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

  • Strengthening alliances with music

    The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific performed at the 2015 Japan Self-Defense Force Marching Festival at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 13-15.The three-day festival featured performances from 13 different bands, representing three different nations - the U.S., Japan, and South

  • Yokota enhances capabilities through exercise

    Members of the 374th Airlift Wing participated in Exercise VIGILANT ACE 16 from Nov. 1 to Nov. 10, 2015, in conjunction with a Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Exercise VIGILANT ACE 16 is a large-scale exercise on the Korean peninsula designed to enhance the interoperability of

  • Honoring veterans past, present this Veterans Day

    To the men and women of Pacific Air Forces and to veterans across the services, I offer my sincere gratitude and appreciation for your dedicated service. As you know, this Wednesday commemorates a significant date in our nation's history, a day in 1918 where a signed armistice marked an end to World

  • 374th CES ensures aircraft safety

    374th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen exercised setting up and operating a portable aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5, 2015. The arresting gear of the system is used in the event of an emergency where a fighter or other properly equipped aircraft cannot stop on its own. A

  • 459th AS supports Iruma Air Show 2015

    Yokota's 459th Airlift Squadron showcased its UH-1N Huey and C-12 Huron at the Iruma Air Show, Nov. 3, 2015. This year marked the second time Yokota aircraft were featured in the air show. Yokota's participation in the annual air show allowed Yokota Airmen an opportunity to build relationships with