Yokota Chapel Homeless Ministry Outreach

Every month, Yokota Air Base members travel to Ueno Park, Tokyo, with one objective in mind; to inspire others through their core value of service before self.On Sept. 15, 19 Yokota members volunteered their time and resources to ensure approximately 250 homeless men and women didn’t go another day

Yokota hosts NEO open house

A Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations open house was held for base personnel at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2017. The event was aimed at ensuring everybody knows what to do in case of a noncombatant evacuation, which may be ordered in the event a natural or

Air Force band improves bilateral relationships

With all of the languages spoken around the world, music is a language that is universally understood and is used as a way to bring people together. To achieve this the U.S. Air Force band of Pacific-Asia traveled to Saitama, Akasaka and Shinjuku, Japan, to perform as part of an annual lunchtime

ADC: Protecting Airmen’s rights

Protecting Airmen’s rights is one of the Area Defense Counsel’s top priorities.The ADC’s principal responsibility is to represent members in actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including courts-martial and non-judicial punishment proceedings. The office consists of an Air Force

Yokota High School

Fiscal Year Close Out

As their fingers speed across the keyboard in a race against the clock, Airmen in the 374th Comptroller Squadron’s financial analysis flight work against time to ensure that Yokota’s budget is balanced to the penny before the end of the fiscal year. From aircraft parts and fuel to electricity and

For a Brighter, More Efficient Future

For many saving energy may seem like a mundane task, but for a select few it’s what they live for every day.One of those individuals is the 2016 Energy Engineer of the Year winner Sundae Knight, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron resource efficiency manager, as she helped Yokota accomplish the Energy

Yokota receives 5th C-130J from Ramstein AB

After flying halfway around the world, a C-130J Super Hercules arrived at Yokota Air Base, Japan from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 20, 2017. This is the fifth C-130J delivered to Yokota since March.

EM helps keep Yokota prepared

Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, severe weather, power outages, household chemical emergencies and tsunamis are just some of the possible natural and man-made disasters that could happen at a moment’s notice.September is national preparedness month to help prepare people for any

Japanese-American Friendship Festival