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  • Yokota Airmen soar through BM 24-1

    Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 concluded recently at Yokota Air Base, Japan, reaffirming the role Yokota Airmen play in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific region.The exercise, which tested the readiness and wartime capabilities of 374th Airlift Wing Airmen, saw participants execute critical tasks

  • Opening the Dome on the AWACS

    U.S. Air Force 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron preform routine maintenance of an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron during routine maintenance

  • Todd Simmons talks development with Team Misawa

    Chief Master Sgt. (Ret.) Todd Simmons recently lead multiple professional development workshop at Misawa mentoring Airmen and Sailors on various topics associated with becoming an empathetic leader.

  • Civil Air Patrol Orientation Flights

    Eleven enthusiastic teenagers from Misawa Air Base were given the extraordinary opportunity to soar through the skies with the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) at Yokota Flight Training Center, Japan, Oct. 20-22, 2023.

  • Yokota Airmen support MQ-9 mission relocation

    U.S. Air Force aircrew from the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron and the 36th Airlift Squadron loaded cargo into a Yokota Air Base C-130J Super Hercules as part of a unit relocation mission at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, Japan, Oct. 18, 2023.

  • Trunk Or Treat 23

    The base invited local community members to share in the American custom of trick-or-treating and enhance relations with host nation partners. This year members were able to set up around 30 booths of various themes.

  • WWWT: Bioenvironmental Flight

    Leadership visited the 35th Medical Group, Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 19, 2023. The flight support operations for U.S. Air Force owned and operated Liquid Natural Gas Plant and monitors water quality for 12,900 consumers.

  • Bilateral Fire Exercise: USAF and JASDF

    Firefighters assigned to the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, 3rd Air Wing fire rescue, conduct a bilateral training exercise. Firefighters train nearly every day on different aspects of their jobs, ensuring they are capable and ready to respond to any