374th SFS/JASDF train K-9 skills

The Military Working Dog section from the 374th Security Forces Squadron and Japan Air-Self Defense Force members share K-9 training techniques at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 6, 2015. Handlers from the USAF and JASDF are practiced in environments mirroring every predictable real-world scenario.

PACAF CC visits Yokota

Make a wish at Tanabata

Yokota joint training brings the heat

Yokota Air Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni firefighters participated in a joint training exercise Aug. 4, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During the single day exercise, Airmen and Marine firefighters trained battling a simulated flashover fire and rescuing victims from severe vehicle

Not your average wingman

Every day as the sun rises above the horizon, Yokota Air Base's defenders are already hard at work keeping Team Yokota safe. Their day begins when they are assigned a patrol car, protective equipment and their partner. Just like in civilian law enforcement, military patrolmen place their lives in

Guaranteeing aircrew survivability

While soaring at an altitude of 15,000 feet, the engines on the right side of the aircraft, numbers three and four, unexpectedly go out. They're not coming back to life. The onboard aircrew members have no choice but to bail out of the plane.If this scenario was real, the aircrew would have no other

Yokota's Airpower

On a particularly warm summer day here at Yokota, the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics lab Airmen welcomed the snow-white gas that poured out of the frozen metallic tube.The cryogenics lab Airmen spent their morning providing liquid oxygen, LOX, and liquid nitrogen, LIN, to the 374th

CGs help protect Yokota in more ways than one

They're the first sight people see when they enter Yokota. They scan common access cards and wish visitors a good day, or smile when those visitors attempt broken Japanese. Personnel typically see these men guarding the gates, but few probably know what else they do.CGs are Japanese nationals who

Tour enhances US-Japan relations

Power pro keeps Yokota energized

The power turns off, the lights go out; you cannot work or see anything. Who are you going to call? Well, it's not the ghost busters. It's actually the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power production team.The mission of the power production shop is to provide mechanical generated electrical power for