Wing Vice Commander meets new NKDB director

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Bill Knight, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, greets Kazuto Tsutsui, the new Director General for the North Kanto Defense Bureau, Ministry of Defense, before a meeting at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2012. The NKDB is a liaison between the U.S. military in Japan, the Japan Self-Defense Forces and local communities. They also finance construction projects to minimize noise problems caused by military bases. Most of the buildings on Yokota Air Base are funded and built by the government of Japan through NKDB. They also monitor construction and maintenance work lead by U.S. forces. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina R. Menchaca)

USFJ commander shares holiday spirit with Japanese guests

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Bill Knight, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, speaks with guests at the house of Lt. Gen. Burton Field, U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force commander, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2011. Field held a holiday open house with U.S. and Japanese dignitaries to bolster bilateral relations with Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

Yokota Airmen get fit, give back

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Bill Knight, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, gives a motivational speech prior to the wing run at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2011. Knight suggested that each Airman contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign, starting the very same day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

Japan Welfare Association thanks 374th AW

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Japan Welfare Association present a framed signature board to Col. Otto Feather (right), 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Bill Knight (left), 374th AW vice commander, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 30, 2011, in appreciation for the wing's efforts during Operation Tomodachi. Japanese guests at the 2011 Friendship Festival signed every available space of several sheets of paper, which were then folded into the frame. Each individual sheet was photographed and placed into an album so each "thank-you" could be read. This board is one of many tokens of appreciation the wing has received during what has come to be known as "Operation Arigato." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)