Story by Senior Airman Natalie Doan | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.18.2025
The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron led a team of augmentees in expedient hardening training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 18, 2025. The training aimed to teach participants how to secure mission-critical facilities in the event of a contingency....
Story by Airman 1st Class David S. Calcote | 374th Airlift Wing | 09.18.2024
The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department hosted several events for this year’s Fire Prevention Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 8-13. In the United States, roughly three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. The risk of dying in a home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms present....
Story by Drew Buchanan | Headquarters Air Force, Office of the Director of Civil Engineers | 08.08.2024
U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force engineers work side by side during a joint live fire rapid airfield damage repair (RADR) exercise at Draughon Range, north of Misawa Air Base, in July 2024. The exercise simulated enemy attacks on the airfield, allowing the engineers to demonstrate their ability to quickly repair damage and maintain operational readiness, showcasing the strength of......
Story by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater | 374th Airlift Wing | 08.17.2023
The contracting officer representative nicknamed “Junior” has worked with the 374th CES for 30 years, and during that time he’s made his home in the service contracts section of the squadron as the subject matter expert in trees, keeping the community safe one sprout at a time....
Story by Airman 1st Class Samantha White | 374th Airlift Wing | 07.27.2023
Lt. Col. Michael Pluger assumed command of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron from Lt. Col. Timothy Scheffler during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26....
Story by Machiko Arita | 374th Airlift Wing | 03.23.2023
The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and U.S. contractor Schneider Electric hosted a tour of the Combined Heating and Power (CHP) plant to educate and inform interested middle and high school students and their parents on March 23, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan....
Story by Machiko Arita | 374th Airlift Wing | 01.06.2023
Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 374th Operations Support Squadron completed an annual Aircraft Arresting System (AAS) certification with Marines deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, on January 6, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan....
Story by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore | 374th Airlift Wing | 08.23.2019
As the dust settled and the concrete solidified, where once a crater was now stands a repaired airfield ready for use. With Pacific Unity 2019 coming to a close, civil engineer squadrons from throughout the Pacific will have the knowledge and tools needed to ensure their respective airfields can get up and running after an attack, putting planes in the sky and the mission ongoing. The......
