Paratroopers from the U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, board a C-130J Super Hercules in preparation for a joint forcible entry exercise during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Yokota News

  • Team Yokota tests readiness in base-wide exercise

    YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota members took part in a two-week long Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise, April 25-May 6.The base-wide exercise leveraged multi-domain capabilities to out-match those seeking to challenge the U.S. and Coalition interests in the region through a credible, capable,

  • Yokota Airmen send readiness asset to Kadena

    Airmen assigned to the 730th Air Mobility Squadron loaded an aircraft engine onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 4, 2021, as part of an effort to support aircraft maintainers at the 733rd AMS, Kadena Air Base, Japan.The 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing and the

  • Yokota Member Pronounced Dead

    Mr. Isaiah “Ike” Patterson, a Tama Lodge operations assistant with the 374th Force Support Squadron, passed away of natural causes, April 29, 2021.

  • Wearing jeans with a purpose, Denim Day

    Denim is a sturdy workman’s textile that has evolved into an ever-present, essential component of the fashion industry and common in daily life. Denim is also a social statement utilized as a visible means of protest against victim blaming and in support of victims of sexual crimes.

  • Raised on Resiliency: How Military Parents Shape Their Child’s Experiences

    When I was 14 years old, at least once a week I would have dreams about anxiously waiting for my father’s return home from his deployment to Iraq. In the dream, I would be inside our home full of excitement and ready to welcome him with a huge hug.He walked in the door and suddenly I would realize

  • Local Repair Saves $400,000

    How well would a C-130J Super Hercules fly without its tail? Luckily Yokota Airmen don’t have to find out.Since late March, 374th Maintenance Squadron and 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron coordinators have hosted a contract field team from Lockheed Martin Corporation to conduct repairs for four

  • Yokota Volunteers Provide Support For Families In Need

    Tech. Sgt. Matthew Jackson, 374th Contracting Squadron contracting officer, builds a care kit during Operation Gratitude at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2021. Operation Gratitude serves as an opportunity for the community to provide support and supplies for hundreds of people transiting to and

  • Yokota MDG Observes National Public Health Week

    The first week of April marked the beginning of National Public Health Week, a time to highlight all of the work done by public health professionals whose work is important in maintaining our health standards and quality of life, at Yokota Air Base.

  • Japanese Police teach traffic safety, hold concert

    A Japanese National Police officer takes a photo of two 374th Security Forces Squadron members with Pipo-kun, JNP mascot, at the Yokota Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 11, 2021. Pipo-kun posed for photos during a traffic safety campaign tailored to Yokota members. (U.S. Air Force