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

  • Japanese medical students visit 374th MDG

    More than 70 third-year Japanese medical students from the National Defense Medical College visited the 374th Medical Group July 11, 2013, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During their visit, the students were given a briefing about medical operations at Yokota and also received a tour of the facilities.

  • Catching aircraft, saving lives

    Members of Yokota's 374th Civil Engineer Squadron test the installation's flightline arresting gear with the assistance of two F-16 Fighting Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2013. The arresting gear assists with rapid deceleration of aircraft during landings and requires annual testing

  • Orchids find new home in Tama Hills

    Beyond Yokota Air Base's south runway, through the wire fence and across the road, is a small 16-acre forest, home to Indigenous flora and fauna that hide amongst the lights that guide approaching aircraft.Within this dynamic ecosystem is the rare cephalanthera falcata, or, Golden Orchid. In

  • Yokota's drill team - one of a kind

    In the Manhattan II Ballroom at the Tokyo American Club, seven Airmen in full service dress stood side-by-side. Each held a polished M1 Garand rifle in close proximity to their face, muzzles precisely alligned. Thus began a series of disciplined movements. The Airmen were running through a final

  • 5th AF co-hosts Bilateral Senior Cyber Engagement

    Communications leaders representing more than 10 distinct U.S. and Japanese defense organizations recently met at Yokota Air Base to participate in the Bilateral Senior Cyber Engagement hosted by 5th Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Air Staff Office.The event provided a forum for

  • Yokota adviser assists Airmen with career options

    As the 374th Airlift Wing career adviser, Master Sgt. Daniel Chapman assists Yokota Airmen by providing answers to common questions about their career development, including retraining and special duty options."Having retrained myself, I am here to help Airmen understand how the process works,"