Chief Master Sgt. Rick Winegardner, U.S. Forces Japan Command senior enlisted advisor, tours a CV-22 Osprey with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Shigeru Sawada, the senior enlisted advisor to th More
Construction on the north overrun is scheduled to begin January 21. The construction is expected to last 18 months, after which there will be no more need for aircraft traffic lights on the north overrun. (U.S. More
A group of five Yokota Airmen pose for a photo in traditional Japanese garb, in Yamaguchi, Japan February 14, 2019. They spent a week working with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force out of Hofu-kita, Yamaguchi, a More
Japan Air Self-Defense Force members practice for the opening ceremony of the Major League Baseball Japan Open Series in the Tokyo Dome, March 20, 2019. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Pacific Air Forces b More
374th Medical Group personnel gather on the Yokota AB flightline, April 18, 2019 for patient movement air evacuation training. This was the first time traditional 374th MDG medical personnel had the opportunity More
WIT members walk out of a simulated burning building during a mass casualty exercise on Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2019. The simulation was part of exercise Beverly Morning 19-01. (U.S. Air Force photo by More
Maj. Frank Zientek, 374th Operations Group director of Operations, taxis a Yokota Aeroclub Cessna 172 down the Yokota Air Base flightline with Noah Gifford, 10, and his mother, Stephanie Gifford on board, May 2 More
Lieutenant Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, Commander, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force, waits to arrive at Haneda Air Base to welcome President Donald Trump to Japan. President Trump is the first state guest to v More
Noah Gifford, 10, tries on a pilot's helmet for the first time in the 36th Airlift Squadron’s equipment room at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 24. As the pilot for a day, Gifford was given a full tour of all the t More
The sun rises over the 374th Airlift Wing's C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the Yokota Air Base flightline May 26, 2019. Japan is known as the land of the rising sun because it was originally considered the e More
Noah Gifford, 10, tries on night vision goggles for the first time in the 36th Airlift Squadron’s equipment room at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 24. As the pilot for a day, Gifford was given a full tour of all t More
Australian Army Lt. Gen. Greg Bilton, Headquarters Joint Operations Command, chief of joint operations, speaks onboard the USS Ronald Reagan during the opening ceremony for Talisman Sabre 2019, July 7, 2019. Ex More
A U.S. Navy E-2D Hawkeye sits in the aircraft catapult on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan in the Port of Brisbane, July 7, 2019. The USS Ronald Reagan arrived in Australia in support of Talisman Sabre More
A U.S. Navy MH-60 Sea Hawk Helicopter sits, chained to the deck on the USS Ronald Reagan flight deck, July 7, 2019, as the opening ceremony for Talisman Sabre 2019 gets underway beneath it. The SH-60 Sea Hawk i More
F-22 Raptors assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, prepare to land at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley for Talisman Sabre 19, July 9. The month-long exercise in More
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III takes off from the RAAF Base Amberley flightline July 10 during Talisman Sabre 19. The month-long exercise involves the U.S. and Australian forces, and is desi More
Australian media gather in front of a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska on the Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia flightl More
Tech. Sgt. James Bevilacqua, an airframe powerplant mechanic assigned to the 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepares to receive a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey More
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Arthur Culvahouse Jr. dons his headgear in preparation to fly from the Brisbane Airport to the USS Ronald Reagan July 12, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19. The United States an More
Senior Master Sgt. Charlie Grantham, 90th Expeditionary Air Mobility Unit superintendent, waits for a ride across the Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley flightline July 13. The United States and Australia More
Lt. Col. Pamela Boyarski, 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron director of operations briefs Royal Australian Air Force personnel on board an airborne warning and control system E-3 Sentry, July 17 as part of Ex More
A KC-10 Extender assigned to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, refuels an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, More
Staff Sgt. Terrell Beasley, a military working dog trainer with the 374th Security Forces Squadron poses for a portrait as the Airlifter of the Week, on Yokota Air Base, Japan, August 20, 2019. Beasley assists More
A Japanese Self-Defense Force member waits to be cleared by 374th Civil Engineer Personnel to proceed with cutting pavement as part of a bilateral rapid runway repair training program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, More
A Koku-Jeitei Central Band checks his sheet music during rehearsal with the U.S Air Force Band of the Pacific Jazz Ensemble at Hibiya Park, Tokyo, August 24, 2019. The performance was sponsored by the Tokyo Met More
U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 374th Medical Group, Yokota Air Base, Japan carry simulated patients out of a C-130J Super Hercules, August 28, 2019. They moved and treated more than 30 U.S. Army perso More
Staff Sgt. Rembert Dash III, a quality assurance inspector with the 374th Maintenance Group poses for an airlifter of the week portrait on the Yokota Air Base flightline, September 5, 2019. Dash inspects the qu More
Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore, a photojournalist assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing trains at Yokota Air Base, Japan, for an Armed Forces Triathlon application, September 10, 2019. The California-based program More
Pilots assigned tot he 374th Airlift Wing wave to Japanese visitors on the Yokota Air Base flight line, September 14, 2019 during the Yokota Friendship Festival. The festival allowed tens of thousands of people More
