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

  • Making saving automatic at Yokota

    Military Saves Week started today with a kickoff ceremony hosted by Col. Neil Richardson, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, at the Yokota Community Center.Military Saves Week is an annual event held in part with the Department of Defense's Financial Readiness Campaign. The yearlong campaign is

  • The eyes of surgical operations

    Diagnostic imaging is defined as the technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention. Without it, diagnosing or even treating ailments are both uneconomical and ineffectual.Using this technique, the 374th Surgical

  • AF Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program list triples

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials released details on the fiscal year 2016 Selective Re-enlistment Bonus Program Feb. 1. This year's program, consisting of 117 Air Force specialties eligible to receive bonuses, is a substantial increase from the previous year's program where 40 Air Force

  • Yokota hosts RM course for PACAF

    Airmen and Department of Defense civilians from across the Pacific Air Forces attended a four-day risk management application and integration course at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 2 to 4, 2016. The course taught risk management skills to over 30 personnel with the intention of enabling them to

  • Enjoy your drinks responsibly

    Work hard, play hard. How many of us have heard that expression before? It would be fair to assume that most of us work extremely hard, harder than most people work that aren't in the military or associated with the military. From long hours to rotating shift, ensuring we meet established standards

  • CE repairs pipeline, keeps mission flowing

    Members of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels maintenance section successfully repaired a four inch pipeline that supplies the main base boiler plant at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2016. With the pipeline fixed, base personnel can successfully receive hot water on a consistent

  • Yokota's MVP provides clarity and focus to 374 AW

    The 374th Airlift Wing leadership recently revised its mission, vision and priorities to provide clarity to the wing, update its focus, and remind Airmen how their efforts tie into the greater Air Force.The newest MVP aligns the identity of Yokota Airmen with a common purpose, a clear definition of