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

  • Air Force and Marines accomplish joint fire training

    YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – On a hot summer day at the fire-pit on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting specialists assigned to Marine Air Base Iwakuni, Japan, and 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters dawned their personal protective gear, grabbed a firehose and battled a

  • Yokota hosts MPEP conference

    Yokota Air Base, Japan, hosted the Military Personnel Exchange Program Strategic Engagement forum for the first time in their more than 45 year history, on July 11-12. The MPEP offers active duty personnel the chance to become part of the International Affairs team; embedded as a member of an

  • 374 LRS fuels management flight best in PACAF

    Senior Airman Emily Juarez, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels mobility technician, prepares equipment before storing fuel, July 13, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374 Logistics Readiness Fuels Management Flight is responsible for storing, sampling and distributing 18 million gallons of

  • Yokota Airmen conduct CBRN training at Camp Fuji

    After a two-hour bus ride, Yokota Airmen arrived at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji. Immediately after getting off the bus, a trainer yelled, “MOPP Level 2!” Airmen may have felt like they were back in Basic Military Training, but this Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training

  • Skilled in Combat

    Recently a team of 374th Security Forces Squadron defenders won the Advanced Combat Skills Assessment competition held June 18-22, 2018, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.  The competition featured teams made of the best security forces members from Air Force bases across the Pacific. During the span

  • SecDef James Mattis Visits Japan

    Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis is greeted by, from left, U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney, USFJ deputy commander, Koku-Jieitai Lt. Gen. Hiroaki Maehara, Air Defense Command commander and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen Jerry P. Martinez, U.S. Forces-Japan commander after landing at