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

  • Look before you leap: drop zone coordinators guide airlift

    C-130 Hercules occasionally pass over Yokota air field to pepper the sky with parachutes. When those chutes carry people, a team of dedicated and alert airlifters will have been working from engine start to cutoff, ensuring that every boot reaches the ground safely. One of those team members on the

  • First Yokota C-130J takes shape

    Wings were recently installed on the first C-130J Super Hercules assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Marietta, which is home to the C-130 production line.Yokota AB will receive 14 C-130Js as it recapitalizes its existing C-130H fleet, which are operated

  • Yokota Airmen run to honor Port Dawg fallen

    Airmen from the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group, 730th Air Mobility Squadron and 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron participated in the 3rd annual Port Dawg Memorial 5K Run, May 20, 2016.The run honored air transportation "Port Dawgs" who lost their lives last year, and also was part of a

  • JASDF loadmasters familiarize JAI

    The 36th Airlift Squadron conducted joint air drop familiarization with members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force May 18 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to help prepare them for heavy equipment drops and high-velocity container delivery systems during bilateral exercises. The familiarization assisted

  • JASDF loadmasters familiarize JAI

    The 36th Airlift Squadron conducted joint air drop familiarization with members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force May 18 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to help prepare them for heavy equipment drops and high-velocity container delivery systems during bilateral exercises.  The familiarization assisted

  • Yokota electricians inflate life rafts

    When a C-130 Hercules completes missions while soaring through the skies, the crew members need to know that they can safely react to an emergency. This is where the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and 374th Operations Support Squadron came into play when 14 C-130s were grounded due to a 75 percent