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Oct. 20, 2023
USAF, ROKAF join forces for Herk Guardians 23

United States Air Force representatives from Yokota Air Base, Japan, met Republic of Korea Air Force counterparts at Gimhae Air Base, South Korea, for a week of tactical airlift training and cultural exchange as part of Herk Guardians 23, Oct. 9–13.
Oct. 19, 2023
Yokota civil engineers harden structures, support continued BM 24-1 operations

Engineers assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron reinforced facilities and structures to help ensure continued operations at Yokota Air Base, Japan as part of Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1.
April 18, 2023
Yokota medics train in cross-cultural exchange

Yokota Air Base recently concluded a semester of the Japanese Physician Fellowship Program (JPFP), a one-year, rotating education program designed to train Japanese physicians and familiarize them with U.S. medical practices.This unique program, which began in 2015, is conducted entirely in English
Aug. 30, 2022
Pacific Air Forces deputy commander visits Japan

Deputy Commander of the Pacific Air Forces Lt. Gen. James Jacobson visited Yokota Air Base, August 21 to 23, as part of a larger PACAF tour.Jacobson kicked off his tour meeting with U.S. Forces Japan and 374th Airlift Wing leadership where he received updates on current projects, future exercises
March 31, 2022
Pacific Air Forces delivers COVID-19 mitigation supplies to assist Timor-Leste

Pacific Air Forces Airmen recently delivered 109 boxes of medical supplies and personal protective equipment to the Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste to assist with Covid-19.
Feb. 23, 2022
U.S., Bangladesh air forces celebrate partnership during Exercise Cope South 2022 opening ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and Bangladesh air force (BAF) members celebrated the kick-off of Exercise Cope South 2022 during an opening ceremony, Feb. 19, 2022. Exercise Cope South is a bi-annual Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift
Dec. 2, 2021
70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam

U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, beginning Dec. 6, 2021. Operation Christmas Drop, or OCD, is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and
March 12, 2021
US-Japan conducts historic airborne operation

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – In the bright Japanese morning sun, stretched across the flightline, more than 500 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members talk, rehearse jump procedures and shimmy parachute packs onto their backs. All the while, U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare 12 C-130J Super Hercules
Jan. 25, 2021
CV-22 gets cleaned for inspection

Senior Airman Brody Lee, 753rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, cleans a wing of a CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 23, 2020. Ospreys under-go an inspection every 180 days, which includes using high pressure
July 16, 2020
Green light, Go: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct jump training from Yokota C-130's

Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 1st Airborne Brigade, conducted a jump training mission over the Ojoji drop zone, Japan, July 8 and 9.“Bilateral trainings are important because it enhances our warfighting

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