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

  • Secretary of Defense visits Yokota

    U. S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addressed more than 300 joint service members at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. Panetta visited the base to personally thank service members and to discuss a variety of issues that the U.S. military faces."We're a country that continues to face

  • Leaders issue Air Force birthday message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As we celebrate the United States Air Force's 65th birthday, we salute all of the

  • SecAF highlights 'state of force' at AFA conference

    In his keynote address at the 2012 Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 17, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley discussed major service accomplishments over the last 12 months and the Air Force's strategic way ahead.Donley said the Air Force's

  • Yokota recognizes 2012 Fire Prevention Week

    The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department will recognize Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 7 to 13 at Yokota. Fire Prevention Week is an annual event which honors the sacrifices of firefighters throughout the U.S. It also pays tribute to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which killed more than

  • Secretary of Defense arrives at Yokota

    U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta arrived at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, greeted by Lt. Gen. Salvatore A. Angelella, commander of U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force.During his visit to Japan, Panetta will meet with defense counterparts and U.S. service members before traveling to

  • The bike guy

    Due to the recent bicycle roundup giveaway event and subsequent donations to the Airman's Attic, there are more Yokota residents riding around on two wheels these days.One man with the responsibility to keep those wheels safely on the road is Matthew Beebe, a bicycle mechanic, who is also known as

  • Living history

    A dark room opens into a well-lit office where a man sits pouring over online documents and historical data. His office is scattered with old photos and keepsakes representing decades of the 374th Airlift Wing's history. From its origins in Australia and Papua New Guinea in November 1942 during