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

  • Samurai Challenge: Sakura Madness

    Members from across Yokota gathered for a basketball competition for this month's iteration of the Samurai Challenge at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2026. The challenge is a 12-month series of physical fitness events designed to test strength, enhance unit camaraderie, and serve as a proving

  • 18th AF leaders assess Western Pacific mobility operations at Yokota

    U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Winstead, Eighteenth Air Force deputy commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Arce, 18th AF command chief, engage with the 730th Air Mobility Squadron and gain a better understanding of operations in the Western Pacific, Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 30, 2026.

  • 374 AW tests fixed based operator concept during Beverly Midnight 26

    The 374th Airlift Wing leveraged the Yokota Aero Club to deliver mission-essential aircraft parts to a simulated broken aircraft during Beverly Midnight 26, demonstrating how local resources can provide an inexpensive alternative mobility option during operations at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 13,

  • 5AF gains commander

    U.S. Forces Japan, 5th Air Force, and 374th Airlift Wing members assemble for a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 24, 2026.

  • 374 AMXS, LRS perform cargo operations during BM26

    Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Squadron recently performed cargo loading and off-loading during exercise Beverly Midnight 2026 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 10, 2026.

  • Banding Together: Japan-U.S. Joint Music Concert

    Members of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific and local junior high school students recently performed during the annual Japan-U.S. Joint Concert in Musashimurayama, Japan, March 8, 2026.

  • 374 LRS loads heavy equipment during BM26

    Airmen from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron successfully loaded a K-loader onto a C-130J Super Hercules in support of exercise Beverly Midnight 2026 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Mar. 11, 2025.