{"id":30054,"date":"2018-10-01T20:27:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T20:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/01\/clean-up-begins-after-typhoon-trashed-us-airbase\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:52:43","slug":"clean-up-begins-after-typhoon-trashed-us-airbase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/10\/01\/clean-up-begins-after-typhoon-trashed-us-airbase\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean-up begins after typhoon trashed US airbase in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airman at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2017\/03\/06\/c-130j-super-hercules-arrives-at-yokota-air-base\/\" target=_blank>Yokota Air Base<\/a> woke up to clean-up duties following a typhoon\u2019s impact this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Airmen with the 374th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/05\/22\/commander-senior-enlisted-fired-from-air-force-civil-engineer-squadron\/\" target=_blank>Civil Engineer Squadron<\/a> were alerted in the wee hours of Monday morning to begin recovery operations at the base following Typhoon Trami, which ripped through Japan Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engineering squadron recalled members of its operations flight to spearhead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/2017\/09\/08\/air-force-evacuates-planes-ahead-of-hurricane-irma\/\" target=_blank>storm recovery efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverybody got recalled at 3:00 a.m. this morning,&#8221; said Master Sgt. Derek L. Curtis, the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron\u2019s non-commissioned officer in charge of structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1197\" height=\"629\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Yokota.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Yokota.jpg.jpg 1197w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Yokota.jpg.jpg?resize=300,158 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Yokota.jpg.jpg?resize=768,404 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Yokota.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,538 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1197px) 100vw, 1197px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Airman Bradley Gustin, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment technician, uses a chainsaw, Oct. 1, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Gustin reduced the size of the tree debris allowing it to be more easily transported for disposal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin West)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are all working together to make sure there is no mission delay and it is safe for people to go to work. We started off base on Route 16 to make sure everyone out there is good to go and then we came in and started taking care of us,&#8221; Curtis said in a Yokota Air Base <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yokota.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/1649423\/374th-civil-engineer-squadron-cleans-up-after-tyhoon-trami\/\" target=_blank>press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Destruction to the base included downed power lines, damaged facilities, impacts to military family housing on and off base and more than 40 downed trees, according to the press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/09\/15\/amid-pacific-tensions-new-pacaf-commander-focuses-on-relationships\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52-Pacific.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Amid Pacific tensions, new PACAF commander focuses on relationships<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Although U.S. relations with North Korea have become much less frosty in the wake of President Donald Trump\u2019s diplomatic efforts there, tensions in the East and South China seas, and elsewhere in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command have spotlighted the continued need for training and readiness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor the typhoon relief, we are going around checking that everywhere on base is safe,\u201d said Airman 1st Class Drew Moore, a specialist within the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron\u2019s pavements and equipment shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will be able to clear up any fallen trees or any debris,&#8221; Moore added. &#8220;It is all about safety, making sure that there is no damage to the roads, damage to infrastructures so that everyone can carry on their duties and personal lives with safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typhoon Trami brought widespread destruction across Japan, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/10\/01\/653249448\/typhoon-trami-pummels-japan\" target=_blank> National Public Radio<\/a>. The storm left more than 750,000 homes without power and forced major airports throughout Japan to close during its duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverybody is always ready to go,\u201d said Curtis. \u201cWhat\u2019s special about [civil engineering] is that even though a lot of the crafts are not interchangeable, they are always willing to lend a helping hand. I like to say \u2018many hands make light work.\u2019 The more people you have picking up branches and sweeping leaves the faster the base gets back to looking like nothing ever happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very strong <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/TyphoonTrami?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TyphoonTrami<\/a> is currently expected to make landfall on mainland Japan by Sunday. On the way it&#39;s expected to bring heavy rain &amp; damaging winds to the Ryukyu Islands. This pic was taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station yesterday. 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