Keywords: US Navy 100129-N-5253W-003 Fleet Activities Yokosuka celebrates the new year.jpg en YOKOSUKA Japan Jan 29 2010 Operations Specialist 2nd Class Tyrone Hill from Atlanta pounds mochi during Fleet Activities Yokosuka's New Year's mochi pounding celebration The event commemorated the 50th anniversary the U S Japan strategic alliance Mochi a paste used in many Japanese foods is traditionally made by beating specially-prepared rice with a mallet and mortar U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S Weber/Released 2010-01-29 100129-N-5253W-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 81210 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S Weber PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka Mochi pounding |