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  • 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

  • Worth its weight in readiness

    BM 24-1 is a yearly exercise designed to train Yokota Airmen on base readiness, crisis communication and contingency operations.

  • Range Day 2023

    Misawa Range Day allows personnel and families to see the 35th Fighter Wing mission up close through flight exhibitions and equipment demonstrations at Draughn Range, Japan, Oct. 20, 2023.

  • Misawa Air Base Hosts 35th Annual Special Olympics 2023

    Misawa Air Base recently hosted its 35th Annual Special Olympics. During the event athletes patriated in various sports such as cornhole, football toss, volleyball and soccer. The Special Olympics strives to create a better world by fostering the acceptance and inclusion of all people here in

  • Yokota first responders prepare for aircraft decontamination

    U.S. Air Force first responders from the 374th Security Forces Squadron, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management flight, and 374th CES fire department simulated an aircraft decontamination scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 21, 2023.