Small munitions flight makes big difference

Being the airlift hub of the Pacific, Yokota is not known for fighters dropping missiles or bombers dropping 2,000 pound bombs from the heavens, but it does have an important mission of providing combat ready troops to deployed locations and humanitarian relief to those in need. Even bases with a

Yokota pays tribute to veterans

Weapon restriction in Europe may hold household goods

Recently base legal offices in the United Kingdom have seen a trend that some military members who are making a permanent change of station to the UK are having property seized from their household goods. The items seized are mainly various types of knives and swords that UK Immigration deems to be

Civil engineer provides IDEA that saves more than $10 million

Recently, Tech. Sgt. Frank Uecker, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and construction craftsman, received an award through the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program here Oct. 30. In August 2012, Uecker submitted an idea to revamp the process of maintaining and repairing the

Commissaries to start scanning IDs

Commissaries will soon begin scanning customers' Department of Defense ID cards at checkouts as the Defense Commissary Agency continues its pursuit to deliver a 21st century benefit.The commissary at Fort Lee, Va., became the first store to scan ID cards on Oct. 22 as the first part of an

Now you're speaking my language

Standing in the front of the roughly 35 Japan Air Self-Defense Force members, Staff Sgt. Michael Nickless, 374th Force Support Squadron, begins reading off a list of examples to the group. "She has a headache, he has a headache, they have a headache." The group reiterates the sentences. "I have a

Public health professionals meet at Yokota

Semper Fi Society delivers toys to children in Kamaishi City

In 2011, when the East Japan Great Earthquake and Tsunami happened, Kamaishi City was one of the hardest hit areas in the Tohoku Region, leaving everything destroyed and families torn. Since then, many relief efforts and charities have assisted areas effected by the disaster and the Semper Fi

Nightmare on Route 16

Weather Flight keeps eyes on storm

When the rain begins to fall, the wind picks up, and it looks as though a tropical storm is bearing down on Yokota, the 374th Operational Support Squadron Weather Flight is working to make sure base residents are safe and sound."The main mission of the weather flight is to provide support to the