Yokota Airman down under captures excellence

Four seas, two hemispheres and nearly eight-thousand miles separate Tokyo, Japan from Canberra, Australia.Canberra, is home to the 337th Air Support Flight, a tenant unit part of the 374th Airlift Wing on Yokota Air Base and Tech Sgt. Amanda Osborne, 337th ASUF flight chief.After arriving in

U.S., Bangladesh air forces celebrate partnership during Exercise Cope South 2022 opening ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and Bangladesh air force (BAF) members celebrated the kick-off of Exercise Cope South 2022 during an opening ceremony, Feb. 19, 2022.Exercise Cope South is a bi-annual Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift

U.S. supports JSDF humanitarian exercise

An Airman from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron waits to load cargo on a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during exercise Tomodachi Rescue 22 Feb. 11, 2022. The aerial component of the exercise consisted of one U.S. C-130J, and a KC-130H, C-2, and C-1 from the

Yokota implements new fitness components, diagnostic testing

Yokota Air Base, Japan –Yokota’s Fitness Assessment Cell opened the Samurai Fitness Center to Physical Training Leaders for diagnostic testing and started offering alternative exercise options this past January.“Providing our Airmen with these options is a step in the right direction toward

Yokota administers pediatric COVID-19 vaccine

Ford Campbell, right, receives the pediatric version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 18th 2021. In accordance with Yokota’s mission to attain the highest safety and vaccination rates possible, the 374th Medical Group held a vaccination line specifically for children ages

U.S-Japan conducts airborne operation

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade, line up outside a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, before a personnel drop, Nov. 15th, 2021. Yokota’s 374th Airlift Wing and JGSDF’s 1st Airborne Brigade organized this demonstration of interoperability,

First Lady of PACAF and Yokota key spouse group visit COVID-19 contingency towers

Cindy Wilsbach, center, First Lady of PACAF, and other command key spouses depart one of the COVID-19 contingency towers at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2021. Protecting the health and well-being of Yokota Airmen, families and civilian personnel, is a key component of mission readiness as base

PACAF commander visits Japan's Air Defense Command HQ

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, participates in an office call with Japan Air Self-Defense Force leadership during an annual site tour of U.S. Air Force and allied commands at Yokota Air Base, Nov. 1, 2021. Wilsbach’s attendance represents synchronizing joint partner

374th FSS Airmen simulate mass casualty response

Airmen from the 374th Force Support Squadron responded to a simulated mass casualty scenario as part of a Samurai Readiness Inspection (SRI), Oct. 28, 2021.During SRIs, Mortuary Affairs is augmented with 374th FSS Airmen from multiple career fields. It provides experience in this specialized

Capt. Ryosuke Taki Receives Air Force Commendation Medal