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

  • Aircrew decontamination training

    Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron and 374th Operations Support Squadron performed aircrew decontamination procedures with the Lightweight Inflatable Decontamination System (LIDS). The LIDS takes about 20 minutes to set up and consists of four stations for rinsing off excess chemicals and a

  • Airmen complete cargo load training

    Airmen from throughout Yokota Air Base, Japan, proved their ability to receive and deploy forces and equipment during a readiness inspection May 13-15, 2015. Running 24-hour operations, the units showcased their expertise to support contingency operations by working together.

  • Yokota-Nepal support: Behind the readiness

    Members of Yokota, serving at the primary airlift hub in the Pacific region, often deploy to provide humanitarian aid to countries stricken by natural disasters. In recent years alone, the 374 Airlift Wing has deployed to support regional countries such as Japan after the Tohoku earthquake in 2011,

  • Suits of hazard: emergency response training

    Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron and the 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron worked together to respond to a scenario during an emergency response training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2015. According to the training scenario, responders were called to investigate after a

  • Fixing things: A childhood dream

    In a compound hidden away from prying eyes, the men and women of the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance shop don their blue mechanics overalls and work to ensure that Yokota's wheels on the ground can keep our birds in the sky. Whether it's maintenance for emergency services