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  • 1st SOS conducts the Flight of the Flock

    Loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron participate in the Flight of the Flock off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 5, 2023. The 1st SOS is on-call to conduct specialized mobility operations including infiltration, exfiltration and resupply for allied forces in

  • Yokota participates in multilateral New Year’s Jump exercise

    A multilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, British army, Australian army, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conducted an annual New Year’s Jump exercise at Camp Narashino, Chiba, Japan, Jan. 8, 2022.More than 180 paratroopers participated in the event jumping from three

  • Deicer keeps the mission from slipping

    Sheets of snow blanket Misawa, one of the U.S. Air Forces snowiest base, leaving a picturesque view of the flight line. However, the accumulation of snow, ice and frost disrupts the mission of the 35th Fighter Wing by degrading aircraft and grounding flights.Aircraft deicing is an integral part of

  • Yokota postal operations ramp up for the holidays

    The Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron has been sorting and delivering two to three times the amount of mail during the holiday season while working seven days a week to ensure an increased flow of mail can be sorted and delivered across the region. Yokota Air Base’s geographical location makes

  • Yokota member helps wash away families’ deployment stressors

    Danielle Gomez, a stay-at-home mom and active duty spouse at Yokota Air Base, decided to help her neighbors by offering free house cleaning services to families with a deployed spouse. Stationed at Yokota AB since 2018, Gomez has firsthand experience on the strain deployments have on families.

  • Yokota leadership serves Christmas lunch

    The 374th Airlift Wing leadership served holiday meals to service members and families at the Samurai Café Dining Facility at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 23, 2022.

  • Yokota youth get firsthand look at air mobility mission

    Members of the 730th Air Mobility Squadron teamed with the base Child and Youth Centers to host a squadron immersion tour from Dec. 19-20, to educate children of the base community on how the unit contributes to the airlift mission across the region.More than 70 dependents, from the age of 5 years

  • 909th ARS, 525th FS partake in IRON SHADOW

    A U.S. Air KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron refueled F-22A Raptors assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron over the Republic of Korea, on their way to participate in IRON SHADOW, Dec. 20, 2022. IRON SHADOW is a bilateral training event with Republic of Korea's 38th

  • Yokota Air Base introduces “Rent the camo” pilot program

    Yokota Air Base, Japan, is one of the first United States Air Force installations to launch the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program, or “Rent the Camo,” October 1, 2022.The U.S. Congress passed the “Rent the Camo: Access to Maternity Wear Act” Bill in 2020, creating this new program that temporarily