An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Home : Media : News : News Article View
NEWS | Oct. 30, 2020

Airmen Showcase Capabilities, Readiness in Wing-wide Exercise

By Staff Sgt. Juan Torres 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Yokota Air Base, Japan -- Team Yokota members participated in a week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise, Oct. 26-30.

The full-scale exercise is designed to enhance base readiness through training and practicing skillsets, ensuring the base is ready to respond to potential real-world contingencies in the area.

Through the combined effort of approximately 180 Wing Inspection Team members from all squadrons and groups assigned to Yokota, the 374th Airlift Wing was able to evaluate their Airmen and processes.

“We want to understand what we are good at, where the shortcomings are, and what we can improve on,” said Maj. David Simon, 374th Inspector General office deputy IG.

During the exercise, Airmen accomplished a variety of mock emergency response operations to include intra-theater airdrops, search and rescues, perimeter breaches, and Rapid Airfield Damage Repair. Each scenario was aimed at testing Team Yokota’s rapid-response capabilities.

“We developed scenarios based upon credible threats to Yokota,” said Tech. Sgt. Karya Hargrove, 374th Security Forces Squadron standardizations and evaluations NCOIC and exercise WIT member. “I wanted to challenge the wing’s integrated defense capabilities and practice scenarios that would be difficult to execute outside of a wing-level exercise. Additionally, we evaluate how the participants preform based on desired learning objectives, Air Force Instructions and higher headquarters regulations.”

Overall, the unique exercise tested Yokota's ability to provide effective and immediate response to any possible contingency situations.

“Yokota is a central hub for airlift operations and we need to be ready to support the national defense of Japan as well as accomplish our peacetime roles,” said Simon.
CONNECT WITH USINDOPACOM
Facebook

Like Us
Twitter
342,277
Follow Us

ENGAGE & CONNECT MORE WITH PACOM

                                                 

IN THE USINDOPACOM NEWS
USS Asheville Welcomes Guests on Board in Western Australia
Above: Australian and diplomatic guests with USS Asheville in background.  .
March 24, 2023 - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia -- The U.S. Navy submarine USS Asheville welcomed Australian and United Kingdom visitors on board while in Perth this week, with pierside tours and a day ride out off the Western...

Ambassador Chung’s Remarks at World Water Day Event
Ambassador Chung’s Remarks at World Water Day Event
March 24, 2023 - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Sri Lanka --Honorable Prime Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena;Honorable Jeevan Thondaman, Minister of Water Supply & Estate Infrastructure Development;Dr. Thanuja Ariyananda, Executive Director of the...

353 SOW from Kadena Visits Yokota for Isochronal Inspection
Airman from the Special Operations Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, inspect a MC-130 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 13. Isochronal inspections are done periodically depending on the aircraft, flight hours and age, and is an in-depth inspection of an aircraft for maintenance.
March 24, 2023 - YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (SOAMXS) at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, visited their counterparts at Yokota Air Base, on mainland Japan, to conduct an isochronal...

Navy, Coast Guard Begin Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol
In this file photo, a flock of pelicans glides past USS Mobile (LCS 26) as she enters the mouth of the port at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division in California for a Combat Systems Assessment Team event on Nov. 28.
March 23, 2023 - SAN DIEGO, California -- The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard began their joint patrol in the Western Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported...

U.S. Consulate in Hyderabad Opens for Business in Nanakramguda
U.S. Consulate in Hyderabad Opens for Business in Nanakramguda.
March 23, 2023 - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- The U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad has opened operations at its new facility in Nanakramguda.“Today marks a milestone in the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership,” said Jennifer Larson,...