Yokota goes sumo

Azumazeki-beya, a local Japanese "heya" or training center, invited more than 600 students, parents and teachers from Yokota Air Base to the retirement ceremony of sumo wrestler Ushiomaru Motoyasu, January 31 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.Azumazeki-beya invited students from Yokota's

U.S.-Japan joint concert

Yokota nominated for Hennessy Award

Yokota Air Base was nominated in Nov. for the John L. Hennessy award and will compete against seven other bases throughout the Air Force for this award.The Hennessy trophy is an annual award presented to an Air Force installation, in single and multiple facility categories, for the best food service

Hurricane Hunter at Yokota

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Gulfstream IV, based at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., is operating from here through February collecting data over the Pacific Ocean to improve winter storm forecasts.According to the NOAA website, this specialized aircraft, best known

Food and Drug Administration Recall

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recalled several over the counter drug products that may have been contaminated with tribromoanisole (TBA). TBA causes the product to have a moldy or musty smell and in some cases can cause nausea if ingested. The products that have been recalled from

Airmen's Center offers a variety of entertainment

Yokota's Airmen's Center, located within the Yujo Community Center, is one of the many programs here for Airmen and their dependents provided by the 374th Force Support Squadron.The Airmen's Center is located within walking distance of all the enlisted dormitories. It is a place for enlisted Airmen

U.S., Japan forces celebrate as alliance reaches half-century mark

Fifty years ago the U.S. and Japan signed a security treaty that has outlasted 10 U.S. presidents and 22 Japan prime ministers, and it shows no signs of slowing down yet.To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the alliance, approximately 200 Japanese and American servicemembers and government officials

U.S., Japan Airmen join sister services in year's first bilateral exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Japan and other locations around the world joined their Japanese counterparts and sister services Jan. 22 to kick off the year's first bilateral exercise here.The command post exercise, known as Keen Edge '10, runs until Jan. 27 and is designed to increase combat readiness

Yokota's new Air Traffic Control Tower grand opening held

Safety hosts Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference

The 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office, teaming with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association-Japan (AOPA-J) hosted more than 140 Japanese civil, government, and military pilots and controllers at the Kanto Plain Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) Conference, held at the Taiyo Community Center, Jan.