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  • Lose a little to gain a whole watt more

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan –  Power outages are no fun, but unplanned power outages are worse. That’s why the 718th Civil Engineer Squadron has planned for a series of scheduled power outages to take place around Kadena from January 28 to July 22.

  • 36th AS train for combat offloading readiness

    The 36th Airlift Squadron assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, took part in a contingency response exercise with the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 17 through Jan. 19, 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.

  • 33rd RQS: Leading with Lethality

    A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron prepares 0.50 caliber ammunition for a training flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 17, 2023. The 33rd RQS provides a ready combat search and rescue platform to aid in exercises and real-world operations in the

  • U.S. and Japanese Forces team up for Southern Beach

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Airmen and Sailors from Kadena Air Base, Japan teamed up in the skies near Okinawa with Japan Air Self Defense Force personnel during the latest iteration of the bilateral Southern Beach exercise on 19 January, 2023.

  • Team Yokota’s Honor Guardsman of the Year

    In July of 2022, the Yokota Honor Guard team was losing members to deployments left and right, but in their hour of need, Airman 1st Class Jatravious Ingram stepped up. Ingram is assigned to the 374th Security Forces Squadron as a patrolman and alarm monitor. All of the facilities on base that have

  • Falcons on the Flightline

    A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, arrives at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19, 2023. The Fighting Falcon is renowned for its fly-by-wire system, and exceptionally flexible design enabling it to excel worldwide in a range of both

  • Misawa AB opens Warrior Preparation Arena

    Alexandra Tiller, Troy University site director, shows resource pamphlets during the grand opening of the Warrior Preparation Arena at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 6, 2023. Construction for the Warrior Prep Arena began in early 2022 and was completed later that year as an initiative to improve

  • March on Misawa: MLK, Jr. Day

    A photo illustration shows a comparison between members of Team Misawa and citizen during a 1965 Selma to Montgomery March in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2023. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States marking the

  • 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.