374th Civil Engineer Squadron cleans up after tyhoon Trami

Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, Operations Flight, worked to recover the base following typhoon Trami at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1, 2018. The 374 CES recalled members of the operations flight at 3:00a.m. in preparation for recovery efforts. There primary goal was to make sure

Strengthening Ties with Bilateral Exchange

For over 20 years, Yokota Air Base, Japan has participated in the Bilateral Exchange Program, in which Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen experience what it’s like to work as U.S. Air Force Airmen. This year’s 14 day program gave a chance for all Airmen to learn, grow and strengthen relationships

Finding Hope and Resiliency

Master Sgt. Brian Williams, 341st Training Squadron operations superintendent, assigned with Lackland Air Force Base, TX, poses for a photo in the Samurai Fitness Center Sept. 26, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Williams was the guest speaker for the Finding Hope and Resiliency kickoff event. He

374 AMXS lead the way for Suicide Prevention Month

Their faces impossible to forget; each with a story often heard all too late. In looking at them that one last time the mind floods with the memories of the countless moments shared with a life ended all too early. It is through that reflection that their smiles and façade fade into the missed signs

459 AS showcases CAPEX during Friendship Festival

Yokota’s 459th Airlift Squadron showcased one of their UH-1 mission sets during a Capabilities Exercise (CAPEX) at the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival, Sept. 15-16 at Yokota Air Base, Japan to give approximately 145,000 visitors a better understanding of what the 459th AS does in Japan

FOD walk complete, Yokota is back in business

The Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing perform a foreign object debris walk following the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2018. The FOD walk was conducted after the festival to remove any hazardous debris capable of damaging aircraft from the

Yokota celebrates 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival

2018 JAFF kicks off with 36th AS Demo

Crew chiefs with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stand by as the crew of a C-130J Super Hercules prepare to start their engines prior to a low-cost, low-altitude demonstration at the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2018. The two-day long

JSDF, Yokota Airmen participate in C-17 bilateral loading engagement

Yokota Tower Run Honors Fallen Heroes of 9/11

A tower run participant releases a dog-tag into a fire fighter's helmet during the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2018. Each run participant held a dog-tag with the name of a first responder who lost their life in the terrorist attacks