Squadron keeps Yokota safe, healthy for relief efforts

When it comes to safety, most people think of things like protective goggles, ear protection and reflective belts, but there is more to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace -- and members of the 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Yokota Air Base work diligently to do just that.The men and

Special ops port dog keeps Operation Tomodachi relief aid flowing at Sendai Airport

A little more than 14 years ago, Tech. Sgt. Michael Fletcher -- an Airman basic at the time -- was lost on the streets of Tokyo. It was the first weekend of his first week at his first assignment, Yokota Air Base. Two Japanese couples saw the confused young Airman and helped him get home. Rather

374th CONS's crucial role in Operation Tomodachi

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III arrived at Yokota, March 29, carrying a series of pipes, hoses and related equipment that the U.S. Government purchased to help the people of Japan cool the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant. At 2.7 kilometers in length and a weight of over 20,000

Exercise Cope Tiger 2011 concludes in Thailand

U.S., Thai and Singaporean servicemembers commemorated the conclusion of another successful Cope Tiger exercise with a closing ceremony March 25 here.Royal Thai Air Force Group Captain Thawonwat Chantanakom, accompanied by the U.S. Exercise Director Colonel Robert Huston and Republic of Singapore

Arctic Warriors assist Japan relief efforts

Following the March 11 disasters in Japan, numerous Arctic Warriors from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, have pitched in to help.Air Force Master Sgt. Augustine Circello III, from JBER's 773d Logistics Readiness Squadron, is one of those warriors."I have been coordinating airlift

Fresh faces defending Kunsan

Defending the base is of utmost importance to not only the installation commander, but also to all senior leadership across the Air Force. Here at Kunsan Air Base, that mission rests squarely on the shoulders of the 8th Security Forces Squadron, which is primarily made up of first-term Airmen."It is

Misawa receives water in support of Operation Tomodachi

CE augmentees head home from Misawa

Working in the Shadows

Team Yokota launches 'Toys for Tomodachi'

Starting March 31, wing leadership at Yokota Air Base, Japan, are sponsoring a week-long toy drive in support of Japanese families displaced by the recent earthquake and tsunami.The drive, dubbed "Toys for Tomodachi," is part of overall relief efforts members of Team Yokota continue to