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The facility which houses Yokota Air Base was originally constructed by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) in 1940 as Tama Airfield, and used as a flight test center. During World War II Yokota became the center of Japanese Army Air Forces flight test activities and the base was the site of the first meeting between Japanese and Italian wartime allies.
Johnson AB Yokota AB, Japan Yonpo Airfield, North Korea, Pusan AB, South Korea George AFB, CA Misawa AB, Japan 1948–1957, 1991–1992, 1994–Present. Consolidated with 2167th Communications Squadron.
Yokota Air Base: C-12 Huron C-21 UH-1 Iroquois: Active 517th Airlift Squadron: Elmendorf AFB: Firebirds: C-12 Huron C-17 Globemaster III: Active 535th Airlift Squadron: Hickam Air Force Base: TIGERS: C-17 Globemaster III: Active 700th Airlift Squadron: Dobbins ARB: C-130 Hercules: AFRC: 701st Airlift Squadron: Charleston AFB: Turtles: C-17 ...
The 459th Airlift Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It has been stationed at Yokota since 1993. It has performed its current mission since activating in 1975 as the 1400th Military Airlift Squadron. The 1400th Squadron was consolidated with the 459th in 1991.
Ashiya AB, Japan Tachikawa AB, Japan Naha AB, Okinawa Kunsan AB, Korea: Activated on 7 Feb 1955, replaced 6127th Air Terminal Group ().Stations: Ashiya AB, Japan, 7 Feb 1955; Tachikawa AB, Japan, 1 Jul 1956; Naha AB, Okinawa, 8 Mar 1966; Kunsan AB, Korea, 30 Jun 1971 – 1 Nov 1973.
The final formation is the 374th Airlift Wing, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. According to a 2017 study by two US Navy commanders, in case of a surprise Chinese ballistic missile attack against airbases in Japan, more than 200 U.S. aircraft would be trapped or destroyed on the ground in the first hours of the conflict.
Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea: Pro-Observatio Positiva/"Cobras" US Air Forces Korea Command and Control Element 623d Air Control Squadron: Kadena Air Base, Japan: Fightin' Yagis/Semper Vigilantes/"Lightsword" Previously 623d Air Control Flight: 624th Air Control Flight: Fuchu Air Base , Japan "Plughat" Relocated to Yokota Air Base, Japan.
The 36th Airlift Squadron is an airlift squadron of the United States Air Force.It is part of the 374th Operations Group (374th Airlift Wing) at Yokota Air Base, Japan.. It is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility.