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

  • The search to bring home our fallen

    The sweat drenched our clothes from the hot, humid Vietnamese weather; our shovels breached the earth’s surface excavating the ground and placing it into buckets to be screened as we searched for one of our own.When U.S. service members die, one of the more common places people relate it to is the

  • JASDF leader presented with AF medal

    Oblivious to the fact he was about to be bestowed a sought out Air Force medal, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Shunichi Araki sat with 35th Fighter Wing and Northern Air Defense Force leadership during what he thought was a routine commander’s call.Araki, the Northern Aircraft Control and Warning

  • NCOs attend annual First Sergeant Symposium

    More than 40 Noncommissioned officers attended the annual First Sergeant Symposium, July 24-27, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The role of a first sergeant is to take care of the needs of Airmen including their health, morale, discipline and welfare. Those in attendance learned the importance of being a

  • 374th OSS manning assist

    With Yokota undergoing a C-130H Hercules to C-130J Super Hercules transition, the 374th Operations Support Squadron has been preparing for their arrival with the help of Air Force Reservists and Air National Guardsmen.This transition from the old H-model to the new J-model C-130s has given the

  • Yokota AB hosts annual passport training

    The 374th Force Support Squadron, Military Personnel Flight hosted the annual Passport Application Acceptance Training at the Professional Development Center, July 18-19, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training is used by the Department of Defense and Department of State to certify passport agents.

  • USFJ hosts bilateral SEL Symposium

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, United States Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force commander, gives opening remarks during the bilateral Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL) Symposium at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2017. Gen. Martinez and Command Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, USFJ and 5AF,

  • Yokota AB delivers supplies to Misawa AB

    Members of the 374th Medical Group, Medical Support Squadron and the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Traffic Management Office worked together to load medical supplies, June 29, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Medical supplies were shipped via ground transportation to Misawa Air Base,