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  • Dogs in flight ready to fight

    What has six legs, detecting capabilities surpassing technological counterparts, deployment tasks and flies? Answer: A military working dog team, of course.Dog handlers from the 36th Security Forces Squadron train their MWDs at least once a quarter on helicopter familiarization at the flightline

  • Following the footsteps of a life cut short

    They shared the same name. They flew and fought the same types of Wild Weasel fighter jet missions. They looked alike and the family says they even displayed the same mannerisms. It's a fascinating tale of a father and son who lived the same life, complete with a sobering twist. They never met.Forty

  • Yokota hosts the Healthy Base Initiative

    Yokota Air Base is one of two Air Force bases and one of 13 Defense Department installations to pilot the Healthy Base Initiative recently launched by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Office of Military Community and Family Policy. The Healthy Base Initiative--operating under the

  • F-15 aircraft crashes in Pacific, pilot safely recovered

    Japan Air Self Defense Force rescue squadron crews safely recovered the pilot who ejected from a Kadena-based F-15 aircraft over the Pacific Ocean approximately 70 miles east of Okinawa at around 9 a.m. today. The pilot is in stable condition and is being evaluated at a military medical facility.

  • F-15 aircraft crashes in Pacific, pilot ejects safely

    A Kadena-based F-15 aircraft developed a problem that ultimately resulted in the pilot ejecting from the aircraft over the Pacific Ocean approximately 70 miles east of Okinawa at around 9 a.m. today. U.S. and Japanese rescue crews are responding to recover the pilot, who reportedly ejected safely

  • JBER security forces ready for high-risk situations

    Airmen and civilians of 673d Security Forces Squadron performed their annual high-risk response training during Police Week, training that is part of a Pacific Air Forces-wide program.The U.S. Air Force partnered with Analytical Services Incorporated to conduct a diverse range of high-risk response

  • Security forces, military police observe Police Week with events

    Every year in the spring on JBER, military and civilian law enforcement come together and remember those who have fallen in the line of duty. At the beginning of National Police Week, a ceremony is held with a mandatory formation of the 673d Security Forces Squadron. The ceremony honors all police

  • Yokota hosts Airmen Appreciation Day

    Yokota hosted its second annual Airman Appreciation Day May 23, 2013. During the day Airmen discussed resiliency and safety, taking the afternoon off to participate in sports and activities. Click here to see the slideshow.

  • SFS joins Japanese defense forces in training exercise

    Airmen from the 35th Security Forces Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force, along with the soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 9th Division, 5th Infantry Regiment, Aomori, participated in the Guard and Protect Exercise here, May 19-22. "The annual exercise is the result of a