Yokota derby girls keep on rolling

Roller skates with a variety of colored wheels. An array of protective helmets, elbow and knee pads. A zebra-striped shirt, stop watch and whistle. By themselves, these items have little in common. Together, though, they form the key ingredients to the sport of roller derby. The Scary Blossoms are

Airmen experience Japanese culture at Jujo bon-dance

JASDF officers visit Yokota's Maintenance Group

Antenna maintenance ensures multi-service communication

Yokota, Miho NCOs strengthen occupational ties during exchange

Eight Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, partnered with eight Japan Air Self-Defense Force members at Miho Air Base, Japan, for a weeklong non-commissioned officer exchange. During the exchange, the NCOs from Yokota paired up with their JASDF counterparts from similar career fields for a total

Light evaluation keeps heavy mission flying

An airfield pavement evaluation team from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently conducted an airfield test and evaluation July 8 - 20, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The team travels to various Air Force bases throughout the year to take core samples and conduct non-destructive impact and

Multicultural ceremony for new AMS building

Mentorship at the speed of excellence

An alarm goes off in the small lounge full of tables, "Time! Switch your mentor."The laughter and chatter that fills the lounge ends with brief handshakes and smiles.  Mentees then make their way to the subsequent station to meet their new mentor for the next round.A short introduction is made

Yokota recognizes home front heroes

During a ceremony held at the Airman and Family Readiness Center, five of Yokota's youngsters were presented Home Front Hero awards July 22, 2013. The quarterly award honors the contributions of children whose parents are deployed or on extended duty assignments, and is based on nominations by their

Bilateral leaders tour PDC