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

  • Long-time Yokota Air Base civilian guard passes away

    From the early 1950s to the mid 1990s, one thing Yokota residents could always look forward to when driving through one of the base gates was a "picture perfect" salute and ready smile from Mr Toshio Kobayashi. We were saddened to hear last week that Mr. Kobayashi had passed away - he was 85 years

  • AF selects 81 Yokota Airmen for promotion to technical sergeant

    Eighty-one Yokota staff sergeants were among the 7,724 selected June 18 for promotion to technical sergeant. The selection rate for promotion was 20.78 percent. The average score for those selected was 319.69, with an average time in grade and time in service of 5.68 and 10.85 years respectively.

  • Water quality rated excellent on Yokota, Tama Hills

    The quality of the water on Yokota Air Base and the Tama Hills Recreational Annex is excellent, according to findings detailed in the annual Consumer Confidence Report. The report was released June 15 by 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron's Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight here. The report is

  • Yokota Airmen participate in annual B-29 memorial service

    Yokota Airmen participated in a memorial ceremony in Shizuoka City honoring thousands of Japanese civilians and 23 U.S. Airmen who perished when two B-29 bombers collided during the air raid. Since 1972 Yokota Airmen have volunteered their time to take part in a US-Japan joint memorial service to

  • Primary Care routine medical appointments

    The 374th Medical Group will have several primary care providers PCS from Yokota AB beginning in early summer. Provider staffing will be temporarily reduced until inbound providers arrive in mid to late summer. As a result of this PCS rotation, beneficiaries may experience temporary delays in

  • Summer fun with reading

    Its summer time and for most students that means a chance to forget about school work and relax. The Air Force libraries host an annual summer reading program for children. Yokota's Summer Reading Program is a self- paced program that encourages children on Air Force installations to read during