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

  • Commentary - PACAF Band-Asia brings courage, hope to Japanese

    Eighty three days after the worst recorded earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, the Band of the Pacific-Asia's "Pacific Trends" rock/pop group traveled to the Miyagi and Iwate areas including Sendai City bringing smiles, clapping, dancing, and even sharing a few tears of relief together with one of

  • S.E.E. you on the road

    According to the Air Force Safety Center, in fiscal year 2010 the Air Force lost 12 Airmen to off-duty, two-wheeled private motor vehicle accidents. These fatalities were due to reckless behavior and excessive speeds. As part of the Air Force Critical Days of Summer safety campaign, members are

  • Yokota library's summer reading program goes medieval

    As summer begins and students are released from school, it means a chance for most students to forget school work and relax, but for others it is means more free time to read.With Yokota's summer reading program, beginning in June and ending in August, children and youth up to 12th grade can

  • Always practice safe sun

    Not only does Memorial Day mark the beginning of the Air Force's Critical Days of Summer campaign, it also marks the start of summer.With the weather warming up and school letting out, people are spending more time outdoors, making them more susceptible to heat exhaustion, heatstroke or

  • Yokota maintainers help local town clean the streets

    Sunday is usually a day for relaxation before another busy week of work, but for some Yokota Airmen, it was a day to roll up their sleeves and get cleaning.The group of roughly 70 volunteers from the 374th Maintenance Group joined residents of Mizuho, a small town neighboring Yokota Air Base, during

  • Team Yokota contributes more than $74K to AFAF

    Despite ongoing efforts in support of Operation Tomodachi, Team Yokota came together to raise more than $74,000 for the Air Force Assistance Fund, 130 percent more than originally projected for the total base goal, adding to the  $7.2 million the Air Force as a whole has already contributed. "Yokota