They're back! Pacific Showcase returns to the Fussa-Yokota Friendship Concert

Pacific Showcase, Band of the Pacific-Asia's jazz ensemble, performed at the Fussa-Yokota Friendship Concert Aug. 28 as part of their first tour through the Pacific Region after a nearly five-year absence.The people in Fussa City have been eagerly awaiting Pacific Showcase's return, said retired

Yokota’s first sergeants host Diamond Mentoring Seminar

Yokota's first sergeants held a Diamond Mentoring Seminar here Aug. 27-30 to inform people of the roles and responsibilities of a first sergeant.Attendees of the class consisted of technical sergeants and senior NCOs who were interested in becoming first sergeants, whether in a fill-in or full-time

Col. August addresses wing at commander's call

Inaugural MASF exercise tests joint-force aeromedical evacuation

Airmen and Soldiers participated in an inaugural Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28.During the exercise, the 374th Medical Group, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 459th Airlift Squadron, teamed up with the Army Combat Support Hospital at Sagami

Meet the Commander: C-130 pilot flies wing to new heights

During World War II, Army Gen. George C. Patton Jr. said, "Lead, follow or get out of the way." Although those words were spoken more than 60 years ago, they still ring true and remain a driving force behind one of Team Yokota's newest leaders.Col. Mark R. August took command of the 374th Airlift

Too hot to handle? Not for Yokota firefighters

DFAS Japan assumption of leadership ceremony

Where there’s smoke, there’s no fire

In order for an aircraft to be fully operational, a variety of equipment is needed. Propellers, fuel and personnel might be the first items thought of, but there are two that most people may not know: liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen.The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Cryogenic Lab personnel

Lt. General and Mrs. Angelella visit Yokota facilities

Maintaining quality of life

Military family housing units throughout Yokota Air Base are constantly undergoing repairs and upgrades to improve the quality of life for service members and their families. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Housing Maintenance Flight is committed to ensuring that family housing units on base