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 supports supplement safety

    For those who utilize supplements, or those looking to begin, the Department of Defense launched a website to educate service members on dietary supplements and how to choose them wisely. Operation Supplement Safety www.hprc-online.org/OPSS offers evidence-based information in various formats from

  • Eight weeks to a better runtime

    As a Healthy Base Initiative component, Yokota's Health and Wellness Center is hosting a Warrior Run Program.The Warrior Run Program, which kicked off Sept. 23, is an eight-week course that focuses mainly on running, but also includes strength training. The program is designed to steadily improve an

  • Explore for a day: Shakujiikoen and Furusato Museum

    Nerima City's Shakujiikoen is one of the largest parks in the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Famous for its beautiful scenery and relaxing walkway, the park is used as a getaway from bustling city life for locals and visitors alike.Across its tranquil ponds and through the lush forest is a building whose

  • Looking out for your four-legged friend

    For our four-legged friends, the great outdoors is their restroom, making the clean-up process the owner's responsibility.It is a tedious task; however, picking up after your pet is an important duty and failure to do so could create more than just disgruntled neighbors.Leaving animal waste behind

  • Team Yokota pays tribute during POW/MIA ceremony, ruck

    Members of Yokota Air Base commemorated Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Day Sept. 20 with a reveille ceremony followed by a ruck march honoring the commitment and sacrifices made by service members and their families.At a memorial outside of the 374th Airlift Wing headquarters building, Col. Mark

  • Yokota begins solar panel installation

    To help reduce the amount of money used toward energy costs, Yokota has begun to install solar panels to houses around the base.A total of 19 buildings as well as houses on the main base, east and west sides are slated to get the solar panels. "The main advantage of solar panels is that they reduce