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. 6, 2025
Faces of OCD: The heart of the mission

Brother Bruce and volunteers smile for a photo during the Operation Christmas Drop 2025 bundle build at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2025. OCD is the Department of War’s longest-running humanitarian airlift mission. It began in 1952 after a U.S. Air Force B-29 crew flying near Guam spotted
Dec. 6, 2025
Service members, volunteers, families prepare bundles for OCD25

Service members, families and volunteers from multiple nations gathered to prepare and build airdrop bundles for Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6.
Dec. 5, 2025
OCD25 ramp up for delivery of cheer through airdrop training

U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted practice drops Dec. 4-5, prior to the delivery of cargo bundles for Operation Christmas Drop 2025.
Dec. 5, 2025
Leadership, partnering nations support bundle preparation for OCD25

U.S. Air Force and participating nation leadership joined in at the Operation Christmas Drop bundle build at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 5.
Dec. 3, 2025
36 AS prepare baggage for OCD25 sendoff

Members of the 36th Airlift Squadron received and packaged luggage onto pallets in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 2, 2025.
Dec. 3, 2025
Yokota Community honors GUNDAM 22

Yokota community members participate in a memorial 5K in honor of the GUNDAM 22 aircrew.
Dec. 3, 2025
CMF holds parachute rigging demo in preparation for OCD25

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight briefed 374th Airlift Wing leadership on CMF operations at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 7.
Dec. 3, 2025
374 LRS Practice Bundle Building in Preparation for OCD 25

U.S. Air Force Airman Jean Cittadino and Airman 1st Class Kain Flores 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight technicians load ballast material into a bundle during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2025. Routine practice refines the logistical
Dec. 3, 2025
374 AW Kicks off Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen AFB

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Iosaia Lavata’i, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, poses for a photo after arriving at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2025, in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2025. Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of War’s longest-running
Dec. 2, 2025
Yokota Community Celebrates 46th Annual Kanto Plains Special Olympics

Participants celebrate the 46th Annual Kanto Plains Special Olympics at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 22.