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 honors the fallen

    Military personnel stand in formation during a Memorial Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2018. The 374th Airlift Wing hosted the ceremony in memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice during military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

  • YAB Hosts 39th Kanto Plains Special Olympics

    An overwhelming, unforgettable and simply contagious smile. No matter if they finished first or last, their smiles were constant and true. The day was not about winning, it was about trying no matter what obstacles stood in the way.The Special Olympics credo states “Let me win. But if I cannot win,

  • CST Airmen Team Up With Local Community for FBP

    Freshly planted periwinkles resting in their new home at the foot of a tree bed beneath the bright pink banners lining Route 16. The sound of cars speeding by fill the air, hands covered in fresh earthy soil, the summer sun beaming down its light, shining through the lingering clouds leftover from

  • Yokota Airmen team up for airlift surge

    Members of the 36th Airlift Squadron and 459th AS completed the first 374th Airlift Wing Generation Exercise, referred to more commonly as an Elephant Walk, since 2014 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 4, 2018. Both squadrons combined to have 12 C-130J Super Hercules, three C-12 Huron’s and two UH-1N

  • 374th SFS Military Working Dog Section Recognized by JASDF

    Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Maj. General Shizuo Kashiwase, 7th Airlift Wing commander recognized members of the 374th Security Forces Squadron for their help in training Japanese military working dogs and their handlers.With Yokota Air Base located in the heart of Japan, training is

  • C-130J statue unveiling marks fleet complete

    The completed transition from the C-130H Hercules to the new J model has been a long time coming for Yokota Air Base, Japan. To distinguish this milestone, Team Yokota gathered in front of the 374th Airlift Wing Headquarters building for the unveiling of a C-130J Super Hercules statue, April 27,