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

  • OCD24: Philippine Air Force supports OCD

    Members of the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 730th Air Mobility Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Philippine Air Force service members worked together to rig bundles during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 12, 2024.

  • OCD24: International Partners take Flight

    The IOP provides an opportunity to build upon long standing relationships, maximize professional knowledge, exchange and further develop solutions to meet the unique challenges of the Indo-Pacific.

  • Distinguished Visitors Experience OCD 24

    Distinguished Visitors from Fifth Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, and Alaskan Command visited Anderson Air Force Base during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 Dec 8-10.

  • U.S., JASDF, ROKAF loadmasters exchange knowledge during OCD 24

    Loadmasters from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Air Force came together to exchange knowledge on rigging procedures before bundle delivery operations begin at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2024.

  • Maintenance Officer Rooted in Guam Returns Home for OCD 24

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Martin Perez, deputy commander of the 374th Maintenance Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, returned home to Guam to supports Operation Christmas Drop 2024, an annual operation conducted between regional allies designed to help enhance trust and increase global stability,

  • Santa’s Grey Sleigh Arrives Early in the Pacific as OCD 24 Kicks Off

    High above the Pacific, Santa’s grey sleighs roared to life Dec. 8 as C-130 Hercules aircrews from five allied nations began dropping humanitarian-like aid bundles as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2024. The annual mission, now in its 73rd year, brings together aircrews from the United States,

  • 374 LRS Airmen prepare bundles for OCD 24

    Airmen assigned to the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron combat mobility flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, drill holes into sheets of wood as part of the bundle building process for Operation Christmas Drop 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 3, 2024. CMF activities during OCD help enable