Yokota PAX; Gateway to the Far East

It’s been over 12 hours since feeling solid ground. Flying from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington, to Yokota Air Base, Japan, on board a Patriot Express aircraft is mentally and physically exhausting. When finally landing, the thought of getting the chance to stretch, breathe fresh

Presents in the trees on Fais Island

Three villages await Operation Christmas Drop on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2018. Fais is an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean located approximately 156 miles northeast of Yap where a C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan,

Sounds of the Season

Japan Air Self Defense Force Airman 2nd Class Saki Morita, JASDF Central Band vocalist, sings the Japanese national anthem during Sounds of the Season, Dec. 12, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Sounds of the Season was a two-day concert held by the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific and Japan Air

Yokota leaderships experience Japanese traditional Mochi-tsuki

Santa's practice deliveries complete, C-130s are ready to fly

A Low-Cost, Low- Altitude practice bundle floats in the waters off of Guam during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2018. Throughout the remainder of OCD, bundles like these carrying critical supplies will be delivered to 56 Micronesian islands impacting 20,000

U.S. Indo-Pacific Forces Participate in Annual Operation Christmas Drop

Santa 21 returned to the “north pole” of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam after delivering three bundles to the island of Nama in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on Dec. 10, 2018.Among the helpers on board was non-other than the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Phil Davidson. In its

Let's Get Ready to Bundle!

Chief Master Sgt. Tresse King, 374th Force Support Squadron superintendent, right, and Senior Airman Kylie Hanni, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, left, both out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, place cans of food into a bundle to be delivered during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force

374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind OCD

Twenty-five tons of critical supplies airdropped to 56 Micronesian islands impacting more than 20,000 people. A tall task taken on by the servicemembers who take part in Operation Christmas Drop.While OCD continues on as the longest running airdrop training mission, serving as a platform to better

Team Yokota Spreads Holiday Cheer at Children's Hospital

A member of Yokota Air Base, Japan, dressed as Santa Claus, dances with child at the Kanagawa Children's Medical Hospital, Japan, Dec. 7, 2018. Members of Yokota and the dance group Son's of Hawaii dressed up to spread holiday cheer to the staff, children, and families of the hospital. (U.S. Air

Air Force Service in Japan, a Mueller Family Tradition

It had been 30 years since he last saw those tail numbers but the memory of them remains as if it was only yesterday. Three C-130H Hercules had flown around the world countless times fulfilling their mission, yet here they were after all this time. When last they met it was at Dyess Air Force Base