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

  • USAF, RAAF and JASDF launch Operation Christmas Drop 2015

    With the holiday season now in full swing, C-130 Hercules aircrews and support personnel from Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, began spreading cheer and joy while practicing critical humanitarian aid/disaster relief training by

  • Save energy with awareness

    Seconds turn into minutes, minutes turn into hours and hours turn into days. As lights are left on, monitors stay lit and coffee pots are left plugged in, money falls out of our pockets into an energy wasteland.Members of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron energy program provide information to help

  • Airmen experience the drift zoo

    Drifting can be described as the controlled chaos of sliding a vehicle around a turn. It's a sport of beat-up cars and burnt rubber, associated with hitting dirt banks and losing bumpers. Even the best drifters smack a wall now and then. Yokota Airmen find different ways to channel their creativity

  • Andersen hosts 64th annual Operation Christmas Drop 'Push Ceremony'

    The 64th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop will begin here Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. with an official "Push Ceremony" followed by U.S. Air Force, Japanese Air Self Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force executing humanitarian airdrops to islands throughout the Ulithi Atoll and the island of Fais

  • Airman experiences the drift zoo

    Drifting can be described as the controlled chaos of sliding a vehicle around a turn. It's a sport of beat-up cars and burnt rubber, associated with hitting dirt banks and losing bumpers. Even the best drifters smack a wall now and then. Yokota Airmen find different ways to channel their creativity

  • Brace your vehicle, winter is coming

    Winter is right around the corner, bringing colder temperatures and ice right along with it. In preparation, the safety office recommends people check their automobiles and ensure they are ready for the frigid weather."It's important for vehicle owners to be prepared for the hazards of the winter

  • Yokota Airman selected for commission through SLECP

    She is a mother, a supervisor, a technical sergeant, an Airman and an airfield manager... and next year she will add officer to that list.Tech. Sgt. Carla Plummer, 5th Air Forces airfield management representative for Japan bases, was recently selected to commission as a second lieutenant through

  • Multicultural blessing protects firefighters

    Personnel with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and religious leaders gathered at the main fire station on base to participate in a dedication and blessing ceremony for a new fire truck, Nov. 25.  Shinto priests began with rituals to bless Fire Engine 14, the newest addition to the Yokota