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  • U.S., Japanese servicemembers partner for nationwide training exercise

    Airmen from across Pacific Air Forces are teaming up with their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts at this central-Japan air base in support of a Japan-wide exercise Dec. 3-10. Airmen from Misawa and Yokota Air Bases, Japan, and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, arrived at Komatsu AB,

  • Yokota Airman killed after being struck by vehicle

    Staff Sgt. Raymond Briggs from the Defense Courier Service was struck by a vehicle and killed Dec. 1 as he attempted to cross a highway while on leave in San Mateo County, Calif. "The sudden death of Sergeant Briggs is a tragic loss to his family, Team Yokota and the entire U.S. Air Force," said

  • Christmas Drop: 58 years of cheer and aid

    In this region of the Pacific, Santa Claus doesn't fly with 12 reindeer or climb down the chimney to deliver gifts; he drops them from hundreds of feet in the air from the back of a C-130 Hercules.Airmen plan to deliver 60 pallets of gifts to about 50 islands to help support Guam's neighbors during

  • Keen Sword exercise sharpens US-Japan alliance

    About 10,500 U.S. service members and their Japan Self Defense Force counterparts are participating in exercise Keen Sword 2011, Dec. 3-10, on military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa and in the waters surrounding Japan.Keen Sword is a regularly scheduled exercise designed to

  • Air Force, Army complete Blackhawk redeployment

    The 25th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade redeployed from Iraq Nov. 23 minus some essential equipment: their 34 UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters. They didn't forget them -- leaving the helicopters behind was a key strategic decision which allowed a seamless transition for the troops replacing

  • Keen Sword 2011 in photos

    The U.S. and Japanese miltary are gearing up for Keen Sword 2011 in Japan scheduled for Dec. 3 through 10. Check here for some exciting photos of the Keen Sword mission that will highlight Airmen as they participate in this historic exercise. Keen Sword 2011 is  a large and complex exercise that

  • Yokota's American Red Cross helps spread holiday cheer

    Members of the Yokota community gathered together to help Yokota's American Red Cross sort through thousands of letters for the Second Annual Holiday Mail for Heroes card-sorting event here Nov. 29. Each year people from around the United States make holiday cards for servicemembers; the cards are

  • Former Kadena commander, Vietnam fighter pilot returns to Okinawa

    As Capt. Philip Drew climbed into the seat of his F-105 Thunderchief on Dec. 19, 1967, and prepared for his 90th mission over North Vietnam, he never expected he would be in the fight of his life."There was no time for thought, just time for reaction," now retired Brig. Gen. Philip Drew said of the