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, is a United States Air Force base in the city of Fussa, one of 26 cities in the Tama Area, or Western Tokyo. The base houses 14,000 personnel. The base occupies a total area of and has a runway. Among its facilities are the broadcast center for the American Forces Network Tokyo radio service and a detachment of Pacific Air Forces' Band of the Pacific and the headquarters of United States Forces Japan. ==Units== The host unit at Yokota is the 374th Airlift Wing and is currently used for airlift missions throughout East Asia. The 374th includes four groups: operations, mission support, maintenance and medical. Each group manages a various number of squadrons in order to carry out the wing's mission. * 374th Operations Group (Tail Code: YJ) The 374th Operations Group maintains a forward presence by providing rapid responsive movement of personnel, equipment and operational support in the Asia-Pacific region. The group consists of: * * 374th Operations Support Squadron * * 36th Airlift Squadron (Lockheed C-130H1 Hercules) * * 459th Airlift Squadron (Bell UH-1N Iroquois (Huey)), (C-12J Huron)〔(Yokota AB News )〕 It is not uncommon to see a KC-135 Stratotanker, C-5, KC-10 Extender, DC-8, C-17, L-100, civilian charter airline aircraft (Omni International, North American Airlines, Ryan International, etc.) and cargo 747s (Kalitta Air, Atlas, etc.) on military charters on the Transient Aircraft ramp. * 374th Maintenance Group The 374th Maintenance Group maintains C-130H1, C-12 and UH-1N aircraft supporting intratheater airlift and distinguished visitor transport for Pacific Air Forces. * 374th Mission Support Group The 374th Mission Support Group is responsible to the 374th Airlift Wing Commander for command, control and direction of support activities to 374 AW and 32 tenant units to include HQ US Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force. * 374th Medical Group The 374th Medical Group, ensures medical readiness of 374 AW, 5 AF, and US Forces Japan personnel. They also maintain 64 War Reserve Materiel projects, including the USAF's largest Patient Movement Item inventory. * Associate/Tenant Units * * U.S. Forces, Japan (USFJ) -- a nonoperational, politico-military unit that serves as the USPACOM front for US-Japanese military discussions. * * Fifth Air Force (5 AF) -- the air component to USFJ. * * 730th Air Mobility Squadron * * Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia * * Stars & Stripes * * American Forces Network * * U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Activities Far East (FEACT) (inspection of ships bound for U.S. ports for port control and safety reasons). * Yokota Cadet Squadron, Civil Air Patrol The Civil Air Patrol's Yokota Cadet Squadron conducts operations at Yokota Air Base. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yokota Air Base」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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