24-Hour Vigil Run

Defenders take it to the edge

Approximately 20 NCOs and SNCOs from Security Forces Squadrons throughout Japan attended the training course, Defender's Edge, March 17-19 at the Taiyo Community Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The three-day resiliency course utilizes lectures and scenario-based modules. "We take psychological

Yokota post office: Special delivery every day

Yokota's post office supports resilliency by providing a line of communication between Airmen and their families.

Pacific Clavé visits Indonesia

The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia world-music ensemble "Pacific Clavé" from Yokota Air Base, Japan, completed a nine day tour, February 25 through March 5, throughout Jakarta, Indonesia to expand engagements with U.S. partners in the Asia-Pacific region and perform at the 10th annual Java

Metals Tech: Piece by Piece

Airman 1st Class Jake Kohler and Airman 1st Class Curtis Doherty, 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology specialists, weld sections of a metal rack at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 18, 2014.

Taking care of our Airmen

Team Yokota,The Air Force Assistance Fund is a program allowing Airmen to help Airmen intimes of need. It was established as an annual effort to raise funds for thecharitable affiliates providing support to the Air Force family --active-duty members, family members, retirees, reservists, guardsmen

Kicking butts and taking names

Members of the Mrs. Sakura Organization traveled to the Tachikawa Women's Center AIM Mar. 10 to teach a self-defense class to teens from the neighboring city. The class is the first of many different courses, which the organization hopes to teach in the community surrounding Yokota Air Base, Japan.

The backbone of the medical group

Military doctors are highly trained professionals but without the proper equipment they would be unable to effectively treat their patients. Whether its scalpels for surgery, diagnostic equipment or pharmaceuticals, they are all important to keeping service members and their families healthy. At

Kudos for 2013 award winners

In a ceremony Feb. 28 at the, annual award winners for the 374th Airlift Wing were announced.- 2013 Samurai Airman of the YearSRA ARIFUL HAQUE-2013 Samurai NCO of the YearSSGT CHRISTOPHER ROGERS-2013 Samurai Senior NCO of the YearSMSGT RANDY LIGHTSEY-2013 First Sergeant of the YearSMSGT MICHAEL

Samurai go to war

Yokota participated in a week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection March 3 - 7, 2014. The exercise tested Yokota's capabilities as the airlift hub of the Pacific through various contingency operation scenarios.