AFIMSC visits Yokota

Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, left, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, meets with Maj. Gen. Leonard Kosinski, Fifth Air Force vice commander, during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. The visit helped familiarize the AFIMSC command team with the 5th Air Force and Yokota Air Base missions while providing opportunities to support enhancement projects. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooklyn Golightly)

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Chief Master Sgt. Hope Skibitsky, center left, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center command chief, and CMSgt. Katie McCool, center right, Fifth Air Force command chief, meet before a Fifth Air Force briefing during a site tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. The visit helped familiarize the AFIMSC command team with the 5th Air Force and Yokota Air Base missions while providing opportunities to support enhancement projects. AFIMSC serves as the single intermediate-level headquarters responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooklyn Golightly)

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Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, center left, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, meets with Fifth Air Force leadership during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. The visit helped familiarize the AFIMSC command team with the 5th Air Force and Yokota Air Base missions while providing opportunities to support enhancement projects. The AFIMSC team came to Yokota to assess the needs of the base and Airman for continued mission success. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooklyn Golightly)

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Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, left, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, greets Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. The visit helped familiarize the AFIMSC command team with the 5th Air Force and Yokota Air Base missions while providing opportunities to support enhancement projects. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooklyn Golightly)

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Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, looks at images of Yokota’s Emergency Operations Center renovation during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. This part of the tour highlighted one of Yokota’s most recent renovations, and advocated funding for upgrades in other buildings. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Lt. Col. Timothy Scheffler, right, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, points out project sites to Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Hope Skibitsky, AFIMSC command chief, during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. Included among these plans was the temporary lodging facilities relocation and challenges the base faces with the current buildings. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Leadership from 374th Mission Support Group brief Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, center, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, on the base’s contingency towers during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. The MSG provided an overview of Yokota’s ability to support contingency isolation requirements while emphasizing the need for sustainment funding to maintain capacity. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Second Lt. David Rochester, right, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron host nation construction officer-in-charge, briefs Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, on upcoming construction projects during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. The visit to the 374th CES highlighted limiting factors of the current base refueling network and planned upgrades. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Tech. Sgt. Seth Shannon, center, 374th Security Force Squadron kennel master, and Naokazu Tajika, right, 374th SFS military working dog trainer, greet Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, at the MWD kennels during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. The 374th SFS MWD kennel tour stop illustrated the limitations of existing facilities, highlighted the ongoing efforts to improve the facility for MWDs and Defenders, and displayed the need for resources to modernize the facility. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Tech. Sgt. James Greuel, left, 374th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, briefs Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Hope Skibitsky, AFIMSC command chief, on the importance of the Fussa gate during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. Yokota’s Fussa gate is a base entrance point used primarily for vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The tour demonstrated the existing physical protection constraints, while advocating for continued funding for improvements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, greets a defender from the 374th Security Forces Squadron during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. Yokota’s supply gate is the entry point for local contractors and suppliers, and Wilcox’s visit provided an opportunity to observe firsthand the physical protection constraints, while advocating for continued funding for improvements. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, center, visits the Samurai Dining Facility during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. Wilcox requested to visit the dining facility, which serves more than 600 Airmen every day and provides for their nutritional needs, to help Airmen stay ready to keep succeeding at the base’s mission of Rapid Airlift. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

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Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Hope Skibitsky, AFIMSC command chief, spent time with Samurai Dining Facility staff during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2022. Wilcox requested to visit the dining facility, which serves more than 600 Airmen every day and provides for their nutritional needs, to help Airmen stay ready to keep succeeding at the base’s mission of Rapid Airlift. As the AFIMSC commander, Wilcox is responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to all Air Force and Space Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brieana E. Bolfing)

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AFIMSC visits Yokota

Published Feb. 14, 2022
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