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 honors host nation traditions during Japan Culture Day

    Members of the Yokota community celebrated Japan Culture Day by partaking in Japanese traditions at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26. Over 600 Japanese employees and members of the Yokota community came together to  help celebrate and bring good fortune into the new year. 

  • Team Yokota receives PACAF awards for excellence in safety

    U.S. Air Force Col. Brent Harms (left), Pacific Air Forces director of safety, presents Tech. Sgt. Ty Ward, 374th Maintenance Squadron engines NCOIC, with the PACAF Chief of Safety Aviation Maintenance Safety Team award at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 23, 2024. The 374th Maintenance Group Hot Pit

  • Yokota, Japan partnership proves powerful in Ishikawa earthquake aid

    A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shocked thousands when it rattled through Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1, 2024. A day that would usually be spent joyfully partaking in “Hatsumode,” the first shrine visit of the New Year, was instead spent mobilizing disaster and evacuation plans. The Jan. 1

  • Rain Fails to Dampen Spirits at 43rd Frostbite Road Race

    Team Yokota hosted the 43rd Annual Frostbite Road Race, featuring three different race routes that spanned across Yokota Air Base, Jan. 21. The event has grown into one of the most popular road races held in Japan since its 1981 inception. This year, approximately 10,000 participants, both Japanese

  • DFAS Japan welcomes new leadership

    Kristina Krebs assumed leadership of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Japan from Todd Hansen at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 17. Audrey Davis, DFAS director, presided over the ceremony.The DFAS provides Department of Defense (DoD) decision makers with business intelligence, finance

  • 459th Airlift Squadron Changes Command

    Lt. Col. Samuel Shamburg assumed command of the 459th Airlift Squadron from Lt. Col. Joseph Walters during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11.The 459th Airlift Squadron maintains a forward presence in the Pacific and provides responsive airlift support for distinguished

  • AFSOC Aircraft Mishap Release - Update 16

    After more than 40 days of intensive search, rescue, recovery and salvage efforts, alongside the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Self-Defense Forces, local law enforcement and Japanese civilian volunteers, the U.S. Military concluded operations following the CV-22 mishap that occurred on Nov. 29, 2023 off