Yokota air traffic controllers conduct infield flightline operations for the first time
Staff Sgt. Natan Shipman, 374th Operations Support Squadron radar, airfield, and weather systems specialist, left, Tech. Sgt. James King, 374th OSS air traffic controller, center, and Master Sgt. Leroy Simmons, 374th OSS air traffic control watch supervisor, right, craft a landing zone at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2021. Ground units coordinate with air traffic control towers and pilots to designate a safe landing zone, operating from the flight line at this capacity has not been conducted before. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tyrone Thomas)