Hawaiian Raptors strengthen regional readiness at the Keystone of the Pacific

The skies over the Keystone of the Pacific have featured some unique guests recently, as several visiting F-22 A Raptors and Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, have conducted a series of missions at Kadena Air Base, Japan. While here, the fifth-generation air dominance fighters, as

New, improved passenger terminal open at Yokota Air Base

The Yokota Air Base community celebrated the opening of a new Air Mobility Command passenger terminal with a ribbon cutting on Monday, June 13. The $27.5 million project spanned nearly seven years, with planning starting in late 2015, construction starting in June of 2020 and completion in June of

Yokota, Japan remember WWII fallen during U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service

Representatives from Yokota Air Base, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Shizuoka City attended a U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 11, 2022, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka city, Japan, to honor the fallen and reflect on acts of heroism showcased in the aftermath of a raid of Shizuoka City during

A Step in the Right Direction: Reducing Misawa’s Carbon Footprint and Enabling Energy Independence

In the midst of protecting U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific region, defending Japan and deterring adversaries; Misawa Air Base is taking action to simultaneously overcome a different enemy – climate change.

Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Yokota recently performed a hot pit refuel on a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 344th Air Refueling Squadron from McConnell Air Force Base.

Yokota reopens base for annual Friendship Festival

The 374th Airlift Wing hosted the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2022 on May 21 and 22, the first one in three years.During the two-day festival, which aims to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Japan, approximately 110,000 people visited the base.

President Biden arrives in Japan

Day and Night, rain or shine: DAGREs fast rope into action

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team members conducted fast-rope training with the 33rd Rescue squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 16, 2022. This training started with controlled fast roping operations in a rappel tower,

Fighting Falcons flock Kadena

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 80th Fighter Squadron take off from Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2022. The 8th Operations Group provides U.S. Indo-Pacific Command with continuous and unrivaled air, space and cyberspace capabilities to ensure regional stability and security.

USFJ medical personnel showcase ACE through joint exercise

USFJ personnel participated in a medical training exercise, May 12, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan to assess Yokota's ability to perform Agile Combat Employment across a range of military operations in a complex and dynamic international security environment.