Yokota Airmen pave the way for IUID

Airmen stationed at Yokota are the first in the Pacific Air Force to begin using the new, asset marking and tracking system being implemented at Air Force installations around the world.Item Unique Identification is an asset identification method leveraged by the Department of Defense to uniquely

Supply gate closure begins Jan. 31

Starting on Monday, Jan. 31, the current Supply Gate (Gate 5) will be closed to all vehicle traffic. The gate will be open to pedestrian and bicycle traffic Monday through Friday from 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. and from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. Vehicles requiring vehicle passes and inspection before entering the

Tops in Blue entertains Team Yokota

Tops in Blue performed for Team Yokota and their families at the Taiyo Community Center here, Jan. 20-21.TIB, an all-active duty special unit made up of talented amateur performers, selected for their entertainment abilities, entertains more than 250,000 military personnel and their families

374th OG major awarded Bronze Star Medal

374 MDG personnel hold CASF exercise

Airmen from the 374th Medical Group participated in a Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility (CASF) exercise here Jan. 18-19.During the two-day exercise, medical personnel trained on how to process patients who require aeromedical evacuation during a time of crisis."It's important to be trained

30th Annual Frostbite Road Race runs well

Nearly 7,000 runners and another 3,000 spectators braved the brisk winter air for the 30th Annual Frostbite Road Race here at Yokota Air Base, Jan. 16.The race affords a unique opportunity to develop the friendship between Team Yokota and its Japanese hosts, while the proceeds support a number of

A Yokota Airman Saves the Life of a Teenage Girl

At about 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, Technical Sgt. Vicente La Luz, 374th Maintenance Squadron, was waiting in line at the Aeon Mall (Diamond City) Food Court, in Musashimurayama City, when a nearby woman became very upset.TSgt. La Luz's wife, Janine, first noticed the woman, who by then was

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration hosted at Yokota

Members from across Team Yokota gathered at the Taiyo Community Center, on Jan. 13, to remember and celebrate the life and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The event included a play performed by members of Yokota High School's drama club and awards for poetry and picture contests.Col. Otto

Yokota celebrates the opening of fine dining restaurant

Members of the Yokota community gathered at the Officer's Club to conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony for Yokota's new fine dining facility, Chico's Chop House and Seafood Grill, here Jan. 12.The chop house was named in honor of Mr. Masayuki Nakamura, better known as Chico, in recognition of his

Yokota welcomes first baby of 2011