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 receives 7th C-130J from Little Rock AFB

    An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules touches down at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 1, 2017. This is the seventh C-130J delivered to Yokota and the first from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., as part of fleet-wide redistribution of assets set in motion by Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Yokota receives 6th C-130J from Dyess AFB

    An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules is parked on the flight line at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2017. This is the sixth C-130J delivered to Yokota and the first from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of fleet-wide redistribution of assets set in motion by Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force

  • Yujo holds grand re-opening

    The Yujo Community Center held a grand re-opening ribbon cutting ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 30, 2017.  The YCC moved back to its original location, Bldg. 327, after being temporarily relocated due to building renovations.The mission of the YCC is to provide quality recreational,

  • Iwo Jima

    Waking up at 1:30 in the morning I couldn’t fall back to sleep in anticipation of my upcoming experience of a lifetime. Tired, but filled with excitement, I boarded the aircraft alongside my fellow Airmen to spend the day on the historic island of Iwo To, Japan, where the major World War II battle

  • Outdoor Recreation takes Airmen canoeing

    Yoshi Nakamura, 374th Force Support Squadron outdoor recreation tour guide, maneuvers on a kayak through a lake near the Arima Dam, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 14, 2017. The Yokota Air Base ODR office held the canoeing trip for service members and their families to enjoy a day on the lake while

  • DPAA Accounts for 183 Missing Service Members in Fiscal Year 2017

    In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) accounted for 183 formerly missing persons from past conflicts. Also, the agency individually identified the remains of 18 additional personnel, who were previously accounted for as part of group burials, reaching another

  • Thank you C-130H

    After 43 years Team Yokota observed a historical milestone as the base sent off the last two active-duty C-130H Hercules in the Air Force. The second to last H-model to leave Yokota Air Base was tail number 74-1661, which took off during an official ceremony open to Team Yokota and invited Japanese

  • U.S. Air Force – JASDF participate in Bilateral Exchange

    Improving interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, or Koku-Jieitai, becomes increasingly important to accomplish the bilateral mission.Three members from the 374th Operations Support Squadron Intelligence Flight and six JASDF Intelligence officers

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to acknowledge this members of Team Yokota participated in an awareness run Oct. 6, 2017.The run was hosted by the 374th Medical Group department of radiology and health promotions to raise awareness about the importance of early detection for breast cancer.

  • The last tactical training mission

    “We might see Mount Fuji today,” said Capt. Travis Wilkes, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilot and mission commander, during a mission briefing in the squadron conference room. It was a relaxing atmosphere around the table, much like any other daily mission briefing, but deep down everyone know this