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

  • Bilateral seminar builds future leaders

    Yokota held its last bilateral Airman Professional Enhancement Seminar for the year of 2013, here, Dec. 16 - 18.Eleven Airmen, a Sailor and eight Japan Air Self-Defense Forces members attended the three-day long seminar to gain knowledge and understanding of leadership, and the tools it takes to be

  • Quality over quantity for potential Airmen

    The first step one takes on the path to becoming an Airman is the one that takes you over the threshold into a recruiter's office. On Yokota Air Base, this office can be found in building 316 on Airlift Avenue and is manned by Master Sgt. Victor Donado Jr., 369th Air Force Recruiting Squadron

  • Operation Christmas Drop

    Members with 374th Airlift Wing partnered with Japan Air Self-Defense Force to conduct airdrop missions during Operation Christmas Drop near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This year marks the 62nd year of Operation Christmas Drop, which began in 1952, making it the world's longest running airdrop

  • New dayroom brings needed comforts

    Dormitory building 208 had a new dayroom unveiling at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 13, 2013.Late in 2012, a main line in the fire suppression system broke, flooding the dayrooms from the fourth floor down to the first. Everything was destroyed. A group of 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen banded

  • Operation Christmas Drop delivers relief to typhoon-stricken island

    Airmen participating in Operation Christmas Drop here coordinated with non-governmental organizations and State Department officials in the region to airdrop critical shipments of water and food for 30 workers recovering from damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan on Kayangel Island, part of the Republic

  • 62nd Christmas Drop provides cheer, aid to Pacific Islands

    Two C-130 Hercules aircraft took off from the flightline here Dec. 11 and dropped packaged goods to islands in the Pacific as part of this year's Operation Christmas Drop.Every December, C-130 Hercules aircrews from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, partner with the 36th Wing here to

  • AFN radio now available online

    The American Forces Network Pacific radio programs provide service members and their dependents with family friendly entertainment and regional updates.Traditionally, these programs provided their support through ranged radio frequencies, but AFN 360 Internet Radio and AFN Pacific mobile application