Yokota hosts conference to promote flight safety

Senior Airman Zachary Page, 374th Maintenance Squadron transient alert technician, marshals a civilian aircraft for the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2023. The 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office established the MACA Conference in 2010 to share flight safety information with local Japanese aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

Yokota hosts conference to promote flight safety

Senior Airman Zachary Page, 374th Maintenance Squadron transient alert technician, marshals a civilian aircraft for the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2023. The MACA Conference brings together local Japanese aviators who have the opportunity to travel to the event via their own aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

Yokota hosts conference to promote flight safety

Senior Airman Zachary Page, 374th Maintenance Squadron transient alert technician, marshals a civilian aircraft for the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2023. The 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office held the MACA Conference to discuss local flight patterns and other aircraft safety information with local Japanese aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

Yokota hosts conference to promote flight safety

U.S. Air Force Col. Jun Oh, 374th Operations Group commander, delivers opening remarks during the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2023. Attendees at the MACA Conference included military members, pilots, and aviation business representatives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

Yokota hosts conference to promote flight safety

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason Bentley, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, delivers a briefing during the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2023. The MACA Conference also included aircraft safety briefings provided by service members stationed at Camp Zama and Iruma Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

Yokota hosts conference to promote flight safety

U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryan Maynard, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, speaks to participants in the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) Conference about the C-130J at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2023. Following conference briefings, local Japanese aviators got the opportunity to tour an air traffic control tower and a C-130J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

Yokota hosts conference to promote flight safety

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jason Bentley, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, sits in the cockpit of a C-130J with a participant in the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2023. Hosted by the 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office, the event serves as an opportunity to promote flight safety and bilateral relationships with the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

Yokota hosts conference to promote flight safety

Pilots assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing pose for a photo alongside participants in the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2023. Approximately 80 local Japanese aviators attended the conference to discuss flight safety and learn about the mission at Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

Yokota hosts conference to promote flight safety

Published Nov. 7, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --

The 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office hosted approximately 80 local Japanese aviators during the biennial Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2.

Established in 2010, the conference aims to promote flight safety while strengthening bilateral relationships with the local community.