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, JASDF team up for NCOEP

    Yokota Airmen have the unique privilege of working alongside their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts while supporting a variety of contingencies throughout the region. These opportunities allow for both the strengthening of mission capabilities as well as the exchange of ideas between each

  • Here to help: Chaplain Assistants

    Soaring throughout the open skies, a group of young Airmen see the ground thousands of feet below. The Airmen are about to take a leap of faith to complete their training. Their nervous hearts are beating faster. One of them turns to another and says, "pray for me chaps."The man explains that he is

  • Behind the scenes: PROPS flight

    This is the fourth in a five-story series focusing on sections within the 374th Maintenance Squadron and how they keep the C-130 Hercules flying.On an average day, buzzing can be heard throughout Yokota Air Base, Japan and the surrounding community. Don't worry, it's not a massive bee infestation,

  • Yokota tips, resources for commissioning

    This article is part of a series informing Yokota Airmen of career-transition information and assisting programs.   Only 20 percent of the U.S. Air Force is made up of commissioned officers, yet some enlisted Airmen make the transition to become officers. Will you be one who goes from E to O?  

  • Behind the scenes: PMEL flight

    This is the third in a five-story series focusing on sections within the 374th Maintenance Squadron and how they keep the C-130 Hercules flying.On an average day across the base, pipes are fixed, equipment is analyzed and wrenches are turned countless times. All these things are made possible by a

  • Yokota opens gates for Sakura Spring Festival

    Team Yokota is hosting a Sakura Spring Festival April 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on McGuire Ave. (East side), under the blooming cherry blossoms.   The festival is open to on-base and off-base residents, opening the base to Yokota's neighbors and Japanese friends who do not have daily access to the

  • Yokota Striders sprint towards improvement

    Yokota Striders Running Club hosted the Field and Track Camp to Yokota's junior high school and high school athletes at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 12-13. Over 70 students participated in the camp. Four gold medalists and a sprint coach from the World Records Camp taught their Field and Track