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

  • Veterans Day

    Veterans Day is a time to recognize, celebrate and remember the sacrifices of all veterans: Airmen, Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen. “We know that freedom is powerful; it is a gift, a treasure,” said Capt. Michael McDonald, 374th Airlift Wing chaplain. “The most significant and

  • Operation Christmas Child

    In hopes of spreading holiday cheers, members from Yokota Air Base volunteered their time in a box packing party for Operation Christmas Child, Nov. 6, 2017, at Yokota AB.OCC is an international project in which shoeboxes are filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies and sent to

  • MDG holds women’s health event

    Tech. Sgt. Chelsie Smith, 374th Dental Squadron preventative dentistry chief, speaks with Andrea Schubert about proper dental hygiene during the 374th Medical Group ladies night out event Nov. 7, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Some of the other agencies that were in attendance were family

  • Trump Visits Yokota

    President Donald J. Trump greeted around 2,000 U.S. and Japanese service members and their families as he made his first official visit as president to Japan, Nov. 5, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Trump’s visit to Yokota was the start of his scheduled 12-day trip throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific

  • Yokota receives 7th C-130J from Little Rock AFB

    An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules touches down at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2017. This is the seventh C-130J delivered to Yokota and the first from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., as part of fleet-wide redistribution of assets set in motion by Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Yokota receives 6th C-130J from Dyess AFB

    An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules is parked on the flight line at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2017. This is the sixth C-130J delivered to Yokota and the first from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of fleet-wide redistribution of assets set in motion by Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force

  • Yujo holds grand re-opening

    The Yujo Community Center held a grand re-opening ribbon cutting ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 30, 2017.  The YCC moved back to its original location, Bldg. 327, after being temporarily relocated due to building renovations.The mission of the YCC is to provide quality recreational,

  • Iwo Jima

    Waking up at 1:30 in the morning I couldn’t fall back to sleep in anticipation of my upcoming experience of a lifetime. Tired, but filled with excitement, I boarded the aircraft alongside my fellow Airmen to spend the day on the historic island of Iwo To, Japan, where the major World War II battle

  • Outdoor Recreation takes Airmen canoeing

    Yoshi Nakamura, 374th Force Support Squadron outdoor recreation tour guide, maneuvers on a kayak through a lake near the Arima Dam, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 14, 2017. The Yokota Air Base ODR office held the canoeing trip for service members and their families to enjoy a day on the lake while