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

  • Tobacco-use limited on Yokota beginning in 2013

    In an effort to minimize the adverse impact of tobacco use on health, mission readiness and unit performance, Yokota will begin implementing a new installation-wide tobacco policy with the new year. The policy prohibits the use of tobacco products except in designated tobacco areas and housing

  • Yokota implements installation-wide curfew

    An 11-p.m.-to-5-a.m. curfew is in effect as of 19 Oct. for all uniformed military members assigned or on temporary duty to, or on leave at, Yokota Air Base. U.S. military members living on base must remain inside the gate after that time; those who live off base or who are assigned to Yokota on

  • Air Force aims to invigorate energy efficiency programs

    The deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for energy spoke to a group of industry and civic leaders, and a handful of international military partners, about the service's energy saving initiatives at the Air Force Association's monthly breakfast Oct. 17 in Crystal City, Va.Dr. Kevin T. Geiss

  • IG: Removing speed bumps

    On a normal day, this Yokota office handles issues from service members, dependents and civilians on base, ranging from simple policy violations to complex issues.The Inspector General Office is where anyone stationed or working on Yokota can present issues without the fear of reprisal."The IG is

  • Pacific Trends visits Tumon Bay

    Pacific Trends, Band of the Pacific-Asia popular music ensemble, played inside the Outrigger Hotel lobby as part of their three-performance tour to Guam on Oct. 14.Pacific Trends, stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan, uses its variety show of popular American and Japanese tunes to accomplish its

  • Yokota community embraces fire safety

    The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department hosted the annual Fire Prevention Week Oct. 7 to 13 encouraging Yokota residents to practice fire safety.The theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week was "have two ways out," reminding people to have more than one escape route planned in case fire

  • Managing Lives

    When unaccompanied Airmen need a place to live or maintenance done in their room, there is only one office they call. Yokota Airman Dorm Leaders ensure all ten dormitories are cleaned, inspected and maintained with only a five-person staff."When it comes to safety and morale, our job is extremely

  • Airmen support monthly clean-up around local community

    Volunteers from Yokota met up for the monthly Mizuho, Japan Clean-up hosted by the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron on Oct. 11, 2012. Every month, about 11 volunteers from around base help the local community by picking up bottles, cans, cigarette butts and other assorted garbage along the

  • Yokota supports NASA

    When a crew from NASA's Airborne Science Program wanted to fly over Japan to gather volcanic activity, they found themselves looking to Yokota for support.Airmen throughout the 374th Airlift Wing helped the Gulfstream III crew from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Oct. 5- 9."We have specific