Staff Sgt. Rembert Dash, a quality assurance inspector with the 374th Maintenance Group prepares to clean and push-press a metal log at the gym on Yokota Air Base, Japan, September 16, 2019. Dash is training to More
Staff Sgt. Rembert Alphonso Dash III begins to clean and push-press a metal log at the gym on Yokota Air Base, Japan, September 16, 2019. Dash is training to compete in strongman competitions locally and intern More
Tech. Sgt. Justin Williams, 374th Contracting Squadron contract specialist, poses for a photo September 26, 2019, at one of the construction sites currently being contracted at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The wing More
1st Lt. Tyson Bradley, a co-pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, pours sea dye marker to designate a drop target in the sea as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen A More
A volunteer lifts a bag of rice to put into a supplies bundle at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2019. Operation Christmas Drop 2019 placed 176 bundles onto 55 Micronesian islands across the Pacific. (U. More
Tech Sgt. Mario Montoya, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to cut free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, More
Aircrew assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force prepare a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle on board their C-130H Hercules as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 201 More
Col. Todd Wydra, 374th Maintenance Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Guzman, 374th MXG command chief, carry books into the Mizuho Town Library, Dec. 19, 2019. Every year, the MXG donates english bo More
A joint choir from the different middle schools and high schools on Yokota Air Base, perform at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. observance ceremony in the Officer’s Club, January 24, 2020. The choir brought a fu More
Senior Airman Seth Purcell, a pavements and construction technician or “Dirt boy” assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron uses a gas-powered saw to cut concrete during the remodeling of the emergency oper More
Tech. Sgt. Timothy St. Pierre, an engine specialist assigned to the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron directs his team as they prepare a propeller to be swapped onto a C-130J Super Hercules on the Yokota Air More
Aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift Squadron and 353rd Special Operations Group taxi their way across the Yokota Air Base, Japan, flightline during the elephant walk portion of the Samurai Su More
Airman 1st Class Chase Porter, a C-130J Loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Airbase, Japan assists in loading an aerial bulk fuels delivery system onto a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air More
Tammy Jenkins, a volunteer at the Yokota Post office, walks through rows of organized boxes to find a new stack of mail to be sorted, August 11, 2020. Tammy is a regular volunteer who shows up to help several h More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicole Kemp, a clinical nurse assigned to the 374th Medical Group Multi-Service and Patient Unit, poses for a photo in a delivery room at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 23, 2020. Kemp’s spec More
Service members and their families unload from a flight into the Yokota Air Base passenger terminal, Sept. 25, 2020. Flights like this one stop at Yokota for anywhere from two to three hours to be refueled and More
Lt. Col. Richard Bogusky, 374th Airlift Wing director of staff speaks to action officers from 5th Air Force Wings and agencies about building a common framework to advance Agile Combat Employment as quickly as More
Airman 1st Class Phillip Crabtree Jr., an aircraft metals technology journeyman assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron poses for a photo at the Metals Technology building at Yokota Air Base Japan, Nov. 23, More
Yokota Air Base’s newest U.S. Space Force Guardians stand at attention at the end of their transfer ceremony at the enlisted club on base, February 17, 2021. Currently, only certain career fields are eligible t More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Hoerber, commander of the USAF Band of the Pacific-Asia simultaneously rehearses conducting the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and USAF band members for the opening ceremony of the Maj More
374th Medical Group personnel practice loading patients onto a C-130J Hercules on the Yokota AB flightline April 18, 2019 as part of patient movement air evacuation training. This was the first time traditional More
A volunteer role playing a mass casualty victim watches as firefighters arrive at a simulated burning building on Yokota Air Base, May 17, 2019. The simulation was part of exercise Beverly Morning 19-01. (U.S. More
374th Civil Engineer Squadron personnel mount Japanese and American flags along the main street at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 23, 2019 in preparation for Memorial Day. Though Memorial Day is an American holida More
Noah Gifford, 10, reads the documents he was provided during a formation mission brief at the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 24, as part of the 36th AS’s reinstated Pilot for a Day program. More
Media set up in the hangar of the USS Ronald Reagan to film the opening ceremony for Talisman Sabre 2019, July 7, 2019. Exercises such as Talisman Sabre 19 provide an opportunity for the United States and Austr More
U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force aircraft wait on the RAAF Base Amberley flightline July 9 for their turn to shine in Talisman Sabre 19. Aircraft from Australian and U.S. forces participated in TS1 More
A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey lands at Brisbane International Airport, July 12 to support the first day of major air operations for Royal Australian Air Force, U. More
The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison dons his headgear in preparation to fly from the Brisbane Airport to the USS Ronald Reagan July 12, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19. The United States and A More
90th Expeditionary Air Mobility Unit personnel watch an F-22 Raptor take off from the Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley flightline July 13. The United States and Australian forces combine biannually for More
