Experience Japan: Sumo

Yokota delivers at Cope North 13

C-130H Hercules aircrews and aircraft maintainers from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, are maintaining peak readiness by participating in exercise Cope North 13 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, with Japan Air Self-Defense Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force. The exercise is

'I'nsure you're covered

He drives through a stop sign without stopping. A car with the right-away doesn't see him. His car is side swiped, sending glass shards and metal fragments through the air and across the road. A nearby sign is smashed in the process. No one is harmed, but both cars are totaled. Everything should be

Yokota Airmen participate in Emergency Response Aviation Help Drill

A UH-1N Huey helicopter crew from Yokota Air Base participated in the Emergency Response Aviation Help Drill in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, Feb. 5. The Yokota helicopter crew supported first responders from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Japan Coast Guard,

Pediatrics opens in renovated clinic

The 374th Medical Operations Squadron Pediatrics Clinic opened its doors to patients in its renovated location Jan. 23, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. From antibacterial chairs and low energy usage lights to new patient rooms and additional staffing, the pediatrics clinic received an overhaul from

Dental Squadron hosts "Little Teeth- Big Smiles" Clinic

The month of February marks National Children's Dental Health Month across the U.S., and Airmen at Yokota Air Base, Japan, honored the occasion with Little Teeth and Big Smiles.Members from the Yokota Dental Clinic invited children, up to 10 years old, to attend a walk-in dental clinic, Feb. 2,

Keeping the influenza off Yokota

Runny nose, sore throat, high fever and headache -- these are some of the general symptoms of flu that no one looks forward to experiencing. The flu vaccine can help prevent these symptoms from occurring.According to Staff Sgt. Victoria Bassett, the NCO in charge of the 374th Aerospace Medicine

Aircrews build partnership, understanding at Yokota

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircrew from Komaki Air Base, Japan, visited various squadrons in the 374th Airlift Wing to share their experiences with Airmen and learn from one another. During the visit, the JASDF aircrew tagged alongside their U.S. aircrew counterparts from the 36th Airlift

Airmen promoted in March can prepare for anticipated pay delays

Airmen, officers and enlisted, being promoted in March should prepare for expected pay delays because of the Military Personnel Data System upgrade occurring that month."Individuals getting promoted from Mar. 4 to Mar. 26 will not get their promotions updated in MilPDS because of the upgrade," said

New Year, lasting friendship