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  • Passing On Knowledge: F-35 Emergency Response Symposium

    Last week, Misawa Air Base and Misawa City members attended an F-35 Emergency Response Symposium. During the event, subject matter experts from Hill Air Force Base briefed on the proper procedures and responses in the event of an F-35 crash, ensuring that everyone is on the same page if an accident

  • Airmen conduct ACE rapid turn exercise

    Airmen with the 388th Fighter Wing conducted a cold integrated combat turn and rapid refuelings on F-35A Lightning IIs. The service members traded maintenance roles as part of Agile Combat Employment's training to create multi-capable Airman. Exercises like these strengthen ACE operations to

  • Yokota honors the fallen crew of Gundam 22

    With solemn hearts, teary eyes, and unwavering spirits, Airmen across Yokota Air Base stood in formation for a retreat ceremony to honor the fallen aircrew of Gundam 22, Feb. 15. On November 29, 2023, eight brave souls in Air Force Special Operations Command lost their lives in an aircraft mishap

  • 1st Special Operations Squadron honors STRAY 59

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron pay their respects at the crash site of STRAY 59 during a memorial flight over the coast of the Philippines, Feb. 26, 2024. The flight honored those who were lost when a 1st SOS MC-130E Combat Talon I, call sign STRAY 59, crashed

  • Yokota loadmasters conduct routine readiness training

    Loadmasters assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted routine readiness training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22.The loadmasters simulated personnel drops and completed an in-flight checklist to ensure simulated paratroopers were properly released from the aircraft. Additionally, the

  • Yokota Airmen, US Army improve mission readiness during JPMRC 24-02

    Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, conducted a joint forcible entry exercise alongside members of the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 in Alaska.

  • Focus: True North social worker breaks world record

    Ian Bell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron True North social worker and powerlifter combines physical and mental rehabilitation after an injury during a powerlifting competition and becomes the International Powerlifting Federation Equipped Deadlift World Record holder. Now at Kadena Air Base,

  • Yokota Airmen take on the tundra during JPMRC 24-02

    Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing supported members of the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 8-22.