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

  • SFS Airmen close Police Week with retreat ceremony

    Maj. Tyrone Bess, 374th Security Forces Squadron commander, folds the U.S. Flag during a retreat ceremony May 19, 2016 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The security forces-lead ceremony wrapped up the squadron’s National Police Week activities while also mourning their fallen Military Working Dog

  • Air Force increases access to behavioral health care

    Nearly half of people with a treatable behavioral health disorder do not seek help from behavioral health professionals, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, 80 percent of this population does visit a primary care manager at least once a year. The Air Force

  • Here to help: First Sergeants

    In every squadron of the U.S. Air Force there exists a senior non-commissioned officer whose job is to ensure that good order and discipline are maintained while taking care of the Airmen and their families. They make up one-third of the leadership triad alongside the squadron commanders and chief

  • Yokota Airmen run to honor Port Dawg fallen

    Airmen from the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group, 730th Air Mobility Squadron and 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron participated in the 3rd annual Port Dawg Memorial 5K Run, May 20, 2016.The run honored air transportation "Port Dawgs" who lost their lives last year, and also was part of a

  • 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

  • First Yokota C-130J takes shape

    Wings were recently installed on the first C-130J Super Hercules assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Marietta, which is home to the C-130 production line.Yokota AB will receive 14 C-130Js as it recapitalizes its existing C-130H fleet, which are operated