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A 1975 view of the Yokota hospital still under construction. All Yokota residents used the hospital at the old Tachikawa Air Base until April 1976 when the facility at Yokota became operational. (Photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)


Yokota History Article Part 6: The Kanto Plain Consolidation Plan, 1971-79

A 1975 view of the Yokota hospital still under construction. All Yokota residents used the hospital at the old Tachikawa Air Base until April 1976 when the facility at Yokota became operational. (Photo courtesy of the 374th Airlift Wing History Office)

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Staff Sgt. David Carson, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory NCO in charge, fills a container with a cumulative sample of JP8 fuel from 12 tank cars at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The lab ensures the fuel is clean, isn’t mixed with other types of fuel and meets the standards the military puts out. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Staff Sgt. David Carson, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory NCO in charge, tests the conductivity of JP8 fuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The lab ensures the fuel is clean, isn’t mixed with other types of fuel and meets the standards the military puts out. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Single weight monitors sit in a box in the fuel laboratory at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The monitors are used to field test the fuel to provide visual indication of contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Staff Sgt. David Carson, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory NCO in charge, pours JP8 fuel back into a tank car after completing a visual test of the fuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The visual inspection is performed to look for water or any other type of contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
JP8 fuel is put through a flash point test to simulate how it would work in an aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The test determines the response of fuel to heat under a controlled condition to ensure it will work properly in an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
Senior Airman Robert Edmonds, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, lifts a jar of JP8 fuel from a tank car to perform a visual test of the fuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. Lab members run daily tests on fuel that can take between five minutes and two hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
A civilian aircraft taxies at Yokota Air Base, during the Kanto Plain Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance Conference, April 15, 2017. Twenty-six civilian aircraft landed at Yokota to participate the conference. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Twenty-six civilian aircraft landed at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the Kanto Plain Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance Conference, April 15, 2017. This is fifth time that the civilian planes were able to land at Yokota for the conference. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Master Sgt. David Thompson, 374th Airlift Wing safety office flight safety NCO in charge, pilots a Cessna 172 over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the Kanto Plain Collision and Avoidance Conference, April 15, 2017. The conference brought together military and civilian pilots from all over Japan to focus on flight safety and base flight procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Teddy Nelson, Army Aviation Battalion Japan UH-60L standardization instructor pilot, gives a briefing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during the Kanto Plain Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance Conference, April 15, 2017. The conference brought together military and civilian pilots from all over Japan to focus on flight safety and base flight procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Teddy Nelson, Army Aviation Battalion Japan UH-60L standardization instructor pilot, answers questions to Japan Air Self-Defense Force members with the Iruma Air Base, during the Kanto Plain Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance Conference, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 15, 2017. The conference brought together military and civilian pilots from all over Japan to focus on flight safety and base flight procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Participants take notes during the Kanto Plain Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance Conference, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 15, 2017. More than 100 private Japanese pilots participated in the conference to increase awareness and promote safety in the skies over the Yokota and the surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)