Staff Sgt. Altes Durand, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron HVAC craftsman marshals a Japanese Self-Defense Force heavy equipment operator in to a work zone at Yokota Air Base, Japan, August 23, 2019. The 374th CES More
A Koku-Jeitei Central Band trumpeter plays with the U.S Air Force Band of the Pacific Jazz Ensemble at Hibiya Park, Tokyo, August 24, 2019. The performance was sponsored by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in More
Staff Sgt. Rembert Dash, a quality assurance inspector with the 374th Maintenance Group push-presses a metal log at the gym on Yokota Air Base, Japan, September 16, 2019. Dash placed first overall in his first More
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, drops a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 8, 20 More
International observers pose for a photo with volunteers who helped build supplies bundles cheer at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 7, 2019. Operation Christmas Drop 2019 placed 176 bundles onto 55 Micrones More
Senior Airman Lauren Shaw, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, cuts free a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2019 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, De More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Alex Craft, a guidance and controls technician assigned to the 374 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan watches as loadmasters assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force p More
Col. Todd Wydra, 374th Maintenance Group commander, exchanges business cards with Mizuho civic leaders at the Mizuho Town Library, Dec. 19, 2019. Every year, the MXG donates english books to the town of Mizuho More
Tech. Sgt Zachariah Blower, a requirements and optimization technician assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron clears snow by the east gate of Yokota Air Base, Japan, with a road grader, March 29, 2020. T More
A new propeller sits in front of a C-130J Super Hercules on the Yokota Air Base, Japan, flightline April 1, 2020. The new propeller will go on the aircraft to maintain operations while the old one undergoes mai More
Aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron, 459th Airlift Squadron and 21st Special Operations Squadron taxi their way across the Yokota Air Base, Japan, flightline during the elephant walk portion of the Samurai More
Staff Sgt. Michael Williams, an air freight technician assigned to the 730th Air Mobility Squadron drives a 60K loader holding an aerial bulk fuels delivery system up to a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Ba More
Senior Airman Sylvia Coronel, a postal clerk with the 374th Force Support Squadron, registers a stack of packages into the postal system on Yokota Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2020. Members receive emails indica More
Tech. Sgt. James Weimer, (left), and Airman 1st Class Xzavier Hickenbottom, 730th Air Mobility Squadron passenger service technicians, check departing personnel into their flight at the Yokota Air Base passenge More
Planners and action officers from 5th Air Force Wings in Japan meet to discuss how to achieve Agile Combat Employment efficiency as quickly as possible, November 10, 2020. The two-day conference was the first o More
Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, officiates the transfer ceremony for Yokota’s newest U.S. Space Force Guardians at the enlisted club, Feb. 17, 2021. Currently, only certain career fields are More
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force band member plays the flute during rehearsal for the Major League Baseball Japan Opening Series at the Tokyo Dome, March 20, 2019. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Pacific Ai More
374th Medical Group personnel practice loading patients onto a C-130J Hercules on the Yokota AB flightline April 18, 2019 as part of patient movement air evacuation training. The training took place as part of More
374th Airlift Wing firefighters escort victims out of a simulated mass casualty scenario on Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2019. The simulation was part of exercise Beverly Morning 19-01. (U.S. Air Force photo More
Yokota Airmen stand in formation for the National Police Week Ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 23, 2019. National Police Week is a nation-wide event honoring emergency services personnel and the sacrific More
Noah Gifford, 10, sits in the cockpit of a C-130J Super Hercules on the Yokota Air Base, Japan flightline, with 1st Lt. Scott McClelland, a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, May 24. Gifford was given More
An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, lands at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley for Talisman Sabre 19, July 9. The month-long exercise involves t More
A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender assigned to McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey takes off from Brisbane International Airport, July 12 to support the first day of major air operations for Royal Australian Air For More
U.S. Air Force members assist Australian media in donning their helmets in preparation for following the U.S. Ambassador to Australia and Australian Prime Minister out to the USS Ronald Reagan from the Brisbane More
A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender prepares to take off from the Brisbane Airport as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 19 (TS19) in Queensland, Australia, July 21, 2019. TS19 provides effective and intense training More
Tech. Sgt. Rashad Benson, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron HVAC craftsman shovels debris as Japanese Self-Defense Force heavy equipment operators cut concrete for rapid runway repair training at Yokota Air Base, J More
Master Sgt. Joshua Holdridge, a bassist with the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific prepares to play with the Koku-Jeitei Central Band at Hibiya Park, Tokyo, August 24, 2019. The PACAF Band and Koku-Jeitei perf More
Two cell phones, playing music and running a timer, rest on a bench as Staff Sgt. Rembert Dash, a quality assurance inspector with the 374th Maintenance Group rests between sets at the gym on Yokota Air Base, J More