Story by Staff Sgt. Spencer Tobler | 374th Airlift Wing | 01.28.2025
The 374th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment team is finalizing the transition to the MBU-20/P oxygen mask for all C-130J Super Hercules aircrew and operational support flyers at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 30. Replacing the MBU-12/P with the MBU-20/P enhances standardization, fleet-wide uniformity and reduces costs while providing an optimal fit for aircrew members....
Story by Staff Sgt. Brendan Miller | AFN Tokyo | 08.08.2021
News story featuring the 374th OSS weather forecasters and their role during typhoon season.
Story by Staff Sgt. Matthew Gilmore | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.12.2020
With stoplights and lanes ushering vehicles where they need to go in an orderly fashion all too common on our roads on the ground, what little realize is that same framework exists in the sky above. While the sky does not have tangible lights as roads do, the communication provided by Yokota Air Base’s 374th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control team act as that same kind of safety......
Story by Yasuo Osakabe | 374th Airlift Wing | 10.13.2017
“We might see Mount Fuji today,” said Capt. Travis Wilkes, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilot and mission commander, during a mission briefing in the squadron conference room. It was a relaxing atmosphere around the table, much like any other daily mission briefing, but deep down everyone know this one was a little different....
Story by Yasuo Osakabe | 374th Airlift Wing | 04.15.2017
The 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office worked with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association-Japan (AOPA-J) to host more than 100 private Japanese pilots during the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) Conference April 15 to increase awareness and promote safety in the skies over Tokyo and the surrounding communities....
