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 conducts semi-annual Samurai Surge training

    Multiple C-130J Super Hercules aircraft with the 36th Airlift Squadron taxi on the flight line during the 374th Airlift Wing Samurai Surge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 29, 2018. Samurai Surge is a semi-annual training used to execute rapid, agile airlift operations and practice overall readiness.

  • 374th SFS Completes Expeditionary Field Training

    One foot after the other, it’s the only way to approach it. Slow and steady the steps add up as obstacles are completed. The rain only getting heavier, the ground muddier, and the logs traversed slicker. The gurney carrying a soaking wet training dummy only adds to the struggle but that is the

  • 374th Medical Group trains on air medical transportation

    Members of the 374th Medical Group inserts an Intravenous Therapy (IV) needle in the hand of a patient, Nov. 16, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training was performed on board an UH-1N Iroquois from the 459th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin West)

  • 374 CES Train on Rapid Airfield Damage Repair

    Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron begin filling a crater with water and concrete, as part of Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR), during Exercise Beverly Morning 18-04, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 2, 2018. RADR is a multi-staged process which quickly and effectively repairs

  • 36th Airlift Squadron Provides Typhoon Yutu Relief Efforts

    Members of Team Yokota load a fuel truck onto a C-13J Super Hercules for delivery to the Mariana Islands, Oct. 26, 2018 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Service members from Joint Region Marianas and Indo-Pacific Command are providing Department of Defense support to the Commonwealth of the Northern

  • A Boeing KC-46 visits Yokota

    A Boeing KC-46A Pegasus visited Yokota Air Base, Japan for the first time, Oct. 23, 2018, during a system evaluation. The KC-46A extends refueling capacity and range, improves capabilities and efficiency, and has the ability to perform cargo and aeromedical evacuation missions.

  • Yokota hosts Trunk-orTreat 2018

    Maj. Kelly Stahl, 374th Airlift Wing chaplain, presents a prize to an event goer during Trunk-or-Treat, Oct. 26, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The event featured music, trunk decorations, costumes, food, candy and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin West)