Deployed Yokota Airmen helps paint special needs school in Kyrgyzstan

A little help and elbow grease can go a long way when it comes to partnership building. Nine Airmen from the Transit Center traveled to the Uventis School for special needs children Aug. 26 to help staff members prepare for the upcoming school year. The Airmen, who are part of the Transit Center's

Printing delay for enlisted guide won’t delay promotion testing

Distribution of the printed version of the 2011 Air Force Pamphlet 36-2241, Professional Development Guide, will be delayed until late December 2011. Promotion cycles, including the upcoming 12E8 Senior Master Sergeant Promotion Cycle between Dec. 5 and 16, will not be affected by the distribution

Services officials 'refresh' dining menus

Airmen will soon have more variety and availability of nutritious meals thanks to a new initiative to 'refresh' dining facility menus. The Air Force Services Agency here partnered with industry chefs to implement a new program called "Operation Refresh." The program infuses new items into dining

374th AW participates in Pacific Air Rally

More than 300 military members from the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Sri Lankan Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force gathered together for the start of Pacific Airlift Rally 2011 Aug. 22 in Sri Lanka.PAR is a Pacific Air Force sponsored, biennial multilateral tactical military

Rabies awareness important when traveling outside Japan

Summer is upon us, families are spending more time outdoors, and rabies infection is not a topic that would come to mind; especially when planning to travel. What is Rabies? Rabies is an acute progressive severe infection that is almost always transmitted by an animal bite. The rabies virus is

Vice President Biden visits Yokota, thanks members for role in Operation Tomodachi

Vice President Joe Biden spoke before approximately 1,000 military and civilian personnel from the Kanto plains, Aug. 24, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, thanking them for their role during Operation Tomodachi.Team Yokota partnered with agencies worldwide to provide assistance in the wake of the March 11

Man on the Street at the Friendship Festival

Two-phase power outage scheduled for Yokota's east side Aug. 27-28

On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, there is a two-phase power outage scheduled for the east side area of Yokota. The first outage will be from 6 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, and the second outage will be from 10 p.m. on Saturday through 6 a.m. on Sunday. All east side residential housing (towers and

Annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival hosts more than 117,000 visitors

Cooler temperatures mixed with a little rain didn't stop Yokota from hosting its two-day annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival for more than 117,000 visitors Aug. 20-21. "This is a really big day for us," said Col. Otto Feather, commander of the 374th Airlift Wing. "All year long we plan for

C-130 Hercules demonstration team performs for festival fans

Large crowds of Japanese and American citizens showed up to watch the C-130 Hercules demonstration at Yokota's Japanese-American Friendship Festival Aug. 20-21.An elite selection of pilots and loadmasters from the 374th Operations Group were selected to demonstrate the capabilities of Yokota's