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

  • Global Hawk's first take off from Yokota

    The RQ-4 Global Hawk’s first take off from Yokota Air Base occurred May 5, 2017. The Global Hawk is temporarily deployed to Yokota from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to support U.S. intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance priorities, operational plans and contingency operations throughout

  • Building a Strong Community

    As the morning sun rises over Yokota Air Base, a group of people welcome the day and each other with comradery, smiles and sweat as part of their healthy habit. Approximately 115 participants gather every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Yokota’s High School track to take part in the 374th Health

  • Global Hawk arrives at Yokota

    An RQ-4 Global Hawk approaches Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2017. The aircraft is part of the 69th Reconnaissance Group Detachment 1 and provides near real-time aerial imagery reconnaissance support to U.S. and partner nations assisting in multitude of operations. This capability was effectively

  • Col. Richardson's 'Fini' Flight

    On a clear spring day in Japan, as Col. Neil R. Richardson, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, steps through the cabin door he slides his hand over the side of the C-130H Hercules’ cabin, taking in the last moments with an old friend. It’s their final flight together over Japan.On April 12, 2017,

  • Airmen ensure Yokota’s mission is ‘fueled’

    Senior Airman Robert Edmonds, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technician, lifts a jar of JP8 fuel from a tank car to perform a visual test of the fuel at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. Lab members run daily tests on fuel that can take between five minutes and two hours.

  • Yokota hosts 2017 MACA Conference

    Buzzing in from all areas of the Kanto Plain, dozens of planes touched down at Yokota to attend the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association-Japan’s Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference hosted by The 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office, April 15, 2017.

  • Taking the Plunge

    Airman 1st Class Christian Williams, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs preflight checks on a C-130 Hercules before takeoff for a personnel drop training exercise onApril13, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The personnel drops were a part of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape working