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 holds MARE

    A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules sits on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2017, during a major accident response exercise. First responders with the 374th Medical Group, Yokota Fire Department, 374th Security Forces Squadron, Kyorin University Hospital, and Japan Air Self-Defense

  • Mourning our past, celebrating the future

    On the night of June 20, 1945, while on a bombing raid over Shizuoka City, Japan, two U.S. Army Air Forces’ B-29s from the 314th Bomb Wing collided and crashed killing 23 crewmen. In the same raid, over 2,000 Shizuoka citizens also died.The next morning, Mr. Fukumatsu Itoh pulled two American Airmen

  • Yokota’s C-130J completes first operational mission

    The C-130H Hercules has ensured the 374th Airlift Wing remains the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for peacetime and contingency operations. Continuing this legacy is its newer model the C-130J Super Hercules, which has completed its first operational mission by transporting personnel and cargo

  • VBS Mighty Fortress forges spiritual resiliency

    Children and volunteers participate in Yokota’s annual Vacation Bible School at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 23, 2017. Approximately 150 children gathered in the main chapel annex for the VBS before separating into their teams to participate in various activities such as arts and crafts,

  • The 353 SOG and JASDF complete Exercise Teak Jet

    Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group, from Kadena Air Base, Japan built on relationships with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Hamamatsu Air Rescue Squadron, based at Komaki Air Base and Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron, during Exercise Teak Jet, which took place June 9-21, 2017 at

  • 2017 Security Forces Advanced Combat Skills Assessment

    Grimacing, they run through the rain, their water-logged bulletproof vests getting heavier by the second while their teammate’s encouraging shouts grow louder.A finish line is crossed, usually denoting completion, but in this case, representing simply a line of demarcation between grueling