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

  • 2018 CFC kicks off, what's your cause?

    A set of cause cards line the wall at the kick-off event for the Combined Federal Campaign at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 15, 2018. The pledges made by federal civilian, postal and military donors made during the campaign go to support eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human

  • Yokota Firefighters put on a show during Fire Prevention Week

    Chinatsu Kano, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire inspector, hands out fire hats to spectators before a live fire demonstration, Oct. 12, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The live fire demonstration was part of the 374th CE's Fire Prevention Week, a campaign to educate the community on fire safety.

  • Yokota prepares for flu season

    Senior Airman Sellers, 374th Medical Group medical technician, administers a flu shot to Technical Sgt. David Morris, 374th Force Support Squadron official mail manager, Oct. 10, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Service members will be able to get their required annual flu shot Oct. 18, 2018 at

  • Another training day: MWDs get paws wet

    The 374th Security Forces Squadron conducts water-based aggression training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 12, 2018. The water aggression training offers a unique opportunity for working dogs to become familiar with water.

  • 374th Civil Engineer Squadron cleans up after tyhoon Trami

    Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, Operations Flight, worked to recover the base following typhoon Trami at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 1, 2018. The 374 CES recalled members of the operations flight at 3:00a.m. in preparation for recovery efforts. There primary goal was to make sure

  • Strengthening Ties with Bilateral Exchange

    For over 20 years, Yokota Air Base, Japan has participated in the Bilateral Exchange Program, in which Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen experience what it’s like to work as U.S. Air Force Airmen. This year’s 14 day program gave a chance for all Airmen to learn, grow and strengthen relationships

  • Finding Hope and Resiliency

    Master Sgt. Brian Williams, 341st Training Squadron operations superintendent, assigned with Lackland Air Force Base, TX, poses for a photo in the Samurai Fitness Center Sept. 26, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Williams was the guest speaker for the Finding Hope and Resiliency kickoff event. He

  • 374 AMXS lead the way for Suicide Prevention Month

    Their faces impossible to forget; each with a story often heard all too late. In looking at them that one last time the mind floods with the memories of the countless moments shared with a life ended all too early. It is through that reflection that their smiles and façade fade into the missed signs

  • 459 AS showcases CAPEX during Friendship Festival

    Yokota’s 459th Airlift Squadron showcased one of their UH-1 mission sets during a Capabilities Exercise (CAPEX) at the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival, Sept. 15-16 at Yokota Air Base, Japan to give approximately 145,000 visitors a better understanding of what the 459th AS does in Japan

  • FOD walk complete, Yokota is back in business

    The Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing perform a foreign object debris walk following the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2018. The FOD walk was conducted after the festival to remove any hazardous debris capable of damaging aircraft from the