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

  • Andersen and Yokota Airmen train for disaster relief operations

    Members of the 36th Contingency Response Group here and aircrews from the 374th Operations Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, participated in a mock deployment to Northwest Field Feb. 17-18 to rehearse time-critical actions for disaster relief operations.The CRG, which participated in relief

  • Yokota goes sumo

    Azumazeki-beya, a local Japanese "heya" or training center, invited more than 600 students, parents and teachers from Yokota Air Base to the retirement ceremony of sumo wrestler Ushiomaru Motoyasu, January 31 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.Azumazeki-beya invited students from Yokota's

  • Yokota nominated for Hennessy Award

    Yokota Air Base was nominated in Nov. for the John L. Hennessy award and will compete against seven other bases throughout the Air Force for this award.The Hennessy trophy is an annual award presented to an Air Force installation, in single and multiple facility categories, for the best food service

  • Hurricane Hunter at Yokota

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Gulfstream IV, based at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., is operating from here through February collecting data over the Pacific Ocean to improve winter storm forecasts.According to the NOAA website, this specialized aircraft, best known

  • Food and Drug Administration Recall

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently recalled several over the counter drug products that may have been contaminated with tribromoanisole (TBA). TBA causes the product to have a moldy or musty smell and in some cases can cause nausea if ingested. The products that have been recalled from

  • Airmen's Center offers a variety of entertainment

    Yokota's Airmen's Center, located within the Yujo Community Center, is one of the many programs here for Airmen and their dependents provided by the 374th Force Support Squadron.The Airmen's Center is located within walking distance of all the enlisted dormitories. It is a place for enlisted Airmen

  • U.S., Japan forces celebrate as alliance reaches half-century mark

    Fifty years ago the U.S. and Japan signed a security treaty that has outlasted 10 U.S. presidents and 22 Japan prime ministers, and it shows no signs of slowing down yet.To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the alliance, approximately 200 Japanese and American servicemembers and government officials