Yokota kicks off holiday season with annual Christmas tree lighting

The Yokota High School Choir performs during the community tree lighting ceremony at the main chapel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 30, 2017. Members of the Yokota community gathered for carols and fellowship to celebrate the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chelsea Sweatt)

End of an Era

When the last C-130H Hercules departed Yokota Air Base, it left like a rock star as a crowd of people cheered and waved. Breaking up the band isn’t easy, especially for the 374th Maintenance Squadron’s aerospace propulsion flight who have closed a nearly seventy year tour. The propulsion flight at

Yokota hosts first OSS Synchronization

The 374th Operation Support Squadron hosted the first Operations Support Squadron Synchronization at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15-18, 2017. The OSS sync was established to discuss common issues, disseminate best practices, and produce unified proposals for higher Headquarter requirements. This

Bio, EM completes joint training

If a chemical agent was released on base, Yokota personnel would need to know as soon as possible the kind of agent it is, how it’s going to affect them and the type of response measures that are being taken to mitigate the release of the chemical agent. Airmen recently came together to improve

Taste of Home

The feeling of being that new person. Weeks spent in the dorms without much social interaction. The process of figuring out how to make new friends and be a part of the community only becoming more difficult as time passes. It can all just be such a lonely experience, an experience that only becomes

Bio completes vent survey

Airmen from the 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight completed a ventilation survey within the Mortuary Affairs embalming station at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 17, 2017. The survey entailed checking the air flow of the ventilation system next to the embalming

Yokota High School College and Career Fair

A student from Yokota High School speaks to a college representative at the annual College and Career Fair, Nov. 15, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The students were able to get the information they needed about going into the programs they were interested in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt.

Runway Repair

Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a time to recognize, celebrate and remember the sacrifices of all veterans: Airmen, Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen. “We know that freedom is powerful; it is a gift, a treasure,” said Capt. Michael McDonald, 374th Airlift Wing chaplain. “The most significant and

Operation Christmas Child

In hopes of spreading holiday cheers, members from Yokota Air Base volunteered their time in a box packing party for Operation Christmas Child, Nov. 6, 2017, at Yokota AB.OCC is an international project in which shoeboxes are filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies and sent to