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  • Readiness Week: Base Defense

    Augmentees gain basic base defense skills from the 374th Security Forces squadron during training Oct. 8, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training was conducted as part of Readiness Week at Yokota, which is focusing on a number of readiness related tasks and enhancing the wing's ability to

  • US, ROK bond celebrated, strengthened during festival

    The sights and sounds of two cultures combined for a fun-filled weekend here at the 10th Annual Korean-American Friendship Festival Oct. 5 and 6.The U.S. and the Republic of Korea have a rich history together, and this multicultural celebration aimed to enhance the relationship between the two

  • ISRG locks in, trains for wartime operations

    More than 600 intelligence Airmen participated in a 24-hour lock-in training event at the Korea Combat Operations Intelligence Center here Oct. 3 and 4. The training required Airmen of the 694th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group to practice wartime operations while locked into

  • Okinawa's first typhoons of the season leave Kadena relatively unscathed

    Typhoon season has been in full swing for Okinawa since June 1, but the first substantial typhoons of the season kept Okinawa inhabitants locked down Oct. 5-7.Staff Sgt. Brian Ogbonnaya, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron operations manager, said that though Typhoons Fitow and Danas came within two days

  • Wing inspection team training

    Members of Team Yokota receive training on the new Air Force inspection program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2013.  Under the new Air Force Inspection regulations, Yokota's Wing Inspection Team members learn how to apply the Observe, Evaluate and Report process , enabling them to provide

  • 'I need help' ... Misawa Airmen train for war-injured

    Missiles litter the flightline as deafening sirens sound on repeat, warning Airmen to take cover. Amid the chaos, two Airmen stuck outside during the attack lay injured - one with a shattered leg, the other with an open chest wound. The leader of a Self-Aid Buddy Care and Post-Attack Reconnaissance

  • Yokota: Trained and Ready

    Airmen from Yokota demonstrate their ability to become resilient by ensuring they are postured prior to deploying. More than 200 Airmen deploy from Yokota each year and first sergeants and unit deployment managers play a vital role ensuring they are prepared to go.

  • A message from the commander

    Fellow Airmen,We face very challenging times as we navigate the effects of a partial government shutdown, which has furloughed many of our civilian Airmen, and the initial impacts of sequestration. The outlook for next several fiscal years will demand the most out of every Airmen, dollar and

  • Ready, set, deploy

    During every Operational Readiness Exercise, the transition from peacetime to a simulated combat environment is like going from off to on. It all starts when a squadron or unit gets the order to deploy. After receiving the order, they take part in a process that will quickly transition them from