Photo Of From left, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn , 374th Airlift Wing command chief, Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th AWcommander, and Amber McClenney, Yokota Spouses’ Club (YSC) president, cut a ribbon, signifying the opening of the YSC Asian Bazaar at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 16, 2024.

Yokota Spouses’ Club: Supporting the community

The Yokota Spouses’ Club hosted an Asian Bazaar at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 16 and 17. The annual event allows local community members to buy and sell antiques, art, jewelry, furniture, clothing, and more.

Photo Of Cadet Chelsea Sanchez crawls through an obstacle while completing a confidence course at Camp Zama, Japan, March 12, 2024.

Camp Zama unit offers taste of Army life to cadets, culinary students

Despite their combat uniforms coated with a mix of sweat, rain and mud, nearly 40 Junior ROTC cadets were all smiles after a grueling morning of navigating obstacles and physical training.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force (USAF) Tech. Sgt. Jordan Silversmith, 36th Airlift Squadron evaluator loadmaster, awaits for the signal to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) paratroopers over a drop zone for static-line jump training during Airborne 24, March 7, 2024, at Kikaijima Island, Japan.

U.S.-Japan soar through heavy winds for Airborne 24

As dawn approached on the brisk morning of March 7, relentless winds echoed over the flightline of Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Photo Of Master-at-Arms 1st Class Justin Hamilton, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Command Career Counselor, introduces the first topic of CFAY’s Sailor 360 program March 12, 2024 at the installation’s Benny Decker Theater. Hamilton is the command’s Sailor 360 program coordinator and is tasked with bringing the training program back to live, in person sessions to ensure the correct information and resources are provided to CFAY and Yokosuka-based Sailors.

Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka restarts Sailor 360 

Master-at-Arms 1st Class Justin Hamilton, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Command Career Counselor, introduces the first topic of CFAY’s Sailor 360 program March 12, 2024 at the installation’s Benny Decker Theater.

Photo Of Col. Marcus Hunter, center, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, answers a question during a housing town hall inside Kizuna Hall at Camp Zama, Japan, March 7, 2024.

USAG Japan leaders talk tenant survey, home businesses in housing town hall

U.S. Army Garrison Japan leaders hosted a town hall here Thursday to answer questions and better inform housing residents.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kendrick Mercer, 35th Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission technician, demonstrates communications equipment usage for Japan Air Self-Defense (JASDF) Airmen during a Multi-Capable Airman (MCA) course at Misawa Air Base, Japan, March 5, 2024.

35th Fighter Wing conducts Bilateral MCA Training

During the first week of March, the 35th Fighter Wing conducted the first bilateral Multi-Capable Airman (MCA) training with Airmen from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), providing an opportunity for Airmen from both nations to work closely as they learn useful mission critical skills.

Photo Of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Giovanni Elias, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight crew chief, waits to marshal a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron during exercise Airborne 24 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 7, 2024.

Keeping Airborne 24 Soaring: Inside the crucial work of 374th AMXS

Amidst the deafening roars of C-130J Super Hercules engines from the Yokota flightline, the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stands as the faithful backbone of aircraft operability, ensuring mission readiness from the ground up for exercise Airborne 24.

Photo Of Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Vashti Randolph, from Seattle, grills chicken in the wardroom galley aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 8. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Yokosuka-based USS Ronald Reagan sailors prepare food in wardroom galley

Culinary Specialist Seaman Apprentice Vashti Randolph, from Seattle, grills chicken in the wardroom galley aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 8.

Photo Of Sgt. Brayden Geggie, bassoonist for the U.S. Army Japan Band

Why I Serve: Sgt. Brayden Geggie, bassoonist for the U.S. Army Japan Band

Having joined only a few years ago, in June of 2021, Sgt. Brayden Geggie, bassoonist for the U.S. Army Japan Band, has already fulfilled the goals that led him to join the United States Army in the first place.

Photo Of Amy Nulik, right, helps a Japanese staff member wrap a rope around a bamboo kite frame on the banks of the Sagami River March 3.

Camp Zama residents join 190-year-old tradition to build giant kite for city festival

Camp Zama community members recently paired with the Sagami Giant Kite Preservation Association, Shindo District, to build the framework for a giant kite that will be used in an upcoming giant kite festival.