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

  • Keeping Yokota moms fit

    The team at Yokota's Health and Wellness Center has recently added a prenatal aerobics class to help moms-to-be stay in shape.Staff Sergeant Treshawna Gwendo, diet therapist at the 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, is the instructor for the class and says the class is for anyone who is a new mom

  • Airmen awarded medal for risking their lives

    Airman 1st Class Joseph Recalde and Senior Airman Roy Tort from the 374th Security Forces Squadron were both recently awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal.The two Airmen received the medal for their bravery during a fire-fight at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan."At first, words couldn't describe

  • Yokota's ORE

    A learned skill often becomes less effective over time unless it is regularly put into practice, that's why Yokota Air Base has quarterly Operational Readiness Exercises to practice responding to a number of different contingencies. Airman First Class Ryan Lis talked to Wing chief of Exercises, Maj

  • Japanese Students Become Teachers

    Children normally go to school as students, but for one day, the students of a Fussa Elementary school were the teachers and the airmen of Yokota were the students. Senior Airman Andrew Helmkamp tells us about this interesting exchange of roles.

  • 2010 CES Housing Pamphlet now available

    The 374th Airlift Wing Pamphlet 32-8, Familiy Housing Brochure, has been reviewed and substantially revised to update points of contact, office symbols, remove old references, and introduce new procedures.  Click here to view the publication.If you have any questions, please contact the Housing

  • Air Force selects 7 Yokota SMSgts for promotion to Chief

    YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Seven Yokota senior master sergeants were among the more than 500 selected Nov. 19 for promotion to chief master sergeant. Air Force officials selected 504 of 2,287 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant for a selection rate of 22.04