Wing rewards winners with incentive flights

Tech. Sgt. Chad Barnette, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules evaluator loadmaster, left, and Senior Airman Jerlmie Brumfield, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, wait while a C-130J taxis after an incentive flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1, 2021. The 36th AS used six C-130Js to

Yokota Airmen train with the colossal C-5M Super Galaxy

Yokota Airmen from maintenance, ground crew, logistics and the fire department to name a few, all participated in an annual C-5M Super Galaxy ground training event on the base flight line from Sept. 6-17 to familiarize themselves with the uniquely colossal aircraft.

The Ever-Changing Face of Weather

Leadership needs accurate and immediate information when preparing military operations, without this information, personnel and assets are put at risk.

Yokota air traffic controllers conduct infield flightline operations for the first time

Airmen from the 374th Operations Support Squadron prepare to utilize ground equipment to communicate with pilots, control towers and track wind speeds at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2021. Air traffic controllers utilize mobile radios and equipment to issue control instructions and properly

Emergency Responders honor the 9/11 fallen

The Tower Run represented the 110 floors of the Twin Towers that emergency responders ascended during the terrorist attacks in New York City, Sept. 11, 2001.

Helicopter Symposium 2021

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Leonard Kosinski, Fifth Air Force deputy commander, welcomes Helicopter Symposium attendees, Sept. 8, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Yokota hosted its first Helicopter Symposium Sept. 8-9, designed to strengthen relationships between units in and around the Kanto area

More power, lower cost, 374th CE updates base power grid

The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron is striving to save Yokota Air Base approximately $20 million annually by upgrading Yokota Air Base’s power grid, a sprawling infrastructure project that aims to increase energy efficiency up to 30% and simultaneously improve operational readiness.

Lt. Gen. Rupp takes command of U.S. military in Japan

Lt Gen. Ricky N. Rupp assumed command of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force from Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider.

Second Gentleman of the United States visit Yokota for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Team USA Paralympians visit Yokota

Team USA trained at Yokota prior to competing in the 2020 Summer Paralympic games, which allowed them the opportunity to acclimate to the region and time change. The Paralympic games are a major international sporting event in which thousands of athletes compete, including wounded and injured U.S.