AF announces updates to tuition assistance

Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program.Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates.This program is

Lights, camera, action - AFN Tokyo

American Forces Network, Tokyo, based out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, is the main Department of Defense broadcasting hub in the Pacific, delivering news and entertainment to more than 300,000 people, covering 100 million square miles.While connecting service members to the latest news and

CSAF visits, thanks Yokota Airmen

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody visited Airmen here Aug. 27, 2013, as part of a two-week tour of the Pacific region.During their visit to Yokota, Welsh and Cody thanked Airmen for the sacrifices

Fly-away training keeps Airmen vigilant and aircrew safe

Airlifters enable jump week

The C-130 Hercules shakes with turbulence as it hits a thermal updraft. The seats are packed with adrenaline-soaked Soldiers fully equipped in gear and parachutes."Ten minutes!" A jumpmaster yells out over the aircraft noise. "Ten minutes!" Soldiers reply as they prepare themselves for the

International exchange summer sleep over

Yokota Company Grade Officers' Council and the Junior Chamber International Japan hosted an international exchange summer sleep over event at the Taiyo Community Center Aug. 10, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Children from 9 to 11 years of age from Yokota and the surrounding community attended the

Volunteers improve Airman's Attic

Volunteers from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and 374th Medical Group recently teamed up to renovate Yokota Air Base's Airman's Attic. The Airmen built a new frame around the attic's existing roof structure, installed metal-framed walls and constructed a new awning. "This was all volunteer work

Airmen accomplish airlift surge

Twenty-eight powerful T56 turboprop engines sit on the flightline, idling as they prepare to generate over 125,000 horsepower to lift seven C-130 Hercules into the air in a coordinated take off.That was the sight as Yokota Air Base conducted a large formation training operation Aug. 19, 2013. Seven

AGE: Bringing vitality to the flightline

No matter the time of day or night, you can hear it. Ratchets turn, metal drawers open and close, the smell of oil fills the air and the radio blares in the background. This is where the heavily used, olive drab equipment from the flightline is revitalized and takes on new life. This is Aerospace

Painting safer future for Air Force motorcyclists

Sweat drips off his forehead hitting the white lines that run together creating an "S" on the asphalt. Six long handled, mini-paint rollers simultaneously hit the ground, each has a line to paint. The lines being made and those already laid play a vital role as they are the new motorcycle training