March 9, 2023 Yokota civilian receives PACAF’s first Defense Acquisition Workforce Award Joshua Grubb, 374th Contracting Squadron specialized contracting director, represented all of Pacific Air Forces contracting and received the 2022 Defense Acquisition Workforce Award, Individual Category, for International Relations.
March 9, 2023 Yokota hosts U.S., Japanese students for education exchange The 374th Airlift Wing partnered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific East to host a Youth Exchange Program workshop at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 4-5.
March 8, 2023 Community explores pop culture at Yokota-Con 2023 The 374th Force Support Squadron hosted Yokota-Con to bring Team Yokota together for a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2023.
March 8, 2023 Iron Fist 23: USAF and JGSDF conduct island seizure training The U.S. Air Force 36th Airlift Squadron, Japan Air Self-Defense Force 2nd Tactical Group, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade conducted bilateral airborne operations at remote islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, March 3.
March 7, 2023 Yokota Airman recognized for contributions to US-Japan alliance The Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association (JAAGA) recognized Maj. Lance Mazzella, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron director of operations, during the 2022 JAAGA Award ceremony held at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Defense Command at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 3.JAAGA promotes
March 5, 2023 374th AW leadership entertain during Read Across America Day 374th Wing leadership entertained children at the Yume Child Development Center at Yokota Air Base during Read Across America Day. The day was established by the National Education Association in 1998 to help get children excited about reading. March 2nd was chosen because it is the birthday of
March 3, 2023 Yokota, Creech leadership visit Kanoya Air Base Leadership from the 374th Airlift Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing visited with members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Air Wing One, JMSDF Air Patrol Squadron One leadership, and the Airmen of the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, deployed to Kanoya Air Base, Japan,
March 1, 2023 Future firefighters at Yokota The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department hosted second graders from Keimei Gakuen Elementary School, located in Akishima, Feb. 28, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, by opening their fire station for a hands-on tour.
Feb. 28, 2023 Cope North 23: Trilateral integration at Iwo To strengthens capabilities Ten U.S. Air Force airfield experts from Yokota and Andersen Air Base flew to the Japanese island of Iwo To, historically called Iwo Jima, to exchange skills with Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force partners as part of the Cope North 23 field exercise, Feb. 21-22.Cope North
Feb. 27, 2023 A diverse Air Force As part of Cope North 2023 and in honor of Black History Month, the 36th Airlift Squadron’s premiere flight from Yokota Air Base in Japan to Andersen Air Base in Guam, was generated and piloted by an all-Black aircrew on Feb. 6, 2023.The crew participated in the annual exercise Cope North, which