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  • Yokota Theater goes digital

    Since 1971, the theater at Yokota Air Base, Japan, has provided service members with the latest Hollywood flicks through 35mm filmstrip rolls. More than 40 years later and almost a century since film began ruling the movie industry, the base theater is converting to a digital format.The Yokota

  • Airmen, Japanese remember the past, honor the present

    Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, joined local Japanese citizens March 20, 2013, in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, to remember American B-29 flight crews who lost their lives during a World War II raid over the city and unveil a memorial monument in their honor. Since 1971, Yokota members have traveled

  • Mustangs augment Airmen for defend base

    In times of heightened security, Airmen from all units of the 51st Fighter Wing take on an extremely important role--air base defense. There are more than 200 augmentees assigned across the wing who, whenever activated, are responsible base security.Many of these augmentees work directly with the

  • Carter talks Pacific pivot during JBER stopover

    U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Dr. Ashton Carter gave thanks and praise to more than 150 Soldiers, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during a March 21 visit."I think the main thing that I want to say to you is thank you," Carter said. "I want each of you to go

  • Yokota partners with local community during EME

    Yokota first responders joined North Kanto Defense Bureau liaisons as part of a joint emergency management exercise March 21, 2013. The exercise is the first of many that will partner the two organizations together for faster, more comprehensive emergency response. In the exercise scenario, the

  • Kadena civilian earns DOD David O. Cooke award PACAF nomination

    An 18th Munitions Squadron civilian earned the Pacific Air Forces nomination for the 9th annual Department of Defense David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration award for her hard work and accomplishments from October 2010 to December 2012.The David O. Cooke award recognizes non-managerial

  • Team USA wins Tomodachi Bowl

    Team USA crushes Team Kanto 57 - 21, when the teams went head-to-head on the gridiron March 10, during the 2013 Tomodachi Bowl. Team USA, comprised of players from Yokota, Zama American, Nile C. Kinnick, American School in Japan, Kubasaki, Kadena and Seoul American high schools took on Team Kanto,