07 March 2022 Cope South 2022 enhances U.S., Bangladesh Air Force Tactical Airlift Interoperability DHAKA, Bangladesh -- More than 70 U.S. Air Force Airmen and one U.S. Space Force Guardian assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, joined approximately 300 members of the Bangladesh Air Force to evaluate and improve their combined interoperability during Exercise Cope South 2022 from...
08 March 2022 How it’s Done: Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Communication and Navigation Airmen YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Airmen of the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMX), the backbone of Yokota’s flying forces, is responsible for keeping the base’s fleet of C-130J Super Hercules airborne.The C-130J is an advanced military aircraft that only looks like its previous models on the...
19 January 2022 Jumping in the New Year with a Joint-partner Exercise YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A bilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members conducted an annual New Year’s Jump exercise at Camp Narashino, Chiba, Japan, Jan. 13, 2022.Approximately 300 JGSDF paratroopers from the...
07 February 2022 Yokota Airmen Conduct Annual Aircraft Arresting System Certification YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and Operations Support Squadron completed an annual Aircraft Arresting System (AAS) certification at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 4, 2022.The AAS utilizes the arresting hooks attached to the tail of an aircraft to safely...
24 February 2022 U.S., Bangladesh Air Forces Celebrate Partnership during Exercise Cope South 2022 Opening Ceremony BANGLADESH AIR FORCE BASE BANGABANDU, Bangladesh -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) members celebrated the kick-off of Exercise Cope South 2022 during an opening ceremony, Feb. 19, 2022.Exercise Cope South is a bi-annual...
01 March 2022 U.S., Bangladesh Air Forces Exchange Best Practices during Exercise Cope South 2022 BANGLADESH AIR FORCE (BAF) BASE BANGABANDHU, Bangladesh -- U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and members of the Bangladesh air force (BAF) shared tactical airlift knowledge during a subject matter expert (SME) exchange Feb. 19, 2022, as part of Exercise Cope...
28 February 2022 Yokota Airman Down Under Captures Excellence OKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Four seas, two hemispheres and nearly eight-thousand miles separate Tokyo, Japan from Canberra, Australia.Canberra, is home to the 337th Air Support Flight, a tenant unit part of the 374th Airlift Wing on Yokota Air Base and Tech Sgt. Amanda Osborne, 337th ASUF flight...
10 December 2024 US Space Force leaders engage with allies in Japan Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir met with Japanese counterparts about the growing importance of U.S. -Japan cooperation in the space domain, serving as a prelude to the historic activation of the U.S. Space Force unit in Japan...
15 May 2023 US, Japan Laders Gather for 2023 Senior Enlisted Leader Symposium YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Over 60 members from the U.S. Armed Forces and Japan Self-Defense Forces gathered for the 2023 Senior Enlisted Leader Symposium on May 9, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, embracing this year's theme of “Innovative Joint Leaders.”During his opening remarks, Chief Master Sgt...
30 May 2023 Yokota, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Leaders Exchange Co-Op Awards YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) leaders invited U.S. Air Force (USAF) counterparts from the 374th Airlift Wing to a Defense Cooperation Award ceremony in honor of the collaborative efforts both parties have made to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the...