Yokota Hosts Pacific Unity 2019

As the dust settled and the concrete solidified, where once a crater was now stands a repaired airfield ready for use. With Pacific Unity 2019 coming to a close, civil engineer squadrons from throughout the Pacific will have the knowledge and tools needed to ensure their respective airfields can get

The USO Show Troupe performs at Yokota

Members of the USO Show Troupe perform at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2019. The USO Show Troupe is comprised of more than 50 entertainers who perform 365 days a year around the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kevin West)

Yokota Airmen participate in Tanabata Festival

RQ-4 Global Hawk arrives at Yokota Air Base

Pacific Air Forces deployed a squadron of RQ-4 Global Hawks, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 5, 2019.

SECDEF Departs Yokota to Continue Pacific Tour

U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper shakes hands with the Airmen of the 353rd Special Operations Group prior to departing Yokota Air Base, Japan to continue his Pacific Tour, Aug. 7, 2019. While in Japan, Esper met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Japanese Minister of Defense

Purple Heart Day 5K

Master Sgt. Ryan Hines (center), 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Environmental Safety Office section chief, and members of Team Yokota run during a 5K on Purple Heart Day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2019. In 2011, while assigned to Forward Operating Base Smart in Zabul Province,

Pursuing the Light

For a Catholic Priest, a vocation is the moment an individual feels the calling to serve God in the priesthood. That calling, as is life, is a journey. An endless web of paths laid out just waiting to be explored. The exact destination isn’t always known and it most certainly doesn’t come with step

Yokota hosts 2019 Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference

Traveling from various places around the Kanto Plains, 14 aircraft landed at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to attend the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association-Japan’s Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance conference hosted by the 374th Operations Group, July 20, 2019.The conference provided 64 Japanese pilots

PACAF Medical Leadership Visits the 374th Medical Group

Col. Rudolph Cachuela, Pacific Air Forces Command Surgeon, receives a tour of the Multi Service Inpatient Unit  from members of the 374th Medical Group at Yokota AB, Japan, July 23, 2019. Cachuela visited the 374th Medical Group to better understand how his team can increase the effectiveness of the

Col. King completes fini flight

Col. Barry King, 374th Operations Group deputy commander, took his final flight aboard a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 23, 2019. The fini-flight is a time-honored military aviation tradition marking the last flight of an aircrew member's time with a unit.