3rd Component Maintenance Squadron earns DoD award

The 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, was recently awarded the 2010 Secretary of Defense's Field-Level Maintenance Award for Small Organizations. To recognize this achievement and take back lessons for other Department of Defense organizations, John B.

Yokota maintainer video chats with son's class about Operation Tomodachi

Alabama School Teacher Jeff Rhodus had been discussing with his sixth grade class the recent natural disasters in Japan. When the students wanted to know how Americans are helping the recovery efforts, Mr. Rhodus was at a loss."We could ask my dad," offered one student, 12-year-old Miland Myers.

Yokota's air traffic controllers manage influx of aircraft for Operation Tomodachi

Hueys provide rapid transit in support of Operation Tomodachi

374 FSS and 730 AMS team up to fill planes to capacity

Moving several hundred people from Japan is no small task, but two Yokota squadrons proved they were up to the task when they processed 296 people for Operation Pacific Passage March 23.It all began Wednesday morning. Airmen from Yokota's 374th Force Support Squadron and 730th Air Mobility Squadron

Yokota's Hometown Heroes

Yokota airlifters deliver fuel to power Sendai Airport

Airmen from Yokota Air Base's 36th Airlift Squadron delivered 2,378 gallons of diesel fuel to Sendai Airport, Japan, aboard a C-130H Hercules March 24, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Yokota AB Airmen delivered the fuel to Sendai where it will be used to fuel generators and provide much-needed

36th AS brings relief supplies to Matsushima, Japan

Maintenance Group Olympics challenge Airmen

Airmen in the 354th Maintenance Group at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, practiced teambuilding and teamwork in a series of challenges during the Maintenance Group Olympics, March 25 at the weapons-loading facility.The 354 MXG organized several fun and challenging events that pushed Airmen to strive

The view from my window

This was going to be my first flight up north since the earthquake and tsunami struck March 11. I was both eager and anxious to finally see what I, like so many others, had been supporting with 12+ hour work days and no days off. The mission was pretty straight forward: The C-130 Hercules crew