Pacific Air Forces commander meets with Team Yokota

Gen. CQ Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, to get a first-hand look at Yokota’s Airmen at work and the ironclad alliance between the U.S. and Japan Nov. 13-14, 2019.In addition to Brown, his spouse, Sharene Brown, Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Johnson, PACAF command

374th LRS POL Airmen Practice Wet Wing Defuel

The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight recently completed a wet-wing defuel training phase, a first at Yokota, which enables the C-130J Super Hercules crews to rapidly deliver fuel to bases all over the pacific. The process is a coordinated effort with multiple MAJCOM A3/A4’s

Yokota Airmen honor Veterans in retreat ceremony

Yokota Honor Guard members practice before a Veterans Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2019. Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans and coincides with Armistice Day and Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries, marking the anniversary of the

Yokota Airmen participate in exercise BM 19-03

Yokota first for MWDs at Iruma Air Show

Military working dog (MWD) teams from the 374th Security Forces Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, participated in a bilateral MWD demonstration with Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces Security Guard Squadron security dog team during the 51st annual air show at Iruma Air Base, Japan, Nov. 3,

Influenza Testing Announcement

Team Yokota, flu season is now upon us. Despite medicine’s best efforts, the flu vaccine is bound to fail for some people, and you or your family, friends, or co-workers may get the flu.With that, we have an important announcement in regard to the diagnosis and treatment of the flu. The diagnosis of

Yokota Firefighters participate in bilateral fire training exercise

Firefighters from Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces and 374th Civil Engineer Squadron pose for a group photo after a live-fire training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 28, 2019. The exercise allowed the 374th CES and JASDF to utilize different equipment, and review tactics to putting out

A Life of Service

A new leash hangs by the door ready to go on long walks, toys spread out across the home left exactly where they were last played with, a Tempur-Pedic memory foam bed in the corner to nap in when the eyes get heavy, and a family to provide a life’s worth of love. This isn’t life in the kennels

Yokota welcomes JASDF Surgeon General

Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shinya Bekku, JASDF Surgeon General, address a room full of Headquarters Pacific Air Forces and the 374th Medical Group leadership about the ongoing partnership between the two nation’s medical teams at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 28, 2019. The meeting

Strengthening partnerships through the Bilateral Exchange Program

Yokota Air Base Airmen participated in the Bilateral Exchange Program, in which Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen experience working with U.S. Air Force Airmen, Oct. 17-25.15 Koku-Jieitai Airmen visited Yokota to work with their U.S. Air Force counterparts, giving them a chance to learn, grow and