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

  • Fiscal Year Close Out

    As their fingers speed across the keyboard in a race against the clock, Airmen in the 374th Comptroller Squadron’s financial analysis flight work against time to ensure that Yokota’s budget is balanced to the penny before the end of the fiscal year. From aircraft parts and fuel to electricity and

  • For a Brighter, More Efficient Future

    For many saving energy may seem like a mundane task, but for a select few it’s what they live for every day.One of those individuals is the 2016 Energy Engineer of the Year winner Sundae Knight, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron resource efficiency manager, as she helped Yokota accomplish the Energy

  • Yokota receives 5th C-130J from Ramstein AB

    After flying halfway around the world, a C-130J Super Hercules arrived at Yokota Air Base, Japan from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 20, 2017. This is the fifth C-130J delivered to Yokota since March.

  • EM helps keep Yokota prepared

    Earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, landslides, severe weather, power outages, household chemical emergencies and tsunamis are just some of the possible natural and man-made disasters that could happen at a moment’s notice.September is national preparedness month to help prepare people for any

  • YAB recruiter enlists American Airmen in Japan

    Only one percent of the U.S. qualifies for the Air Force.  For Air Force recruiters, finding that one percent can be a grueling task; epically when you are searching in Japan.Located in Bldg. 316 room 118 on Yokota Air Base, Japan is an Air Force recruiting office where Tech. Sgt. Angelo Barcelona,

  • Yokota AB prepares for flu season

    Members of the 374th Airlift Wing began receiving their annual flu shots, Sept. 12, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Flu season typically occurs during the fall and winter when the weather starts to become cold. “There are many flu viruses and they are always changing,” said Tech. Sgt. Nicole

  • The question that matters most

    It was about one in the morning when Jim Cunningham found out his eldest brother committed suicide.“I’m usually in bed by 9:30, 10 p.m. and my family knows this,” said Lt. Col. Jim Cunningham, 374th Comptroller Squadron Commander. “Nobody calls after 10 o'clock in my family. When the phone rang and