Yokota continues to refine the ROM process to mitigate any potential exposure. Now, more than ever, sponsors are encouraged to find new and creative ways to continue to support their inbound personnel and be fully involved throughout their arrival.
However, sponsors will no longer be authorized to pick up personnel directly from the terminal in order to reduce the risk of possible COVID-19 exposure. Instead, inbound personnel will be taken via shuttle to Bldg. 400, which will be the ROM reception area and will service personnel until their lodging or residence is ready. The ROM reception area amenities will include wi-fi, pet relief area, seating, and a DSN phone for use. Food may be delivered via delivery options or sponsor drop-off.
Sponsors will ensure lodging or housing is reserved and coordinated. In addition, they will ensure that Pet Care Center or pet friendly lodging reservations are made when necessary. When applicable, keys need to be dropped off at Bldg. 400, Room 107 between 0800 and 1000 Monday through Friday at least one day prior to the newcomer’s arrival.
Members flying into commercial airports with pets will need to reserve pet transportation 3 weeks in advance through FSS.
Your health and well-being continues to be our top priority.
Current as of: 24 DEC 21
Due to changes in the Japanese protective health posture and an increase in positive COVID cases in the wing, ROM guidance has been updated for the protection of our community:
The primary changes are (regardless of vaccination status):
If you are experiencing possible COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough, difficulty breathing, chills, muscle aches, fatigue, headache, sore throat, stuffy nose, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or sudden loss of taste and smell), DO NOT GO TO URGENT CARE, WORK OR EXPOSE OTHERS.
Call the medical appointment line at DSN: 225-8864 Opt. 7 or Cell: 042-552-2510 Ext. 58864 Opt. 7 for evaluation and instructions. For questions about ROM, please utilize your chain of command.
In most circumstances, individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 or who are a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, will be able to isolate or quarantine at home after consultation with a COVID-19 medical provider.
DoDEA Schools: Please direct questions to DoDEA Pacific and visit www.dodea.edu/Pacific for more information.
School Age Care: Open to currently enrolled Single/Dual military.
Child Development Center: Open to currently enrolled members. Reduced hours: 0730 – 1630.
Youth and Teen Center: Closed.
Chapel: The base chapel has resumed in-person worship services with COVID-19 prevention measures in place. Online alternative formats remain available. Follow “Yokota AB Chapel” on Facebook for more information and updates on services and other Chapel program events. For counseling appointments call 225-7009.
Legal Office/Tax Center: Clients seen by appointment only. Call 225-8069 for legal assistance or 225-4926 for the tax center.
Housing Management Office: Clients seen by appointment only. Please coordinate with housing counselors by phone at 225-3252, or email at 374ceshousing@us.af.mil. FSS Activities: Please monitor the Yokota FSS website for event updates at https://yokotafss.com.
Samurai Fitness Center: Unvaccinated individuals are prohibited from exercising or otherwise engaging in physical fitness activities inside the Samurai Fitness Center & Annex. The only exception to this prohibition is for official physical fitness assessments (PT tests), to include diagnostic tests, and participation in mandated fitness improvement programs.
Before you schedule your appointment for a new CAC or Uniformed Service ID Card, visit https://www.cac.mil/Coronavirus to see the changes implemented by the DOD concerning CAC/USID cards during COVID-19.
a. Leave/pass within Japan is limited by the restrictions detailed in Paragraph 2b. Leave/pass for military or civilian employees outside of Japan may be approved by their squadron commander or equivalent. Approval authorities are required to conduct a travel risk assessment with the member and verify the HPCON status of a leave/pass location before approving requests. In conducting risk assessments, approval authorities will consider the individual’s increased risk, if any, of severe illness from COVID-19; the status of COVID-19 community spread at the travel destination; the traveler(s) COVID-19 vaccination status; and the traveler(s) familiarity with self-monitoring and treating COVID-19 symptoms. If approval authorities have questions regarding risk assessments, they should speak with a public health professional. b. Space Available flights are only permitted with an exception to policy request signed by the first O-6 or civilian equivalent in the traveler’s chain of command, as delegated by the Secretary of the Air Force.
Effective 1630 JST, 10 January 2022 until 24 January 2022, all USFJ affiliated personnel will limit off-installation activities to essential activities only.
a. The following examples of off-installation essential activities are permitted while wearing a mask:
• Transit between off-installation residence and USFJ facility and area; • Transit to/from school or day care; • Pet relief; • Transit between USFJ facilities and areas; • Purchase of food from stores; • Take out, delivery, or drive-thru from restaurants; • Religious services; • Official business; • Medical, pharmacy, dental, and veterinary services; • Payment of housing-related bills; • Essential car services; • Use of public transportation to and from work or for official business; • Financial services; • Outdoor physical activities, e.g., running/bicycling, for those who reside off installation; and • International travel.
b. The following off-installation areas/activities are not permitted without prior written approval from the first O-6 in the requester’s chain of command where the activity is determined to be necessary for humanitarian reasons or warranted due to extreme hardship:
• Seated dining; • Indoor malls; • Bars and clubs; • Gyms; • Amusement parks; • Theaters; • Massage parlors; • Saunas; • Spas; • Festivals; • Karaoke bars; and • Domestic leisure travel.
c. Additionally, non-USFJ affiliated personnel are prohibited from entering Yokota Air Base or Tama Hills Recreation Area for unofficial purposes.
Government-funded TDY travel for 374th Airlift Wing fully vaccinated personnel may be approved by the first O-6 in the traveler’s chain of command. All TDY travel requires approval unless the purpose for travel is one of the 12 exemptions listed on the Secretary of Defense memorandum, “Update to Conditions-based Approach to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Personnel Movement and Travel Restrictions” (15 March 2021). Additionally, commanders should give serious consideration to an individual’s COVID-19 vaccine booster status prior to authorizing off-installation mission essential travel.
a. IAW FRAGO-003 to USFJ Force Public Health Order 21-004, all individuals on U.S. military installations in Japan and all individuals performing duties in Japan on behalf of the DoD from any location other than the individual’s home, including outdoor shared spaces and regardless of vaccination status, will wear a mask. This mask mandate applies to military personnel; DoD civilian employees and host nation employees; family members; DoD contractors; and all other individuals on DoD property, installations, or facilities in Japan. b. While off-installation in Japan, all SOFA-status personnel, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear masks in public, i.e., outside of a private dwelling. Japanese citizens commonly wear masks in public settings and our personnel should do so off-installation to prevent the spread of infection and to promote a responsible image to the host nation civilian population.
c. This mask mandate is not required on military installations in Japan under the following circumstances: • For children aged two (2) years and under; • When engaging in outdoor, individual physical fitness activities while maintaining social distancing; • When alone in an office with floor-to-ceiling walls with a closed door; • For brief periods of time when eating or drinking on the installation in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and instructions from commanders and supervisors; • When a mask is required to be lowered briefly for identification or security purposes; or • When necessary to reasonably accommodate an individual with a disability.
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