459th AS Participates in Joint Bilateral TMG Exercise

First Responders Prepare for the Worst

KS17: 459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

As the sun was setting behind the mountain terrain, it casted a deep orange hue onto the flightline as UH-1N Iroquois crewmembers completed their pre-flight inspections. Working diligently as twilight faded into darkness, the low hum of the twin turboshaft engines started signaling the start of the

Keen Sword 2017

Members from the Japan Self-Defense Forces and United States Forces, Japan, came together for Keen Sword 2017 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, from Oct. 30 – Nov. 11, 2016. KS17 involved U.S. forces and the JSDF from all components of both militaries, training to conduct bilateral operations in support of

Yokota pays tribute to veterans

Members of Team Yokota take part in a Veterans Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 10, 2016. 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 end of

Can’t look good without Accessories

At Yokota Air Base, members of the 374th Maintenance Squadron are working around the clock to ensure that the C-130 Hercules can continue to operate safely within the Indo-Asia Pacific region. While the countless hours the maintainers spend repairing aircraft on the flightline is easy to see, there

Yokota’s pediatric clinic keeps kids healthy

Many parents do everything in their power to ensure that their children grow as healthy and as happy as possible. Fortunately for parents on Yokota, the 374th Medical Group pediatric clinic works to facilitate that goal.

Yokota welcomes CSAF during immersion tour

Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. David Goldfein visited Yokota Air Base to communicate his focus areas of revitalizing squadrons, strengthening joint leaders and teams, and multi-domain command and control.

US and JASDF Airman team up to tie-down cargo

(Left to right) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nelson Jones, 535th Airlift Squadron C-17 loadmaster, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Shiro Suzuki, 10th Fire Unit Chitose Air Base, check a JASDF Electric Power Plant vehicle before loading onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base,

No Heat/No Cool Season Over

With winter fast approaching, on Nov. 7th, the 374th CivilEngineer Squadron started flipping the switch, turning on Yokota’s heating,ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, systems. With this year’s fall being colder than average the HVAC wintersystem startup began 12 days sooner than