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 Tax Center seeks volunteers

    The Yokota Legal Office needs volunteers to help run the base tax center this year. The center consists of volunteers only, both active duty and civilian. Volunteers receive training from members of the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Representative Program. The training qualifies volunteers to

  • Secretary Donley visits Yokota

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley visited Airmen here Dec. 23 on his tour of U.S. Air Force bases in the Pacific Command. While at Yokota, Secretary Donley spoke to Airmen about the future of the Air Force and his focus on issues such as support for military families."Medical issues, child

  • Cookie Crunch brings a taste of home to dormitory residents

    Several members of Yokota's Enlisted Spouses Club spent much of Dec. 18 at the traditional chapel bagging cookies for Airmen living in the dorms on base.The Cookie Crunch originated in 2005 and has become an annual event here. In the past, similar events were organized for deployed Airmen and small

  • DEMO days leads the way

    The 730th Air Mobility Squadron hosted a Dependents Experiencing Mobility Operations day, Nov. 14, in support of deployed service members' dependents.The DEMO day was a way for family members to be able to understand the daily operations during a deployed mission by participating in part of the

  • Yokota Airman making a difference in the Philippines

    On the southern island of Jolo, Philippines, five members of the Air Force are operating a fully-equipped trauma center, providing emergency care, basic medical care and educational services to hundreds of Filipino and U.S. troops. The Air Force members comprise the Forward Surgical Team, assigned

  • Operation Christmas Drop kicks off

    Editor's note: The following is a speech given by Bill Hagen, a long-time volunteer and supporter of Operation Christmas Drop during a Push Ceremony Dec. 15 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to mark the start of Operation Christmas Drop. Team Andersen members and representatives from the local