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

  • Americans in Hiroshima

    The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Atom-Bomb Dome areplaces I’ve always wanted to visit, both to see, and in some way, understandwhat happened there. Yet, when I consider there are Japanese living today whoexperienced World War II, it puts a different light on the fact that I can eventravel the

  • Catching Yellow Jackets

    A Navy EA-18G Growler, assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138, deploys a J-Hook to engage the aircraft arresting barrier system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop and fire department and 374th Operations Support Squadron

  • Americans in Hiroshima

    The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Atom-Bomb Dome are places I've always wanted to visit, both to see, and in some way, understand what happened there. Yet, when I consider there are Japanese living today who experienced World War II, it puts a different light on the fact that I can even

  • Airmen rock at Inaka Festival

    Master Sgt. Julie Bradley, vocalist with the Band of the Pacific-Asia, sings for a crowd during the Tokyo Inaka Festival at Gyokusen Ji Temple, Akiruno City, Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2016. The Band of the Pacific-Asia performs approximately 200 times each year throughout the Indo-Asia Pacific Region.

  • Look before you leap: drop zone coordinators guide airlift

    C-130 Hercules occasionally pass over Yokota air field to pepper the sky with parachutes. When those chutes carry people, a team of dedicated and alert airlifters will have been working from engine start to cutoff, ensuring that every boot reaches the ground safely. One of those team members on the