Australian, US Airmen work together to transport water cannon system

Yokota temporarily grows to accommodate Operation Tomodachi support

U.S. Pacific Command directs distribution of potassium iodide tablets

As a precautionary measure, U.S. Pacific Command directed distribution of potassium iodide tablets March 22. Base officials, however, are stressing there is no indication of increased exposure at Yokota Air Base. "We want everyone who may need the pills to be prepared, whether it's because of

Air Force officials launch accountability system for personnel in Japan

Air Force officials have activated the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, or AFPAAS, to monitor the status and location of all personnel and dependents residing on the island of Honshu, Japan.Officials are asking commanders and their commander representatives, or CORs, to

RAAF C-17 arrives with water pumps

Airmen at Yokota deliver water in support of Japan relief efforts

Sendai becomes hub of US, Japan humanitarian aid efforts

U.S.-Thai Airmen have a heart for handicapped children

Servicemembers presented more than $1,300 in supplies to help Panyahukul Handicapped School students at a community outreach event during Cope Tiger, a multilateral joint and combined field training exercise in Korat, Thailand, March 18.The school staff welcomed U.S. and Royal Thai Air Force Airmen

Misawa Airmen work around the clock to receive supplies, aircraft

More than a week after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami hit Japan, Misawa Air Base has been working 24 hours a day to support Operation Tomodachi and recovery efforts. As of March 20, 72 aircraft have transited into the base, carrying more than 600 relief workers and support

Bioenvironmental techs test for toxins near Tokyo

Among the typical crews for disaster relief in mainland Japan is an atypical crew. Amid concerns for the environment, and because Yokota Air Base is 143 miles south of the atomic energy plants that were damaged during the earthquake and tsunami, a two-man team from the 18th Aerospace Medicine