Yokota Airmen Gives Back

A C-17 Globemaster III cargo jet taxis as airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing stretch for the wing run at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

The 374th Airlift Wing (374 AW) is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to Fifth Air Force. It is part of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

The mission of the 374th Airlift Wing is to provide command and control of subordinate units for the execution of troop, cargo, military equipment, passengers, mail, and aeromedical evacuation/airlift to and from areas requiring such airlift.

The Wing participates in operations involving air, land and airdrop of troops, equipment, supplies, and support or augment special operations forces, when appropriate. It fields a provisional airlift wing or group headquarters (when required) to command airlift resources as units in support of contingencies or exercises. It also supports assigned, attached, and associate units on Yokota Air Base and satellite installations according to higher headquarters’ direction.

Source: U.S. Air Force

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