Yokota University signed into action

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, signed a proclamation that officially activated “Yokota University” as part of a year-long commitment to professional development by the Yokota Professional Development Council on Jan. 31, 2023.

The university is a credit system where Airmen assigned to Yokota can work toward a certification or award for committing themselves to a series of development seminars, events, and classes. These courses are facilitated by the Professional Development Center. This year will be broken up into quarters that each have a development theme, with the first quarter of 2023 focused on “Airmen,” with classes starting the first week in February.

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Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, 374th AW Command Chief, hold up a signed declaration for the newly established “Yokota University” at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 30, 2023. Yokota University was created by the Yokota Professional Development Council which consists of Team Yokota leaders who are passionate about bringing professional development seminars to all Airmen on the installation.