374th CES performs fire response proficiency training

374th MDSS, 374th SFS host first drug take-back day

The 374th Medical Support Squadron will team up the 374th Security Forces Squadron to give the public an opportunity to turn in expired, unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications. The event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the front entrance of

374th Medical Group notifies patients of privacy breach

On 18 May 2011, the 374th Medical Group at Yokota AB, Japan, discovered that protected health information (PHI), in the form of printed medical records belonging to 593 beneficiaries, was found at the on-base residence of an active duty service member. Upon discovery, the Medical Group immediately

Yokota's one-of-a-kind squadron

While many Air Force bases around the world have operational support airlift squadrons, Yokota's 459th Airlift Squadron is one of the very few possessing both fixed and rotary wing aircraft. "Our mission is very unique," said Capt. Anders Hedberg, 459th AS C-12 Huron flight commander. "We can go

No Heat/No Cool program underway at Yokota

With the arrival of fall, the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron flipped the switch Oct. 17, shutting off Yokota's heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, systems.The program, called No Heat/No Cool, helps maintain the critical and aging HVAC infrastructure by allowing routine, preventative

Energy Awareness: Everyone’s responsibility

As part of energy awareness month, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz challenge Airmen and their families to consider their energy use in everything they do.At Yokota, the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron is commemorating the month by

More than Just Man’s Best Friend

Japanese Employees Honored for Service

Yokota Firefighters Bring on the Heat

CES stresses the importance of fire prevention

In 2010, more than one million fires claimed approximately 3,000 lives, injured nearly 18,000 and caused more than $11 million in damage costs, according to the National Fire Protection Association.Of these, approximately 384,000 were residential fires, any number of which could have been prevented,