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  • Being a Rare Match

    Being identified as a biological match for a bone marrow donation is rare, and I'm immensely grateful that I could be that rare match to save someone's life.

  • Yokota Aero Club hosts first Aim High Flight Academy immersion

    Yokota Air Base Aero Club instructors hosted their first-ever Aim High Flight Academy immersion at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 24 to Aug. 12. The AHFA immersion is a 15-day introductory flying program for high school and college students with little to no prior aviation experience to practice

  • Yokota Medics test contingency response with UK, JP allies during MG23

    Yokota medics were put to the test July 18-19, to practice aeromedical evacuation and massive casualty response in cooperation with the U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Japan in support of Mobility Guardian 2023 operations and an internal readiness exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • USFJ, 5 AF commander assesses quality of life at Yokota

    Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, participated in an immersion tour to evaluate the lives of Airmen stationed at Yokota Air Base, the premier airlift hub in the Indo-Pacific region, on July 24, 2023.

  • Comedian Iliza Shlesinger visits Yokota

    Comedian Iliza Shlesinger visited to perform at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2023, during a United Services Organizations tour in three U.S. military installations in Japan. Shlesinger also met Airmen stationed at Yokota and received tours and briefs from numerous squadrons to understand the

  • 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Changes Command

    Lt. Col. Michael Pluger assumed command of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron from Lt. Col. Timothy Scheffler during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26.

  • Yokota Airmen support largest AMC exercise

    Yokota Air Base saw over 400 additional military members on the ground in July, with multiple concurrent exercises taking place in the Indo-Pacific region. A team of Airmen from the 374th Force Support Squadron stepped in, coordinating and executing the bed down of incoming forces at Yokota.