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 Airmen: Agile, skilled, ready

    Crew chiefs today are working in more austere environments than ever before and are leaving a smaller footprint with fewer (but more agile) resources. This type of flexibility garners a need for some extra helping hands, so the 374th Maintenance Group developed the Multi-Capable Airmen Training

  • Yokota kids prepare for deployment

    The Military and Family Readiness Center hosted Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations, or KUDOS, to educate Team Yokota children about deployment processes at the Samurai Fitness Field on Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 29, 2023.

  • Virginia Governor visits Yokota

    The Samurai Cafe Dining Facility hosted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and members of Team Yokota, April 26, 2023. During his visit, Youngkin met base leaders, served food to Samurai Cafe Dining Facility customers, and had breakfast with native Virginians, where he expressed his appreciation for their

  • Ambassador’s Youth Council Program tour Yokota

    The Ambassador’s Youth Council Program visited Yokota Air Base, Japan on April 20, 2023, to tour the base and learn more about U.S.-Japan relations. Twenty university students from the Kansai and Tokyo regions participated in the program to augment their studies of international relations, political

  • COMPACAF duo visits Yokota community

    Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, and his wife, Cindy, arrived at Yokota Air Base April 18 to meet with base leadership and counterparts at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

  • Earth Week at Yokota

    Yokota’s 374th Force Support Squadron rallied members of the community to celebrate “Earth week” through a series of events, April 15 - 23, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • Yokota hosts overseas environmental conference

    Environmental specialists from U.S. Air Force installations in Japan and the Republic of Korea attended an on-base Overseas Environmental Program Management Review conference hosted by Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 2, April 17-21.

  • 500 students explore USAF careers at Yokota

    Members of team Yokota participated in the Yokota Middle School Career Fair at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2023. The event provided an opportunity for 500 Yokota students, grades 5-12, to learn about different Air Force specialties. Approximately 180 Airmen volunteered to provide insight on