25 October 2022 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron Activates, Hosts Assumption of Command KANOYA AIR FORCE BASE, Japan -- Lt Col. Alexander Kelly, 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron incoming commander, formally assumed command of the 319th ERS at Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, Japan, October 23, 2022.The lineage of the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance...
18 October 2017 U.S. Air Force - Japan Air Self-Defense Force Participate in Bilateral Exchange YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Improving interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or Koku-Jieitai, becomes increasingly important to accomplish the bilateral mission.Three members from the 374th Operations Support Squadron Intelligence Flight and six JASDF...
19 October 2017 Yokota Says Farewell to the C-130H - Thank You C-130H Yokota Air Base, Japan -- After 43 years Team Yokota observed a historical milestone as the base sent off the last two active-duty C-130H Hercules in the Air Force.The second to last H-model to leave Yokota Air Base was tail number 74-1661, which took off during an official ceremony open to Team...
14 December 2017 Maintainers Help Aircrews Deliver Bundles of Joy Four C-130J Super Hercules propellers create a humming sound as they power the aircraft, commonly referred to this time of year as “Santa’s sleigh”, down the runway to deliver bundles of goods to people living on some of the most remote islands in the world during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop...
19 December 2017 374 Civil Engineer Squadron Promoting Interoperability YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Koku Jietai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) and U.S. Air Force Airmen spent a day sharing practices, training and tools to strengthen interoperability and bilateral relations between the two forces.Koku Jietai engineers came to Yokota Air Base where they spent the first half...
16 June 2017 2017 Security Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Grimacing, they run through the rain, their water-logged bulletproof vests getting heavier by the second while their teammate’s encouraging shouts grow louder.A finish line is crossed, usually denoting completion, but in this case, representing simply a line of demarcation...
19 January 2018 Military Working Dogs Yokota Air Base, Japan -- The priority of safety and security of Yokota Air Base and its residents is second to none, and on the front lines of the base’s defense are some of the hardest working four legged members of Team Yokota.The 374th Security Forces Squadron’s (SFS) military working dogs (MWD)...
18 June 2018 Yokota Airmen Provide Airlift at Red Flag-Alaska JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing flew to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to provide joint airlift support during the 2-week exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 18-2.Representing the Pacific’s Premiere Power Projection Platform, the Yokota Airmen...
18 June 2018 Yokota's C-130J Super Hercules Makes Its Debut in Red Flag-Alaska JOINT BASE ELEMENDOR-RICHARD, Alaska -- After a transition from the older C-130H Hercules model, the 36th Airlift Squadron are ready to provide tactical airlift throughout Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A)."It’s our first time flying the J-model in RF-A, so it’s really been a learning experience for us as a...
10 December 2018 U.S. Indo-Pacific Forces Participate in Annual Operation Christmas Drop Santa 21 returned to the “north pole” of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam after delivering three bundles to the island of Nama in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on Dec. 10, 2018.Among the helpers on board was none other than Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Phil Davidson. In its...