Yokota News

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

Dec. 17, 2025
First Operation Christmas Drop bundles delivered to Republic of the Marshall Islands

The 74th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop successfully delivered four humanitarian assistance bundles to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Dec. 8.
Dec. 16, 2025
All Is Calm, All Is Rigged: 374 AEW CMF makes the mission bright at OCD25

Delivering goodwill and cheer across the Pacific each holiday season, aircrew are one of many parts of the story of Operation Christmas Drop. The event’s success is shaped long before takeoff, forged through the long hours of patient, deliberate work by the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing combat
Dec. 15, 2025
JASDF hosts annual mochi-pounding ceremony

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members participated in the annual mochi-pounding ceremony hosted by JASDF Operations Support Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025.
Dec. 13, 2025
PACAF Band spreads holiday cheer through music

U.S. Band of the Pacific performed holiday classics for the local Japanese community Dec.13, 2025.
Dec. 12, 2025
374 AEW, partnering nations participate in elephant walk for OCD25

A formation of C-130J Super Hercules and C-130H Hercules aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Air Force participate in an elephant walk during Operation Christmas Drop 2025, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 13, 2025.
Dec. 12, 2025
374 AEW maintainers ensure mission-ready aircraft during OCD25

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing conduct maintenance on a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 11, 2025.
Dec. 11, 2025
374 AEW conduct airdrop over Federated States of Micronesia during OCD25

Humanitarian bundles were released over the Pacific Ocean from the cargo bay of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing, during an airdrop as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Dec. 10, 2025.
Dec. 10, 2025
Chief Nurse of the Air Force immerses with 374 MDG

U.S. Air Force Brig. gen. Gwendolyn Foster, 59th Medical Wing commander and Chief Nurse of the Air Force, observed a tactical combat casualty care and evacuation simulation at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 26, 2025. The 374th Medical Group showcased the lead TCCC program, enhancing medical readiness
Dec. 10, 2025
Yokota C-130Js conduct post-flight wash during OCD25

U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, conducted post-flight washes, also known as a bird bath, after landing during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2025.
Dec. 9, 2025
Yokota lights up the holidays with Winterfest 2025

Yokota community members kick off the holiday season with the annual tree lighting ceremony during Winterfest 25, at Yokota Air Base, Dec. 1, 2025. Yokota families across the base gathered to celebrate the start of the holiday season in a festive event that has become a local tradition.