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

  • Yokota leadership rings in the new year with Japanese community partners

    Yokota Friendship Club presidents, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Yuichi Hosokawa, Operation Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, open a sake barrel during the kagami-biraki ceremony at the Joint New Year’s Party at Yokota Air Base,

  • Arctic airdrop: U.S.-Canadian paratroopers train during JPMRC 26-02

    U.S Army and Royal Canadian Army paratroopers conduct airdrops out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron in support of Joint Multinational Readiness Center 26-02 over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 7, 2026. The mission demonstrated

  • 374 AW DCOM visits JASDF OSW

    U.S. Air Force 374th Airlift Wing deputy commander visited the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operations Support Wing counterparts during an immersion tour with the OSW at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. Immersions like this give commanders a firsthand look and allow leaders to discuss shared

  • JPMRC 26-02: Cold, Contested, Ready

    A U.S Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron lands on an unimproved landing zone during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 7, 2026. Operating outside of a traditional runway setting, aircrews practiced

  • Cold Weather, Ready Aircraft: C-130J Deiced for JPMRC Operations

    A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron is deiced during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb 7, 2026. The 36th AS provided tactical airlift support in subzero conditions.

  • 374 AW conducts check ride

    Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing conducted a routine flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2026.

  • U.S., Japan refine interoperability during exercise North Wind 26

    Members of the 374th Airlift Wing integrated with U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel to execute a joint forcible entry operation during exercise North Wind 26 in Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 22, 2025.Exercise North Wind 26 is a joint and bilateral arctic field training exercise

  • Samurai Challenge: The Amazing Samurai Race

    The Samurai Challenge is a monthly event held to boost unit camaraderie and encourage friendly competition between servicemembers. Several teams of Airmen from the 374th Medical Group, 374th Wing Support Staff, Civil Engineering Squadron and Force Support Squadron ran across the installation,

  • Yokota supports first JGSDF-hosted multinational airborne exercise

    U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron supported a multinational airborne operation Jan. 17 at Ojojihara Training Area, Miyagi Prefecture, marking the first Japan Ground Self-Defense Force-hosted multinational airborne exercise conducted on Japanese soil.

  • Honoring Tradition: Japan Culture Day

    U.S. and Japanese community members came together to enjoy the annual Japan Culture Day on Jan. 16, 2026. Volunteers and attendees were able to celebrate the new year with Japanese traditions such as lion dances, kimono fittings and mochi pounding. These traditions dated back as far as year 710 and