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

  • Not your average NEO exercise

    More than 200 dependents and service members participated in a mock Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation May 13, during a week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Department of State orders a NEO when a crisis threatens the stability of foreign states, and utilizes all

  • Hueys: Day, Night

    Operators with the 459th Airlift Squadron flew UH-1N Hueys night and day throughout May 7 - 9, 2014, to practice their skills needed to provide priority airlift capabilities.The flights included practice with night vision goggles to maintain qualification, practice search and rescue

  • Response and action

    Yokota Air Base launched into a week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection, May 12, 2014. The event is designed to test the base's ability to respond to a variety of regional contingecy and emergency management scenarios.

  • Giving back to the earth

    Two hundred and sixty five and 66 pounds; the respective amount of trash and recyclables collected during Earth Week at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Residents from Yokota and the surrounding community participated in various activities April 19-26, which promoted and focused on recycling. "Every April

  • Maintenance Kaleidoscope

    Maintainers from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental shop inspect parts of a C-130 Hercules using a borescope at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 28, 2014. The borescope consists of a miniature video camera on the end of a flexible tube that projects the image on a

  • Commander's perspective: BASH Cannons

    It doesn't take long to become familiar with the sights and sounds of daily operations at the "Best Wing in the Pacific", so when 22 loud "booms" in a row are heard, it certainly grabs everyone's attention. Despite the loud and occasionally startling sounds, there is no reason to fret because the

  • SAPR facilitator program: raising Airmen awareness from within

    The facilitator program, a new sexual assault prevention and response training course drafted by Pacific Air Force, was recently introduced at Yokota Air Base. The two-day course for Airmen and Department of Defense civilian volunteers provides tools and techniques to spread awareness of SAPR within

  • Structures ensures safe environment

    Construction workers provide communities throughout the world with buildings and homes to make life and work more comfortable. At Yokota Air Base, the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron structures shop provides that same stability by maintaining, planning and repairing structures. The 21-Airmen shop

  • Good weather brings good eats

    Spring is here and summer is just around the corner, which means the time is upon us to enjoy juicy burgers and sizzling steak. The 374th Airlift Wing safety office would like to remind the residents of Yokota to follow simple guidelines when utilizing grills this season. "Grilling is a great way to