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  • 374th CES reassures Yokota: Community safe for personnel, residents

    Following the earthquake at Yokota on March 11, many personnel and residents voiced concerns for base safety regarding facilities and structures within the installation. Senior Master Sgt. William Arcuri, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical superintendent, spoke about several important base

  • Cultural exchange strengthens U.S., Thailand, Singapore relations

    U.S., Thailand and Singapore Airmen participated in a cultural exchange at Ang Huai Yang School in Korat, Thailand, March 14, as part of Cope Tiger 2011, a multilateral joint and combined field training exercise.Each year, Cope Tiger's community outreach programs enable Airmen from the three

  • Aircrews ready for Cope Tiger 2011

    Total Force Airmen and Marines assigned to units around the Pacific are engaged in Cope Tiger 2011, a combined joint large force employment exercise with Royal Thai Air Force and Republic of Singapore Air Force partners.Check out photos from the intial mass briefing here: Aircrews ready for Cope

  • Yokota extends help to firefighters in Fukushima

    A team of five Airmen and two Japanese nationals drove through the night March 15 to deliver a fire truck to firefighters in the city of Fukushima. The convoy, consisting of three Yokota vehicles and a police escort, departed the base at 1 a.m. enroute to a training site 50 kilometers from the power

  • Misawa recovering from a historic earthquake

     Misawa Air Base was shaken violently Mar. 11, 2011 by the earthquake in Myagi Prefecture, and the base sustained minor damage with no injuries or loss of life."Our focus is on the recovery of the base and assisting our Japanese allies. We will do whatever it takes to get us both on our feet again,

  • Spirit of giving unshaken in Misawa

    The residents of Misawa Air Base are collecting clothing donations in support of the base's off-base community."When we put out the call for donations, I was truly surprised by the overwhelming support we received from the Base community," said Kelli Wimmer, wife of Col. Van Wimmer, 35th Fighter

  • 535th Airlift Squadron supports Japan relief effort

    A C-17 Globemaster III and aircrew from the 15th Wing's 535th Airlift Squadron departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for Japan March 12 to deliver electricity generators and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami striking the