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

  • USecAF Visits Yokota Air Base

    Under Secretary of the Air Force Matt Lohmeier, visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a Pacific Air Forces tour, Feb. 2-3, 2026. Yokota Air Base highlighted its role as the Indo-Pacific’s premier logistics hub responsible to sustain and maneuver forces on time when called upon. During his visit, he

  • Yokota and JASDF OSW Airmen engage in language exchange

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing engaged with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operations Support Wing members during a language exchange session in the OSW at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 10, 2026. Events like this build camaraderie between allied forces while improving

  • Emergency Boiler Repairs restore heat to Yokota’s East Side

    Airmen and technicians assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration shop conducted emergency boiler repairs Feb. 2-9 to sustain heating and hot water services to the east side housing areas at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • 374 CS completes Samurai Relay

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 374th Communications Squadron recently completed their third iteration of the Samurai Relay on February 6th, 2026.

  • U.S., Japan conduct bilateral airfield damage repair FTX

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron trained alongside members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Central Air Civil Engineering Group from Iruma and Hyakuri Air Bases and the Western Air Civil Engineering Group from Ashiya Air Base during a bilateral airfield damage

  • Yokota leadership rings in the new year with Japanese community partners

    Yokota Friendship Club presidents, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Yuichi Hosokawa, Operation Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, open a sake barrel during the kagami-biraki ceremony at the Joint New Year’s Party at Yokota Air Base,

  • Arctic airdrop: U.S.-Canadian paratroopers train during JPMRC 26-02

    U.S Army and Royal Canadian Army paratroopers conduct airdrops out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron in support of Joint Multinational Readiness Center 26-02 over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 7, 2026. The mission demonstrated

  • 374 AW DCOM visits JASDF OSW

    U.S. Air Force 374th Airlift Wing deputy commander visited the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operations Support Wing counterparts during an immersion tour with the OSW at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. Immersions like this give commanders a firsthand look and allow leaders to discuss shared

  • JPMRC 26-02: Cold, Contested, Ready

    A U.S Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron lands on an unimproved landing zone during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 7, 2026. Operating outside of a traditional runway setting, aircrews practiced

  • Cold Weather, Ready Aircraft: C-130J Deiced for JPMRC Operations

    A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron is deiced during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb 7, 2026. The 36th AS provided tactical airlift support in subzero conditions.