HVAC preps for summer changeover

With yet another winter in the rearview mirror and the notoriously humid Japan summer approaching, the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning unit is working to ensure that residents of Yokota Air Base, Japan, experience a seamless transition from heating to AC

Where the root ends, surgery begins

374th Dental Squadron Endodontics chief, Maj. Jongsun Kim, performs a root-end surgery April 16, 2015 Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374 DS supports Yokota Air Base by performing more than 400 dental surgeries each year. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

Yokota hosts 2015 MACA conference

SECDEF honors military children at Yokota AB

  Behind those who make up the greatest fighting force the world has ever known are families, many including children, who serve the nation around the world just as their parents do, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said April 8, in Japan.On his first official trip to Northeast Asia as defense

Return to flight

With a calm, yet stern voice, Tech. Sgt. Joshua Lucero guides the four Airmen located below the right wing of a C-130 Hercules, Number 2067, who are giving a piggy back ride to a leading edge - the front part of the wing that covers the internals components . They're trying to attach it back to the

New MMHS increases Airlift Hub's capabilities

The 730th Air Mobility Squadron opened the operations of its new Mechanized Materials Handling System in a ceremony March 23, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Replacing the MMHS installed in 1992, the new $32M system increases the capabilities of the 730th in velocity and storage."The MMHS automates

Yokota in full bloom

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 1, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, it had reached full bloom five days earlier than in an average year.

April marks alcohol awareness month

Deciding to drink is a personal decision, one that we all have to face at some point in our life. The decisions we make about alcohol are likely based on personal experience or what we think we know about alcohol. Heavy alcohol consumption, also known as binge drinking, can lead to significant

Spring signals road tax season

Japanese road tax season has come again and Status of Forces Agreement members have the opportunity to pay the fees on base, for a limited time only.Road tax can be paid at building 327, the Yujo Community Center, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. April 21 to 24 for regular vehicles and April 21 and

18 AF, USAF EC commanders visit Yokota

Lt. Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, 18th Air Force commander, and Maj. Gen. Frederick Martin, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 26, 2015, during their official visit to mobility Airmen throughout the Pacific theater.