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

  • Yokota Airmen spend a week at JASDF base

    Keep an open mind they said. Flexibility is the key to airpower, it’ll be fun they said. Never has this been more true to Staff Sgt. Rydell Hutchins, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems NCO in charge, than when he left his towel, clothes, and his cultural barriers in the locker room

  • JASDF and PACAF bands open MLB Japan Open Series

    A Japan Air Self-Defense Force member plays the trombone during rehearsal for the Major League Baseball Japan Opening Series at the Tokyo Dome, March 20, 2019. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Pacific Air Forces bands performed both the U.S. and Japanese national anthems as part of the ceremony.

  • 2nd annual C-130J fly-in grows Herk Nation

    Representatives from eight C-130J units came together to train and enhance mobility partnerships across the C-130J enterprise during the second-annual fly-in at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, March 9-16, 2019.

  • Yokota Teen Center Reopening

    After more than two years, the Teen Center at Yokota Air Base reopened. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Mar. 15, 2019. The Teen Center is located on the east side of the base in building 4313. It is opened to teens age 13-18. The facility features a basketball court, culinary section, movie

  • PACAF Band Spreads Joy of Music

    The U.S. Air Force Band of Pacific-Asia travelled to Kyotango City, Japan, to give local communities a chance to share and interact with U.S. service members, Mar. 8-9.The two-day event hosted by Japan's Ministry of Defense promoted mutual understanding and bilateral relationships through the

  • Team Yokota Helps Members Immerse in Local Culture

    Don’t you want to learn more about Japan?By learning about Japanese culture, customs, manners and a few words, you will be able to enrich your life in Japan.There are various on‐base opportunities to study Japan.

  • Guard and Protect 2019

    Patrolling the base just as they’ve always done. The sound of the rain a constant, the fog on the windows lingering. That’s when the call came. It may not have been from the same familiar voices. However, it came from the voice of an ally and that’s all that matters to the Defenders of the 374th