers across the region Feb. 23-27, 2026.

USS SHOUP HOLDS CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY IN YOKOSUKA

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 28, 2026) — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship in Yokosuka, Japan, Feb.…

USS Dewey Participates in Maritime Cooperative Activity 26-2.2

U.S. Navy Sailors fuel a Philippine Navy AW159 Lynx…

U.S. Navy concludes participation in multilateral exercise MILAN 2026

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 concluded their participation in the multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2026, Feb. 17-26,…

Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity 26-2.2

From front to back, Philippine Coast Guard Gabriela…

USS Dewey Departs Subic Bay

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USS Dewey Conducts a Sea and Anchor in Subic Bay

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USS Preble Conducts Change of Command Ceremony

Cmdr. Andrew Vann relieved Cmdr. Paul Archer as commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during a change of command ceremony at Commander, Fleet…

USS Blue Ridge announces Sailors of the Quarter

YOKOSUKA (Feb. 20, 2026) – Quartermaster 1st Class…

Flight Quarters aboard USS Blue Ridge

SAGAMI WAN (Feb. 19, 2026) – Boatswains Mate 2nd Class…

Sailor aboard USS Blue Ridge Stands Watch

TOKYO BAY (Feb. 17, 2026) – Seaman Sebastian Cortello…

USNH Yokosuka Strengthens Theater Medical Readiness with ATLS Certification Course

YOKOSUKA, Japan — U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka conducted an Advanced Trauma Life Support course, reinforcing battlefield readiness and joint interoperability by training Navy, Air Force and host-nation medical…


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