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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Team building through combat

    Approximately 22 Airmen and their spouses from the 459th Airlift Squadron participated in a mission-specific self-defense team-building combative training, here, May 12, 2017. The training was led by Michael Johnson, master combatives instructor and 512th Rescue Squadron honorary commander at

  • Sharpening PACAF Maintainers

    “Your task is, by using the technical orders and working as a team member, access and rig the coordinator and fuel control linkage with no more than two instructor assists,” said Staff Sgt. Angelica Ponce, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 15 aerospace propulsion instructor, speaking to her