OCD 2019 is here and Santa’s C-130s are ready to fly

As the seasons change, December often times leads to trees without leaves, snow, and frigid air signaling what is the holiday season. For the island of Guam and many others scattered throughout the Pacific, the holiday season is marked not by the arrival of the more traditional winter, but that of

Yokota breaks ground for AFSOC Airfield Apron

Members from Yokota Air Base, Air Force Special Operations Command, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Nippo Corporation performed a ground breaking ceremony for the new AFSOC Airfield Apron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2019. The AFSOC complex will provide the 21st Special Operations Squadron a

374 AMXS hosts resiliency event

Members of the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participate in a question and answer session on Nov. 27, 2019, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374 AMXS hosted a resiliency event where Airmen discussed various topics with squadron leadership as well as participated in team building activities.

374th AW/CC talks bilateral future with RAAF partners

374th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Otis C. Jones, and Chief Master Sgt. Nicole Wilson, 374th Communications Squadron chief enlisted manager, visited Australian military partners to discuss their priorities and Yokota Air Base's mission and capabilities as the Pacific Air Force’s airlift hub.During

Future JASDF maintenance officers tour Yokota AB

JASDF maintenance cadets visited Yokota on an educational tour to learn firsthand how their U.S. Air Force counterparts conduct aircraft maintenance.

Yokota Spouses take flight

Spouses from the 21st Special Operations Squadron and the 753rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron walk towards a CV-22 Osprey during a spouse incentive flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2019. The incentive flight gave spouses an opportunity to have a firsthand look at the

Pacific Air Forces commander meets with Team Yokota

Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, to get a first-hand look at Yokota’s Airmen at work and the ironclad alliance between the U.S. and Japan Nov. 13-14, 2019.In addition to Brown, his spouse, Sharene Brown, Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, PACAF command

374th LRS POL Airmen Practice Wet Wing Defuel

The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight recently completed a wet-wing defuel training phase, a first at Yokota, which enables the C-130J Super Hercules crews to rapidly deliver fuel to bases all over the pacific. The process is a coordinated effort with multiple MAJCOM A3/A4’s

Yokota Airmen honor Veterans in retreat ceremony

Yokota Honor Guard members practice before a Veterans Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2019. Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans and coincides with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries, marking the anniversary of the

Yokota Airmen participate in exercise BM 19-03