Kendo Club Joint Summer Camp

Yokota Airmen are ready to the mission going

U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules’ sit on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 28, 2017, during a training mission. Yokota is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. They provide C-130 aircrews to conduct theater airlift, special operations,

Mt. Fuji: A hike to remember

When one hears the words “active volcano” one of the last things that may come to mind is hiking... But, every year thousands of people from around the world make the trek to the peak of Mount Fuji from early July to mid-September.Mt. Fuji is Japan’s tallest peak standing at 3,776 meters and located

The search to bring home our fallen

The sweat drenched our clothes from the hot, humid Vietnamese weather; our shovels breached the earth’s surface excavating the ground and placing it into buckets to be screened as we searched for one of our own.When U.S. service members die, one of the more common places people relate it to is the

JASDF leader presented with AF medal

Oblivious to the fact he was about to be bestowed a sought out Air Force medal, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Shunichi Araki sat with 35th Fighter Wing and Northern Air Defense Force leadership during what he thought was a routine commander’s call.Araki, the Northern Aircraft Control and Warning

NCOs attend annual First Sergeant Symposium

More than 40 Noncommissioned officers attended the annual First Sergeant Symposium, July 24-27, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The role of a first sergeant is to take care of the needs of Airmen including their health, morale, discipline and welfare. Those in attendance learned the importance of being a

374th OSS manning assist

With Yokota undergoing a C-130H Hercules to C-130J Super Hercules transition, the 374th Operations Support Squadron has been preparing for their arrival with the help of Air Force Reservists and Air National Guardsmen.This transition from the old H-model to the new J-model C-130s has given the

Mission Readiness

Yokota AB hosts annual passport training

The 374th Force Support Squadron, Military Personnel Flight hosted the annual Passport Application Acceptance Training at the Professional Development Center, July 18-19, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training is used by the Department of Defense and Department of State to certify passport agents.

USFJ hosts bilateral SEL Symposium

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, United States Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force commander, gives opening remarks during the bilateral Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL) Symposium at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. Gen. Martinez and Command Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, USFJ and 5AF,