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

  • Yokota enhances rescue capabilities

    The 459th Airlift Squadron recently outfitted two of their UH-1N Hueys with new rescue hoists, improving their search and rescue capabilities that support airlift operations across the Kanto Plains region."It allows us to now go to places where we can't land," said Staff Sgt. Nicholas Poe, 459 AS

  • Yokota Travel Series: Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

    Living in what is considered a concrete jungle, the city of Tokyo offers numerous gardens and parks for travelers to take a break from the hard surfaces and towering buildings.The Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is one of Tokyo's largest parks. It is a short walk from Shinjuku Station, and is home to

  • Website aims to link PACAF volunteers with opportunities

    Pacific Air Forces members looking for volunteer opportunities and organizations looking for volunteers have a new resource available, all at the click of a button, with a website that's gaining recognition and users across the Air Force.The resource is www.myairforcevolunteer.com. It's an online

  • Making saving automatic at Yokota

    Military Saves Week started today with a kickoff ceremony hosted by Col. Neil Richardson, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, at the Yokota Community Center.Military Saves Week is an annual event held in part with the Department of Defense's Financial Readiness Campaign. The yearlong campaign is

  • The eyes of surgical operations

    Diagnostic imaging is defined as the technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention. Without it, diagnosing or even treating ailments are both uneconomical and ineffectual.Using this technique, the 374th Surgical

  • AF Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program list triples

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials released details on the fiscal year 2016 Selective Re-enlistment Bonus Program Feb. 1. This year's program, consisting of 117 Air Force specialties eligible to receive bonuses, is a substantial increase from the previous year's program where 40 Air Force