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  • STAFFDEL Diehl visits Yokota

    Dr. Glendon Diehl and Ilka Regino, professional staff members for the House of Representatives, House Armed Services Committee, visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 3, 2023. Diehl and Regino met with wing leadership, toured the 374th Medical Group and hosted quality of life focus groups with

  • 909th ARS fuel Fighting Falcons

    U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Pacific Ocean, April 5, 2023. The U.S. is committed to denying

  • Next Gen Aircrew Protection arrives at Yokota

    Representatives from the U.S. Air Force Next Generation Aircrew Protection project visited 374th Airlift Wing leadership and 36th Airlift Squadron members to provide research data and demonstrate the results of the project for the first time on a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, March 30.

  • Yokota tops list of best AF dining facilities

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of the 2023 John L. Hennessy Trophy Awards for best dining facilities across the Department of the Air Force. The annual awards program, established in 1957 and managed by AFSVC, recognizes the top

  • USAFEC Maj. Gen. Klein tours Yokota 730th AMS

    Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, visited the 730th Air Mobility Squadron stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on March 20-21.

  • Sakura, friendships bloom at Yokota

    U.S. Air Force leaders from the 374th Airlift Wing and their Japanese Air Self-Defense Force counterparts gathered at the Operations Support Wing annual sakura viewing on April 1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Sakura, also known as the cherry blossom, is Japan’s unofficial national flower. The blooming

  • Yokota SAPR hosts tournament to begin SAAPM

    The 374th Airlift Wing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office hosted a volleyball tournament April 1, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to begin their Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month informational campaign and symbolically ‘block out’ sexual assault.

  • 18 CONS earns Best in PACAF

    From base landscaping to office computers, nearly everything found on Kadena flows through the 18th Contracting Squadron. In 2022 alone, the 18th CONS executed 392 contracting actions valued at over 170 million dollars, earning the unit Best Contracting Squadron in Pacific Air Forces. The 18th CONS

  • Yokota Red Cross honors volunteers during recognition ceremony

    The Yokota Air Base American Red Cross chapter recognized nine volunteers who continually went above and beyond in service to the base community during an award ceremony held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 21, 2023.Two volunteers were coined by Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, for