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

  • 374th Contracting Squadron changes command

    Lt. Col. Scott Schneider assumed command of the 374th Contracting Squadron, from Lt. Col. Mark Wagner during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, July 16.

  • PACAF Band Change of Command

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Hansen assumed command of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific-Asia from Lt. Col. Jason Plosch during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 10.

  • 374th Mission Support Group change of command

    U.S. Air Force Col. Burt Okamoto assumed command of the 374th Mission Support Group from Col. Ryan Vetter during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 10.

  • 374th OMRS change of command

    U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Kimberly McCoy-Singh assumed command of the 374th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron from Lt. Col. Darrick Duran during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 11.Col. Michael McCarthy, 374th Medical Group deputy group commander, presided over the

  • Multi-Capable Airman Rodeo wraps up at Yokota

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force participated in a bilateral, two-day Multi-Capable Airman Rodeo event at Yokota Air Base and Tama Hills, Japan, June 27 and 28.The event was created as part of an initiative to promote a multi-capable culture while identifying advanced training

  • 374th Airlift Wing changes command

    Col. Richard McElhaney assumed command of the 374th Airlift Wing from Col. Andrew Roddan during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 9.

  • 374th AW commander's farewell fini flight

    U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, completed his final flight over mainland Japan, July 8, 2024. The final flight — also known as a fini flight — is an Air Force tradition marking a pilot’s departure from a unit or the last time they fly an aircraft.