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

  • Metals Tech: Piece by Piece

    Airman 1st Class Jake Kohler and Airman 1st Class Curtis Doherty, 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology specialists, weld sections of a metal rack at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 18, 2014.

  • Taking care of our Airmen

    Team Yokota,The Air Force Assistance Fund is a program allowing Airmen to help Airmen intimes of need. It was established as an annual effort to raise funds for thecharitable affiliates providing support to the Air Force family --active-duty members, family members, retirees, reservists, guardsmen

  • Kicking butts and taking names

    Members of the Mrs. Sakura Organization traveled to the Tachikawa Women's Center AIM Mar. 10 to teach a self-defense class to teens from the neighboring city. The class is the first of many different courses, which the organization hopes to teach in the community surrounding Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • The backbone of the medical group

    Military doctors are highly trained professionals but without the proper equipment they would be unable to effectively treat their patients. Whether its scalpels for surgery, diagnostic equipment or pharmaceuticals, they are all important to keeping service members and their families healthy. At

  • Kudos for 2013 award winners

    In a ceremony Feb. 28 at the, annual award winners for the 374th Airlift Wing were announced.- 2013 Samurai Airman of the YearSRA ARIFUL HAQUE-2013 Samurai NCO of the YearSSGT CHRISTOPHER ROGERS-2013 Samurai Senior NCO of the YearSMSGT RANDY LIGHTSEY-2013 First Sergeant of the YearSMSGT MICHAEL

  • Samurai go to war

    Yokota participated in a week-long Samurai Readiness Inspection March 3 - 7, 2014. The exercise tested Yokota's capabilities as the airlift hub of the Pacific through various contingency operation scenarios.

  • Samurai Readiness Inspection: Command, control at its finest

    While Yokota Airmen respond to rapid response scenarios on the ground and in the air, the Commander's Action Team is the hub of the command and control structure, bringing together representatives from each agency on base, providing expertise in their subject. The unique setup of CAT members allows

  • Samurai Readiness Inspection: Executing Combat Airlift

    Sirens blare in the distance, boots stomp the ground to safety and Airmen clad in chemical protection gear brace for impact in a shelter. A missile strikes the base, releasing deadly chemical agents.It's not just a scene from the next war-themed movie, rather a simulated scenario performed by the