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 Hercs find their Northern Edge

    Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, supported units with air mobility operations during Northern Edge 23-2, at Kadena Air Base and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 2–21.

  • US, Japan host first-ever Space Engagement Talks

    The ongoing race against adversaries and competitors who possess advanced space capabilities and questionable intentions further emphasizes the need to reinforce norms of behavior in space.

  • USAF Expeditionary Center leaders visit Yokota as MG23 hub

    Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, visited Yokota Air Base as part of Mobility Guardian 2023 and met 374th Airlift Wing leadership to gain a site picture of MG23 operations at Yokota from the host-wing

  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff transits through Yokota

    U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, 374th AW command chief, greeted U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2023.

  • B-52 Stratofortress Lands at Yokota

    We can confirm that a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress diverted to Yokota AB, Japan, due to an in-flight maintenance issue. The aircraft landed at Yokota at 10:22 a.m. JST. It landed safely and without incident. The B-52 is assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, North Dakota.

  • PACAF Band plays Fussa Tanabata Festival 2023

    Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and “Final Approach,” the rock music group from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific Asia, were invited to attend and perform at the 2023 Fussa City Tanabata Festival. This is the first Tanabata festival in four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Maintainer for a day

    The 374th Maintenance Group hosted the first edition of its ‘Maintainer for a Day’ program by inviting four Airmen to shadow crew chiefs for a day at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 12.