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

  • Tommy got a toy drone for Christmas, what's next?

    The presents have been opened and the wrapping paper placed in the recycling bin. Tommy is anxious to get outside and fly the new "Invader 700" drone, complete with a 10 times zoom digital camera that sends immediate videos to your new iPad. Wow, you can't wait to get out there with him and fly this

  • Operation Christmas Drop showcases HA/DR Training

    U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan, launched the final missions of Operation Christmas Drop 2015, Dec. 15,  officially completing this year's operation with 100 percent of bundles on target.Since Dec. 8, C-130 crews from Yokota's 36th Airlift Squadron, Royal Australian

  • JASDF hosts Mochitsuki ceremony

    Wooden mallets, stone mortars and rice may seem like a unique mix, but in the Japanese culture this trio has been part of a tradition for more than a millennium. Members of Team Yokota gathered to celebrate a Japanese tradition through Mochitsuki, a mochi pounding event, at Yokota Air Base, Japan,

  • Developmental kennel

    What happens to pets on Yokota Air Base when their owners go on temporary duty or vacation?  The answer for many is on the south side of base, between the Auto Hobby shop and the Par Three course. The Pet Care Center provides Yokota personnel with boarding and grooming services for their cats and

  • Yokota travel series: Takahata Fudo Temple

    There are numerous temples throughout Japan for adventurous travelers to visit. One of those temples is Takahata Fudo Temple, which was founded near the beginning of the 8th century to serve the imperial family. The temple is one of the three famous Kanto Fudo Buddhist templesVisitors enter the

  • USAF, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015

    With the holiday season now in full swing, C-130 Hercules aircrews and support personnel from Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, began spreading cheer and joy while practicing critical humanitarian aid/disaster relief training by

  • Save energy with awareness

    Seconds turn into minutes, minutes turn into hours and hours turn into days. As lights are left on, monitors stay lit and coffee pots are left plugged in, money falls out of our pockets into an energy wasteland.Members of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron energy program provide information to help