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 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’

    Staff Sgt. David Carson, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory NCO in charge, fills a container with a cumulative sample of JP8 fuel from 12 tank cars at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 19, 2017. The lab ensures the fuel is clean, isn’t mixed with other types of fuel and meets the

  • 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

    A member of Air Force Special Operations, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists jumps out of a C-130 Hercules while flying over Yokota Air Base, Japan,April 13, 2017. They performed a high altitude low opening parachute drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

  • Yokota members sucessfully repair transformer

    Members from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron worked to repair a high voltage transformer starting April 8 at 9 a.m. and finishing April 9 at 4 a.m. at Yokota Air Base, Japan. This created a power outage for certain parts of the base. Approximately 382 facilities on the west side and main base, to

  • Yokota in full bloom

    Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in West side of Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2017. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, it had reached full bloom one day earlier than expected. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)