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

  • Family Health, Urgent Care Clinics change operating hours

    On Feb. 11, the 374th Medical Group's family health and urgent care clinics ushered in some changes to better accommodate patients. The family health clinic will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the urgent care clinic will remain open 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week for urgent

  • Slideshow: Airmen showcase world-class capabilities

    C-130 Hercules from Yokota Air Base, Japan, soar above Tokyo Feb. 21, 2013. Yokota conducted a readiness week, showcasing its professional airlift capabilities and ability to support any contingencies in the Pacific theater. To view the slideshow click here.

  • Airmen demonstrate evacuation operations

    The 374th Airlift Wing continued training during a readiness week Feb. 22, 2013, with a simulated U.S. Noncombatant Evacuation Operation in the Taiyo Community Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The exercise scenario required Yokota to provide a temporary in-transit staging area for simulated evacuees

  • Command Post tests Yokota's recall ability during Readiness Week

    The sun was still hours away from rising when Senior Airmen Jesus Calderon, 374th Airlift Wing Command Post emergency action controller and Tucson, Arizona native, picked up the phone and began to dial.A minute later, he was talking with Yokota's wing commander, a man responsible for maintaining the

  • Slideshow: Airlifters Launch Readiness Week

    C-130 aircrews with the 36th Airlift Squadron launched readiness week with a large formation flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2013. During the coming week, Airmen will hone their skills and bolster their ability to support any contingency in the Pacific. To view the slideshow click here.

  • TechNet builds network, partnership for the future

    More than 450 people from the U.S. Department of Defense and technology industry came together for the 7th Annual Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association TechNet Tokyo Feb. 12 to 15, at the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. "TechNet offered attendees the opportunity to get an

  • Driving for responsible drinking

    The Air Force doesn't take drunk driving lightly and one bad decision could mean the end of a career, but there is always a way to avoid driving while intoxicated at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374th Airlift Wing is focused on taking care of its Airmen and Airman Against Drunk Driving at Yokota is

  • Air Force units help recover diverted Navy aircraft on Rota

    Team Andersen Airmen, along with Airmen from units in support of Cope North 13, transported an R-11 refueling truck on a C-130 Hercules aircraft from here to Rota Island, Feb. 13, to recover a Navy F/A-18 Hornet that diverted there due to weather a day prior.With the combined effort of Airmen from