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

  • Finding Hope and Resiliency

    Master Sgt. Brian Williams, 341st Training Squadron operations superintendent, assigned with Lackland Air Force Base, TX, poses for a photo in the Samurai Fitness Center Sept. 26, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Williams was the guest speaker for the Finding Hope and Resiliency kickoff event. He

  • 374 AMXS lead the way for Suicide Prevention Month

    Their faces impossible to forget; each with a story often heard all too late. In looking at them that one last time the mind floods with the memories of the countless moments shared with a life ended all too early. It is through that reflection that their smiles and façade fade into the missed signs

  • 459 AS showcases CAPEX during Friendship Festival

    Yokota’s 459th Airlift Squadron showcased one of their UH-1 mission sets during a Capabilities Exercise (CAPEX) at the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival, Sept. 15-16 at Yokota Air Base, Japan to give approximately 145,000 visitors a better understanding of what the 459th AS does in Japan

  • FOD walk complete, Yokota is back in business

    The Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing perform a foreign object debris walk following the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2018. The FOD walk was conducted after the festival to remove any hazardous debris capable of damaging aircraft from the

  • 2018 JAFF kicks off with 36th AS Demo

    Crew chiefs with the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stand by as the crew of a C-130J Super Hercules prepare to start their engines prior to a low-cost, low-altitude demonstration at the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2018. The two-day long

  • Yokota Tower Run Honors Fallen Heroes of 9/11

    A tower run participant releases a dog-tag into a fire fighter's helmet during the sixth annual Yokota Fire Emergency Services 9/11 Tower Run at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2018. Each run participant held a dog-tag with the name of a first responder who lost their life in the terrorist attacks

  • 374th SFS hosts Weapons Handling Skills and Tactics course

    The 374th Security Forces Squadron hosted their first Weapons Handling Skills and Tactics course, Aug. 31, 2018, at Yokota Air Base.Approximately 30 Airmen participated in the course, learning the valuable skills needed during a real-world scenario.“We want to enhance defense capabilities, promote