Team Yokota member pronounced dead at off-base hospital

A U.S. Air Force servicemember stationed at Yokota was found by Japanese police at 6:25 a.m., Oct. 1, whereupon the member was transported to an off-base hospital and pronounced dead. The Airman's name is being withheld until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification.More information will be released

Jungle Air Force Det 1 furls its flag

Six years after its activation, the 13th Air Force Detachment 1 here furled and cased its flag, and became part of Headquarters 5th Air Force during an inactivation ceremony, Sept. 26, 2012 at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The detachment's inactivation is part of the Air Force's efforts to reduce

Quality service is the best medicine

Imagine coming to work and restocking more than 1,000 medications, preparing more than 300 prescriptions and answering telephone calls throughout the day all while managing a customer service counter. This is what the Yokota pharmacy clinic deals with on a daily basis.The 374th Medical Group

Yokota NCO gets selected for OTS

A Yokota maintainer's passion and commitment to aviation and education recently became a dream come true. Staff Sgt. Galen Apo, 374th Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector, was selected to attend Officer Training School out of 507 applications throughout the U.S.Apo's drive for becoming an

Dual rail flight ensures cargo gets delivered

With a large amount of C-130 Hercules aircraft constantly flying cargo missions here at Yokota, maintaining the cargo restraint systems can be a daunting task.One unit, the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dual rail flight, ensures the cargo restraint systems are maintained and mission capable

FAST keeps Yokota Airmen and aircraft safe

What does the Air Force do when planes and aircrew personnel enter restricted or dangerous airfields in the Pacific Region? They send the guys trained to protect them with their lives.Fly-away security team members, who are embedded in an aircrew, travel with any Yokota aircraft that travels into

Secretary of Defense visits Yokota

U. S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addressed more than 300 joint service members at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. Panetta visited the base to personally thank service members and to discuss a variety of issues that the U.S. military faces."We're a country that continues to face

Leaders issue Air Force birthday message

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As we celebrate the United States Air Force's 65th birthday, we salute all of the

Yokota celebrates 65 years of Air Force history

SecAF highlights 'state of force' at AFA conference

In his keynote address at the 2012 Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 17, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley discussed major service accomplishments over the last 12 months and the Air Force's strategic way ahead.Donley said the Air Force's