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

  • Independent duty medical tech has small footprint, large impact

    There aren't enough physicians in the Air Force to be placed everywhere they may be needed; however, Airmen in certain career fields can perform limited medical treatment in their stead.Independent duty medical technicians like Master Sgt. Roberto Gutierrez from the 386th Expeditionary Operations

  • Airmen work as nighttime 'Guardians of the U.S. mail'

    Each night they don their uniform; a collared shirt, khaki pants or jeans and shoes, before heading downtown for another day of work in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.The team, covering all aspects of the U.S. Air Force - active duty, Reserve and Guard - isn't part of the Office of

  • Yokota scout opens a 'Gateway to Reading'

    One local Girl Scout is attempting to accomplish a lifetime goal by helping children at Yokota find time to read.Shannon Lowder, USA Girl Scouts Overseas-Yokota ambassador to Troop 9, is striving to achieve her Girl Scout Gold Award through a program she created called "Gateway to Reading." The Gold

  • Third time's a charm for Mrs. Yokota 2010

    Persistence paid off for Mrs. Forence Bigsby as she was named Mrs. Yokota 2010 during her third attempt at the crown.Forence is the wife of Master Sgt. Tracy Bigsby of the American Forces Network-Tokyo. She received the Mrs. Yokota 2010 crown from Heather Fife, Mrs. Yokota 2009, and wife of Maj.

  • Pest Management Shop opens its doors to the public

    The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Pest Management Shop is opening its doors to the public for the first time.Beginning May 4, housing residents and facility managers will be able to pick up self-help pest control products at building 1394, located on the east side of base near the north overrun.

  • Airmen help Sailors return to the skies over Japan

    Airmen here assisted a Navy flight crew when they experienced in-flight complications and were forced to make an emergency landing April 15.The crew of the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter from nearby Atsugi Naval Base was participating in a routine exercise when they began experiencing problems."The

  • Exercise in Indonesia features HALO jumps

    U.S. Airmen and Indonesian soldiers conducted high-altitude, low-opening jumps over the Gorda drop zone in Indonesia on April 21 as part of exercise Cope West 10.Cope West is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise involving U.S. and Indonesian air forces. It is designed

  • Airdrop training continues at Cope West 10

    Indonesian and U.S. jumpmasters combined forces April 22 for valuable airdrop training over the Gorda drop zone in Indonesia during Cope West 10. Cope West is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise involving the U.S. and Indonesian air forces. The exercise is designed to

  • Yokota takes a bite out of crime and donuts

    First Sergeants and volunteers participated in a donut eating competition at the Yokota Community Center here as part of Awareness Month April 17.Yokota's Sexual Assault Response and Prevention (SARP) team put the donut eating competition together to raise awareness about Sexual Assault

  • Wing leadership trains for fire fight

    Col. Mark Hicks, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Caro, 374th AW command chief, trained with the base fire department here, April 20.The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and Fire Emergency Services Flight invited the Wing leadership to a live fire structural