Yokota sees alcohol prevention through a different set of eyes

Volunteers took part in an intoxicating demonstration conducted by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT) program at the Yokota Community Center, here, April 13. Yokota's ADAPT professionals demonstrated the effects of alcohol by having volunteers attempt to catch a ball while

Yokota's HAWC teaches healthy lifestyle decisions

Yokota's Health and Wellness Center (HAWC) hosts a series of nutrition and weight-loss classes designed to help promote healthy living through a balanced diet and regular exercise.The HAWC offers classes once a week every other month to all base identification card holders at no cost."This class is

National Healthcare Decisions Day promotes forward thinking

When is the right time to name someone to speak for you in case of serious illness? A: when you're in good health B: when you're in a comaThe answer, of course, is "A." The problem? We are reluctant to talk about our medical wishes in case of serious illness or end of life. Because of this, often

Yokota runs for fun and funds

More than 520 students, teachers and parents walked, jogged and ran Yokota's fitness trail to raise money for Joan K. Mendel Elementary School here April 8. The Joan K. Mendel Elementary Jog/Walk-a-thon is a yearly event designed to help the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) raise funds for the Fall

Airmen reflect on Holocaust; pay tribute to victims

In honor of the national Days of Remembrance, 50 Yokota residents took part in a tribute luncheon at the Enlisted Club here April 7.The 2010 Holocaust Days of Remembrance Luncheon highlighted the strength and perseverance of the survivors while paying respects to the approximately six million people

Yokota prepares for 'road tax' season

April marked the beginning of the Japanese road-tax season affecting many Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) members across the Kanto Plain.Members who own a vehicle on April 1 must pay the tax by May 31 or risk losing their driving and vehicle-registration privileges. Staff Sgt. Errol Wallace, 374th

Yokota runs for awareness

More than seventy runners and volunteers participated in the April Awareness Fun Run, April 3, to kickoff Awareness Month. Both military and civilian communities have traditionally recognized April as the month of Alcohol Awareness, Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness.The Yokota

374th Mission Support Group hosts orientation for spouses

The 374th Mission Support Group hosted their first Senior NCO/Officer's Spouse Orientation here, March 25. The orientation provided spouses insight on the day-to-day work accomplished by their military spouses. "The orientation was a way for 374th Mission Support Group spouses to better understand

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