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

  • Focused Passege 2017

    Military members and family members participated in the annual exercise Focused Passage 17 here this week, arriving in a pair of C-17 Globemasters and a C-130 Hercules to simulate what might happen during a non-combatant evacuation (NEO).The military members and family members, assigned to U.S.

  • 374 CES completes flightline barrier certification

    Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron observe an F-16 Fighting Falcon test an Aircraft Arresting System, June 1, 2017, Yokota Air Base, Japan. The AAS is required to be tested annually. Airmen from the 374 CES and 374th Operations Support Squadron are responsible for setting up the system

  • 374 OG commander completes fini flights

    (Left to right) Col. Robert Dotson, 374th Operations Group commander, Capt. Brandon Jones, 374th Airlift Wing UH-1N pilot, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Wright, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N special mission aviator evaluator, walk onto the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2017. Dotson made his

  • Busy week at Yokota

    An air traffic controller with the 374th Operations Support Squadron looks out from the control tower at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 4, 2017. Airmen with the 374th OSS keep yokota’s flightline and sky safe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

  • 374 CES ensures Yokota's emergency readiness

    When emergency strikes, Yokota Air Base is ready to respond. Able to house families or military personnel from all across the West Pacific, the base has three towers reserved for contingency purposes. Each tower is able to accommodate 70 families or approximately eight military personnel per unit.

  • Yokota honors the fallen

    Yokota airmen stand in formation during the Memorial Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2017. The 374th Airlift Wing hosted the ceremony in memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice during military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

  • Spirit of hope

    Nose art, “Spirit of Hope,” placed onto C-130J Super Hercules 15-5813 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2017. Yokota airmen and aircraft have been delivering humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations since 1952, including Operation Christmas drop, Operation Unified Assistance in 2004