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

  • Now you're speaking my language

    Standing in the front of the roughly 35 Japan Air Self-Defense Force members, Staff Sgt. Michael Nickless, 374th Force Support Squadron, begins reading off a list of examples to the group. "She has a headache, he has a headache, they have a headache." The group reiterates the sentences. "I have a

  • Semper Fi Society delivers toys to children in Kamaishi City

    In 2011, when the East Japan Great Earthquake and Tsunami happened, Kamaishi City was one of the hardest hit areas in the Tohoku Region, leaving everything destroyed and families torn. Since then, many relief efforts and charities have assisted areas effected by the disaster and the Semper Fi

  • Weather Flight keeps eyes on storm

    When the rain begins to fall, the wind picks up, and it looks as though a tropical storm is bearing down on Yokota, the 374th Operational Support Squadron Weather Flight is working to make sure base residents are safe and sound."The main mission of the weather flight is to provide support to the

  • All in: Yokota launches the fleet

    Every aircraft assigned to Yokota Air Base, Japan, was launched as part of a large formation mission Oct. 22, 2013. C-130 Hercules, UH-1 Hueys, and C-12 Hurons all launched during the mission as the installation showcased its ability to provide support as the primary airlift hub for the Western

  • No Heat No Cool soon to be underway at Yokota

    With the arrival of fall, the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron will flip the switch Monday, Oct. 21st, shutting off Yokota's heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, systems.The program, called No Heat/No Cool, helps maintain Yokota's critical and aging HVAC infrastructure by allowing

  • Air Force unveils new resiliency tool

    The Support and Resiliency Inventory is an assessment tool that examines the perceptions of Air Force members and civilian spouses of AF members about sources of informal and formal support in their lives and about their success in adapting to life challenges and meeting personal and work

  • New DOD Safe Helpline Mobile App Now Available

    The Department of Defense announced its new DoD Safe Helpline Mobile Application. With this new app, service members transitioning to civilian life will have access to critical resources that assists in managing the short and long-term effects of sexual assault. This new app is the latest in a