Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

A cadet from Misawa Air Base Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary displays their unit patch while on a facilities tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023. The CAP cadets traveled to Yokota to take part in small aircraft flight training and to get first-hand experience with flight support functions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

Cadet Airman First Class Jayden Rangel (left) and Cadet Airman Isabella Hoffman (right), Misawa Air Base Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary, receive flying instruction on a Cessna 172 flight simulator from Jake Kadish, Yokota Aero Club instructor pilot at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023. As the auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, CAP’s vigilant citizen volunteers are there to search for and find the lost, provide comfort in times of disaster, and work to keep the homeland safe. (courtesy photo)

Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

Cadets from the Misawa Air Base Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary, pose for a group photo at the conclusion of a facilities tour provided by the 374th Operations Support Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023. The CAP cadets traveled to Yokota to take part in small aircraft flight training and to get first-hand experience with flight support functions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

Cadet Airman Hunter Davis, Misawa Air Base Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary, uses binoculars to view aircraft from the base Air Traffic Control tower while on a facilities tour provided by the 374th Operations Support Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023. Yokota is the busiest airfield in the Pacific Air Forces, as ATC Airmen serve hundreds of aircraft each week, with the base acting as a gateway to other bases in Japan, Korea, Guam, and Australia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

Staff Sgt. Brandon Johnson-Farmer (right), 374th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, briefs Civil Air Patrol cadets from Misawa Air Base, Japan, on radar systems in the Air Traffic Control tower during a facilities tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023. ATC Airmen are responsible for managing the flow of aircraft through all aspects of flight and are essential to ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic in-flight and on the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

Staff Sgt. Brandon Johnson-Farmer (right), 374th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, points out flightline locations to Civil Air Patrol cadets from Misawa Air Base, Japan, during a facilities tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023. Air Traffic Control Airmen are responsible for managing the flow of aircraft through all aspects of flight and are essential to ensuring the safety and efficiency of air traffic in-flight and on the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

Cadet Airman First Class Jayden Rangel, Misawa Air Base Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary, directs air traffic during an Air Traffic Control tower simulator familiarization provided by the 374th Operations Support Squadron, while on a facilities tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023. The CAP cadets traveled to Yokota to take part in small aircraft flight training and to get first-hand experience with flight support functions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

Cadet Airman Hanna Ayers, Misawa Air Base Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary, operates a simulated signal light during Air Traffic Control tower simulator familiarization provided by the 374th Operations Support Squadron during a facilities tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023. Civil Air Patrol cadets experience a curriculum that focuses on leadership, aerospace, fitness, and character. As they participate in these four elements, they advance through a series of achievements, earning honors and increased responsibilities along the way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

Cadet Airman First Class Jayden Rangel (left), Misawa Air Base Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary, gets feedback from Steven Hawes, Yokota Aero Club instructor pilot, on his simulated Cessna 172 flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023. As the auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, CAP’s vigilant citizen volunteers are there to search for and find the lost, provide comfort in times of disaster, and work to keep the homeland safe. (courtesy photo)

Team Yokota hosts Misawa Civil Air Patrol cadets

Published April 11, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

Civil Air Patrol Cadets from Misawa Air Base, Japan, visited the base to tour airfield operations facilities and to train on a small aircraft simulator at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2023.