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

  • On your mark... get set...

    The 374th Airlift Wing opened the gates to Yokota Air Base, Japan, for the 30th Annual Ekiden June 8, 2014. The road race, hosted by the Yokota Strider's, featured a 2K, 5K and 4-person 5K relay. More than 2400 runners and 450 volunteers participated in the event.

  • 35th Special Olympics: heads up, hearts strong

    Nearly 150 athletes from nine schools competed at the 35th Annual Kanto Plains Special Olympics May 31 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Both U.S. and Japanese athletes from schools throughout the Kanto Plains competed in track and field, swimming, frisbee, bowling, softball, soccer and basketball events.

  • Becoming SHeroes

    U.S. and Japanese Girl Scouts joined in a Military SHeroes Day May 30, 2014, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. More than 50 girls from Yokota and the surrounding community joined in the event. The day focused on empowerment and also taught the girls about military operations. Activities on SHeroes Day

  • Sunscreen saves lives

    "One in five people will develop some form of skin cancer during their lifetime," according to Maj. Shelley Aldrich, 374th Medical Group chief of Dermatology. That can be a sombering fact for sun lovers and those who like to make regular trips to their local indoor tanning facility.The three most

  • Yokota celebrates Police Week 2014

    In 1962 President John F. Kennedy signed a bill into law designating May 15 'Peace Officers Memorial Day' honoring local, state and federal law enforcement officers. Traditionally, Police Week is celebrated on the week encompassing May 15, but due to a Samurai Readiness Inspection, members of Yokota

  • Airlifters close out Balikatan

    Members of the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan and the Armed Forces of the Philippines service members closed out Exercise Balikatan, a 12-day joint military exercise, at Benito Ebuen Air Base, Mactan, Republic of the Philippines, May 16, 2014.Throughout the exercise, Airlifters from the

  • Moulage: Keeping it Real

    Sirens are silenced as security forces arrive to the scene of an active shooter scenario; victim's screaming fills the air as they lie wounded along the ground. This setting took place as part of the emergency response exercise during a Samurai Readiness Inspection May 15, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • Yokota Airmen expand engagement at Balikatan

    Airlifters from the 374th Airlift Wing are taking to the sky alongside Republic of the Philippine counterparts during Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan, which means "shoulder to shoulder," is an annual bilateral training exercise involving 2,500 U.S. and 3,000 Philippine service members.During the

  • EMEDS: Medical care anywhere

    A major typhoon hits the Pacific, wiping out towns, destroying homes and leaving hundreds of thousands of people in need of medical care. This scenario is not unlikely in the dynamic climate of the Pacific region, which is why the 374th Medical Group tested its capabilities in setting up an

  • Mobility machine keeps mission moving

    Dark clouds roll over the land bringing rain that falls like curtains from the sky and gusts of wind that flip semi-trucks; these symptoms of a typhoon can leave the stricken area overwhelmed with the destruction left behind and the local people in need of immediate relief. In the Pacific region,