Airmen ensure Yokota’s mission is ‘fueled’

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

Yokota hosts 2017 MACA Conference

Buzzing in from all areas of the Kanto Plain, dozens of planes touched down at Yokota to attend the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association-Japan’s Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference hosted by The 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office, April 15, 2017.

Taking the Plunge

A member of Air Force Special Operations, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists jumps out of a C-130 Hercules while flying over Yokota Air Base, Japan,April 13, 2017. They performed a high altitude low opening parachute drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

Yokota airmen conduct mass CDS airdrop

Yokota members sucessfully repair transformer

Members from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron worked to repair a high voltage transformer starting April 8 at 9 a.m. and finishing April 9 at 4 a.m. at Yokota Air Base, Japan. This created a power outage for certain parts of the base. Approximately 382 facilities on the west side and main base, to

Yokota in full bloom

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in West side of Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2017. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, it had reached full bloom one day earlier than expected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

Night Hoist Training

Wrenchbender Rodeo

Over 400 Airmen gathered on the flightline for the 374thMaintenance Group Wrenchbender Rodeo March 31, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The Rodeo consisted of four teams of 42 Airmen from the 374MXG, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 374th Maintenance Squadron and the 730thAir Mobility Squadron.

Arts in the Armed Forces

Members from the Arts in the Armed Forces (AITAF) performedthe play, “Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train,” at the Taiyo Community Center March 29and 31, 2017. The play is a drama on moral responsibility and the modernprison system. It takes place in a New York State prison on Rikers Island,where a young man

Yokota welcomes 2nd C-130J Super Hercules

A C-130J Super Hercules approaches the runway at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2017. This is the second C-130J delivered from Lockheed Martin, less than a month after the first was delivered March 6th. Yokota serves as the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for U.S. Air Force peacetime and