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

  • Yokota welcomes new Mission Support Group commander

    Col. Otto Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, presided over a change of command ceremony during which Col. Rafael Quezada relinquished command of the 374th Mission Support Group to Col. Todd Freece at Hangar 15, June 7.During his opening remarks Colonel Feather commented on Colonel Quezada's

  • Air Force selects 41 Yokota Airmen for promotion to E-7

    Forty-one Yokota technical sergeants were among the 5,424 selected May 28 for promotion to master sergeant. The selection rate for promotion was 24.85 percent. The average score for those selected was 341.18, with an average time in grade and time in service of 4.49 and 15.88 years respectively.The

  • Airmen work to change lives, one step at a time

    Two Team Yokota members are working together to make a significant change in the lives of people around the world.Airmen 1st Class Vanessa Villar and Larry Morris, 374th Operations Group intelligence analysts, head the Soles4Souls program here at Yokota.Soles4Souls was started after Hurricane

  • Can't hide from suicide

    If your co-worker told you his left arm and chest were hurting, then he collapsed on the floor, your CPR training would kick in and you'd do all you could to save his life. Now, what if your co-worker started showing signs of being suicidal? Would you know what to do?  Sooner or later you'll have to

  • Team Yokota remembers fallen heroes on Memorial Day

    American Legion Post 2222 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9555 hosted Memorial Day ceremonies here May 31 to pay tribute to the men and women who have died serving their country.Team Yokota residents joined Col. Otto Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and retired Army Sgt. 1st Class John

  • Yokota Airman recognized with Zenkokai Award

    Beginning in 1951, the Good Deed Association of Japan (Nippon Zenkokai) has acknowledged those who perform and promote good deeds in their communities and neighborhoods throughout Japan.Five Airmen from Yokota received the Zenkokai award at the organization's 60th annual presentation ceremony held

  • Airmen neutralize threat to Bagram Airfield

    Members of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, with assistance from Soldiers and Marines, repelled an early morning attack May 19 here.The attack began with indirect fire that caused no significant damage, said Lt. Col. James Lowe, the 455th ESFS commander.Indirect fire is the use of

  • Memorial Day: Remembering our heroes

    Airmen and their families who live and serve in the Pacific are surrounded by tangible reminders of the legacy of preceding generations. Our command's headquarters still bears the scars left by enemy weaponry during the attack on Hickam and Pearl Harbor that brought America into World War II. On