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

  • Ready to respond

    Airman 1st Class Samantha Trevino, 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medicine technician, treats the injuries of a simulated patient during the Kanagawa Prefecture Government Joint Disaster Drill at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Takeyama, Japan, Sept. 11, 2016. Yokota Airmen have participated

  • 459 AS takes part in TMG Disaster Management Drill

    (Left to right) Capt. Jonathan Bonilla and Capt. Vicente Vasquez, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Iroquois pilots, discuss planned routes on a map during a pre-flight briefing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 4, 2016. Airmen with the 459 AS delivered simulated disaster relief supplies to the Tokyo

  • Dog Days of Summer

    YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan-- More than 30 dogs and their owners attended the Dog Days of Summer event at the Sakana Pool on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 10, 2016. The event provided an opportunity for Yokota members to swim alongside their dogs before the pool closed for the summer. (U.S. Air Force

  • Metals Technology

    Senior Airman Gabriel Franco, 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, welds a metal piece at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 7, 2016. The metals technology shop performs maintenance work with welding and machining equipment to keep Yokota’s aircraft flight-ready and repair

  • Yokota Monuments

    A pair of komainu, or lion-dogs, stand guard outside the Yuko Park and Sakura Shell at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 30, 2016. Komainu are often placed in front of shrines, gates and houses where they are said to provide protection from evil spirits. Common belief is that the open and closed mouths

  • Airman, JASDF complete typhoon preparation

    Senior Airman Brittenny Heaton, 374th Communications Squadron cyber system operations technician, ties a knot on a sand bag at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 27, 2016. The Airmen helped assemble 5,000 sand bags in preparation for potential flooding. One week earlier, Typhoon Mindulle dropped nearly 10

  • Photographers capture Marine, LAV training

    U.S. Marines operating lightarmored vehicles on training grounds may seem like they are gearing up for battle,but the only shots fired were from behind the lens of a camera.The Yokota Arts and Crafts Center held acombat photography class allowing photography enthusiast to take photos ofMarines in

  • Yokota Airmen support local community

    A member of a local church give a haircut to a homeless man at Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 19, 2016. The Yokota Air Base Chapel has worked with local churches for approximately 10 years to provide help for homeless people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka/Released)

  • Yokota Mindulle recovery is a team effort

    Yokota personnel continue to recover since the onset of TropicalStorm Mindulle, which struck Yokota Aug. 22, leaving nearly 10 inches of rainbehind and whipping the installation with 35-mph winds for hours. Inpreparation of the storm, Col. Kenneth Moss, 374th Airlift Wing commander,established a