U.S., Japan remember the Great East Japan Earthquake

The 374th Airlift Wing hosted a ceremony for the 10th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Operation Tomodachi support efforts at the wing headquarters building March 11.The wing, alongside representatives from the North Kanto Defense Bureau and the surrounding municipalities’

Bravery: Action in spite of fear

Yokota Air Base sends fire engine to cool nuclear reactor following historic earthquake

Combat Arms Training

Yokota's combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) hosted an M240B and M249 machine guns qualification training for the Yokota defenders and leadership at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, March 4, 2021.

Kadena, Yokota Airmen enhance aircraft expertise together

Yokota kicks off Air Force Assistance Fund campaign

The Air Force Assistance Fund kicked off March 1, 2021.

The Passing of Mr. Andrew “Drew” Hakun

Mr. Andrew “Drew” Hakun, a veteran U.S. Navy officer and civilian employee, died due to natural causes, February 20, 2021.He was pronounced dead by medical personnel at an off-base medical center.Mr. Hakun worked as an employee for the Department of Defense Special Representative, Japan, on base and

Remembering Desert Storm: Yokota AB's role in establishing air superiority

Thirty years ago more than 60,800 Total Force Airmen rapidly deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm, including two units out of Yokota Air Base, Japan – known back then as the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing.

Numazu Beach Landing, a 459th AS first

Capt. Jose Sahagun Flores, 459th Airlift Squadron flight safety officer, left, and Capt. Nick Curren, 316th Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md., training officer, fly over Numazu Beach, Japan for the first time, Feb. 18, 2021. During the flight the pilots conducted various water and

Arctic Airlift, 374th AW assists Army in sub-zero training

Working outside in 40 degrees below zero isn’t something a person generally thinks of doing, at some point, the numbers start to lose value and cold is just plain cold. But that didn’t stop the U.S. Army and Air Force from what they do every year for Exercise Arctic Warrior.

Spouse of 374th LRS Member Pronounced Dead

Mrs. Kayla Ash, spouse of a 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron member, was pronounced dead on Yokota Air Base, Feb. 9, 2021.“I would like to express my heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs. Kayla Ash during this difficult time,” said Lt. Col. Tyson Daw,