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

  • 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

  • Think and plan strategically

    Pioneers like Mitchell, Lemay, and Creech shaped our Air Force. While their visions for our service were remarkable, they cemented their legacies through diligent planning that brought those visions to life. Today in PACAF, we continue to build legacies and prepare for tomorrow. Like our

  • Base, government officials conduct emergency management exercise

    More than 100 representatives from Yokota Air Base, the North Kanto Defense Bureau and the city governments of Tokyo and Fussa, conducted their first-ever table-top exercise June 16 to plan a coordinated response to a major aircraft accident in the local area. The exercise, based on a simulated U.S.

  • Yokota Post Office best in Air Force

    Courtesy, professionalism and efficiency are just a few of the reasons the 37 member Yokota Air Base Post Office was recognized as the Air Force Outstanding Large Postal Facility for 2008. "Customer service; it's what we're all about. It's our utmost responsibility and this group takes service far

  • 25th Annual Ekiden boosts record attendance

    The Yokota Striders Running Club welcomed a record number of athletes to their 25th Annual Ekiden Race Sunday. More than 7,000 runners competed in three separate races with the premiere event, a 4 by 5 kilometer Ekiden or Japanese relay race, offering competition to 1,450 teams, a 25-year high, said