RF-A: firsthand look at success

“It’s finally over,” I think to myself as I watch the loadmastersclose the cargo door. While my eyes begin to adjust back to the low light, Iswitch my camera off and clumsily hurry my way back to my seat on the swayingaircraft; reaching for any stable object like a child who just learned to

RF-A: Diamonds in the sky

Shirt, top or whatever other nickname they go by, firstsergeants play a crucial role in their units. Many times that role is filledwith unique and varying challenges. For one first sergeant that challenge was participating inthe exercise Red Flag-Alaska along with her unit; getting a first-hand look

374 SFS combatives

Airmen face off in pairs on a black mat, combat bootsaside. They grapple, struggling to apply joint-locks and chokeholds,manipulating their leverage with techniques that can give a 120-pound woman theadvantage over a 230-pound man. These are techniques that every security forcestroop in the Air

621CRS works alongside 730 AMS

Staff Sgt. Eric Booker, 621st Contingency Response Squadron crew chief, steps out from a C-5M Super Galaxy at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 16, 2016. The 621 CRS sent 12 aircraft maintainers to Yokota to gain proficiency and training on a variety of aircraft used in contingency operations. (U.S. Air

Yokota POL completes 2016 alternate resupply exercise

RF-A: Before the Drop

Container delivery system bundles dropped from a C-130 Hercules fall to the drop zone during Red Flag Alaska on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2016. Bundles such as these are used to simulate airdrop procedures for supplies to ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt.

Airlifters at RF-Alaska

The last frontier…home to hundreds of mountains that seem to scar the land, glacial rivers that wind through valleys and where millions of visitors travel each year to take in the sights.However, for members of the 36th Airlift Squadron this place is known as the home of Red Flag-Alaska 16-3; where

Propulsion flight keeps props spinning

Airman 1st Class Brian Reese, 374th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion flight journeyman, tightens bolts prior to performing maintenance on a propeller at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11, 2016. The propeller section creates propellers and performs routine maintenance work by fixing any leaks

PACAF commander visits Team Yokota

Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Aug. 7 through 10 to get a first-hand look at Yokota Air Base members accomplishing the mission, as part of his first trip as COMPACAF.During his visit, O'Shaughnessy met with Airmen from across the base during an Airman's call to

Brandon Waller: remake your in-shape

Brandon Waller has a youthful, energetic personality and a goofysense of humor. His toned facial features suggest a high-energy lifestyle,which fits his new position as director of the 374th AerospaceMedicine Squadron Health Promotion Flight.The Health Promotion Flight, formerly known as the