Boy Scouts cross into the blue

A group of Boy Scouts are stranded in the woods, put out a blazing fire, battle virtual enemies and fly an aircraft into the wild blue yonder. It may sound like the trailer for a summer blockbuster movie, but it's really what happened here June 17-22.25 Boy Scouts from U.S. military installations

374th Operations Group welcomes new commander

Yokota welcomes new USFJ, 5th AF Command Chief

Command Chief Master Sgt. James Laurent is no stranger to Airmen stationed in Japan. The former command chief of Misawa Air Base's 35th Fighter Wing recently took the helm and assumed command chief duties for both U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Forces headquarters at Yokota Air Base. Laurent is the

Yokota Airman applies SABC training to save hiker

What was supposed to be a routine hike on Mt. Takao turned out to be a life-saving day for an Airman stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Staff Sgt. Michael Cruikshank, 374th Operations Support Squadron airfield manager, used his Self Aid Buddy Care skills to save a critically injured hiker."I saw

Yokota stands against sexual assault

Team Yokota stood together to observe a sexual assault prevention and response stand-down day June 21, 2013. The event reinforced the Department of Defense's commitment to eliminate incidents of sexual assault through awareness and prevention training, education, victim advocacy, response, reporting

Airmen honor fallen at annual B-29 ceremony

Twenty-six Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, attended the annual Shizuoka Memorial Ceremony along with the Japanese service members and guests from Shizuoka, Japan, June 15, 2013.The ceremony commemorates the events of June 20, 1945, when two B-29s collided above Shizuoka City. The entire crew

Explore for a day: Mt. Takao

For those individuals who are looking to get some exercise, explore Japan and visit some historical sites, look no further than Mt. Takao.Right from the Takaosanguchi station, there's a huge map showing Mt. Takao and the different paths people can take that lead up the mountain to the summit. There

New resiliency training takes off at Yokota

First-term Airmen attend a new resiliency training course June 14, 2013, at the Professional Development Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The eight-hour class, which features interactive discussions and situational examples, teaches students skills based off of the four Comprehensive Airmen Fitness

Lifting of previous food procurement suspensions

The U.S. Army Public Health Command Region-Pacific, after completing comprehensive science-based assessments, implementing monitoring mechanisms and fully evaluating the radiation safety efforts of the Government of Japan, has determined it is safe to lift the food procurement ban on certain locally

Airmen divers clean Lake Motosu near Mt. Fuji

Seven Yokota Air Base Dive Club members and more than 100 other volunteers took part in a cleanup project at Lake Motosu, Japan, June 1, 2013. The cleanup is an annual event at Motosuko aimed at removing debris and litter from the lake bottom. "The cleanup helped out not only the community near