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

  • Family Advocacy & SAPR Info Fair

    A Sexual Assault and Prevention and response poster sits on display during the Family Advocacy and SAPR information fair, Apr. 11, 2019, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month as well as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kevin West)

  • April snow turns to shine

    Yokota receives snowfall during cherry blossom season, April 10. This rare springtime snowfall was caused by a cold air front from the northeast following a low atomospheric pressure system that passed through the southern part of the Japanese archipelago, according to the Japan Meteorological

  • Taking the Leap:

    “DOOR!” they shouted as the plane’s engines roared, circling higher and higher to reach altitude. The time for questions, doubts and second guesses had passed. Shuffling into position as her body had done hundreds of jumps before, only the nod from her team lead kept her in place. That nod was her

  • 374th MDG Pharmacy offers new over-the-counter service

    The 374th Medical Group pharmacy now offers a fast, over-the-counter option for Team Yokota patients in need of cough, cold and allergy relief. Yokota members can now visit the pharmacy for assistance without having to make an appointment with their primary care manager. The pharmacy will treat

  • 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.