Yokota tour enhances US, Japan relations

National Base Relations Council representatives tour a C-130J Super Hercules, belonging to the 36th Airlift Squadron, during a community tour of Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2023. The National Base Relations Council is comprised of two entities: the National Base Council and the National Council for Defense Facilities and Areas Development. These committees are composed of municipalities near Japan Self-Defense Force facilities and U.S. military bases throughout Japan. The tour served as an opportunity to strengthen U.S.-Japan relations by educating government officials about the important mission at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Yokota tour enhances US, Japan relations

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Simon Castro, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, listens to Yuki Saito, 374th Airlift Wing community engagement specialist, as she helps translate questions posed by representatives from the National Base Relations Council during a community tour of Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2023. Twenty members of the National Base Relations Council toured the base and got to view a C-130J, the new base passenger terminal facility and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Operations Support Wing. Together, the council represents 14 municipalities throughout Japan, including Fussa and Misawa. The tour served as an opportunity to strengthen U.S.-Japan relations by educating government officials about the important mission at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, speaks to guests from the Japan National Base Relations Council during a base tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 20, 2023. Members of the council represent 14 municipalities across Japan and toured the installation to get a better understanding of the base’s mission. Team Yokota holds inclusive community events in a continual effort to foster mutual understanding between the U.S. and Japan, and to help strengthen the long-lasting partnership shared between both nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jarrett Smith)

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Yokota tour enhances US, Japan relations

Published Jan. 25, 2023
By Airman Jarrett Smith
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Members of the National Base Relations Council, which represents 14 municipalities both locally and across Japan, toured Yokota Air Base to learn about the 374th Airlift Wing’s mission on January 20, 2023.

Council members got a hands-on experience with a C-130J Super Hercules, visited the new base passenger terminal, and met with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Operations Support Wing.

The tour served as an educational opportunity that strengthened U.S. and Japan relations by sharing Yokota’s important mission to local government officials. Community events help strengthen partnerships and promote good will between the U.S. and Japan.