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

  • 374th Mission Support Group hosts orientation for spouses

    The 374th Mission Support Group hosted their first Senior NCO/Officer's Spouse Orientation here, March 25. The orientation provided spouses insight on the day-to-day work accomplished by their military spouses. "The orientation was a way for 374th Mission Support Group spouses to better understand

  • Red Cross Yokota seeks helping hands

    The American Red Cross Yokota hosted a volunteer job fair March 19 at the Airmen and Family Readiness Center here.The Red Cross Yokota hosted the fair to educate Yokota residents about the many volunteer opportunities available to them around the base."We thought that it was the best way to try and

  • Vivace wows audiences with 'Once on This Island'

    The young actors and actresses of the Vivace theater group performed "Once on This Island" for a crowd of nearly 600 students at the Taiyo Community Center here March 23.The Vivace program focuses on providing quality entertainment to the community while giving theater training and experience to the

  • Yokota hosts bilateral safety conference

    Forty-two Japanese civilian general aviation pilots landed here March 20 for the Kanto Plain Mid-Air Collision and Avoidance Conference conducted by the 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office. The MACA conference brought military members together with civilian pilots from all over Japan, to focus on

  • Yokota residents 'bash' trash

    Volunteers gathered outside of the Visitor's Center at Fussa Gate to take part in the Great American Trash Bash here March 20.Armed with tongs and garbage bags, the team of 40 Yokota residents made their way onto the streets of neighboring Fussa to pick up recyclables and  litter."We came out to

  • Maintainers get 'SMART' with AFSO21

    Twenty-one Airmen held a week-long training scenario focusing on improving the C-130 isochronal inspection process here March 15.The 'Iso' inspection is a requirement that has recently changed from a 365-day requirement to a to a 450-day interval and one that requires cooperation from numerous shops