Feb. 22, 2023 Japanese Board of Education visits Yokota Members of the Japanese Board of Education toured the grounds of Yokota High School during an immersion with Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific East District representatives, Feb. 16, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Feb. 15, 2023 Japan – U.S. Joint Concert Leadership from Yokota, the North Kanto Defense Bureau, and Fussa City joined community members to listen to the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific play alongside approximately 50 junior high school students from three local Japanese schools.
Jan. 31, 2023 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness visits Yokota The Honorable Gilbert Cisneros Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, accompanied by Seileen Mullen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, visited Yokota Air Base, Jan. 30, 2023 as part of a U.S. Forces Japan tour.
Jan. 26, 2023 Team Yokota celebrates a New Year with JASDF partners Leaders from the 374th Airlift Wing and the 5th Air Force participated in a Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) New Year’s Reception hosted by their Operations Support Wing (OSW) in Tachikawa, Japan, on Jan. 21, 2023. The OSW is co-located at Yokota Air Base alongside the 374th AW, 5th AF, and the
Jan. 23, 2023 Frostbite Road Race reunites neighboring communities Team Yokota held its 42nd Frostbite Road Race, the first held in three years due to COVID-19 restrictions, on a course that wove throughout the base on Jan. 22, 2023.The run began in 1981 and has since gathered a large following, and now sits as one of the top 100 road races held in Japan.
Jan. 18, 2023 Team Yokota aids Space Systems Command in historic US-JP space partnership Yokota’s very own 374th Mission Support Group and hosted Air Mobility Command unit, the 730th Air Mobility Squadron, assisted the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to deliver the first of two payloads to be hosted on Japan’s Geo-based Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), Jan. 17.
Dec. 27, 2022 Yokota delivers holiday spirit, further strengthens ties with local community Members of the 374th Maintenance Group visited the Mizuho town hall Dec. 22, 2022, to donate toys and books to Mizuho town to show their appreciation for friendship, support and hospitality from the local community and strengthen ties between our communities.
Dec. 16, 2022 Yokota leaders showcase partnership with Japanese tradition Plenty of laughs were shared as base leaders and their Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jeitai) counterparts gathered at the Operation Support Wing annual mochi pounding ceremony.Mochi is a traditional Japanese rice cake that is made just in time for the New Year and is widely considered a
Dec. 15, 2022 U.S. Forces Japan host Multilateral Holiday Reception Members from U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force attended a Holiday Reception at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Dec. 12, 2022 U.S., Japan strengthen bond during 374th Airlift Wing holiday social U.S. Air Force leadership and Japanese partners from the Japan Air Self Defense Forces, Japan America Air Force Goodwill Association, friendship clubs, and the Government of Japan, attended the holiday social event at the Yokota Air Base Officer’s Club, Dec. 11, 2022. The social event is an