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

  • Wrenchbender Rodeo

    Over 400 Airmen gathered on the flightline for the 374thMaintenance Group Wrenchbender Rodeo March 31, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The Rodeo consisted of four teams of 42 Airmen from the 374MXG, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 374th Maintenance Squadron and the 730thAir Mobility Squadron.

  • Arts in the Armed Forces

    Members from the Arts in the Armed Forces (AITAF) performedthe play, “Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train,” at the Taiyo Community Center March 29and 31, 2017. The play is a drama on moral responsibility and the modernprison system. It takes place in a New York State prison on Rikers Island,where a young man

  • Yokota welcomes 2nd C-130J Super Hercules

    A C-130J Super Hercules approaches the runway at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2017. This is the second C-130J delivered from Lockheed Martin, less than a month after the first was delivered March 6th. Yokota serves as the primary Western Pacific airlift hub for U.S. Air Force peacetime and

  • Airmen complete CBRNE training

    In light of an emergency taking place, one center opens up for Airmen to coordinate information and resources to support the installation’s actions before, during and after an incident.Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and emergency management worked with members of the

  • Airmen, Marines participate in Jump training

    U.S. Air Force aircrews with the 36th Airlift Squadron watch U.S. Marine jumpers descend from an Air Force C-130H Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 23, 2017, during jump week. The training not only allowed the Marines to practice jumping, but it also allowed the Yokota aircrews to practice

  • Yokota’s CDCs temporarily consolidate

    The two Child Development Centers will temporarily consolidate their provided services to the Yume CDC starting on April 17, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. For the Yokota personnel who utilize the Kibo CDC, they will need begin taking their children to the Yume CDC on the effective date.The CDC

  • Little League strengthens bilateral ties

    Members of the Chofu Little Seniors baseball team run out onto the field to warm-up prior to the Inaugural Japan-US Friendship Youth Baseball Game at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2017. Chofu’s team won 30-1 during the six inning game. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)