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

  • US, ROK complete Airborne training during Freedom Flag 24-1

    Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command Soldiers assigned the 13th Special Mission Brigade board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prior to it taking off from Seoul Air Base, ROK, for Freedom Flag 24-1 static-line Airborne

  • Defenders of Yokota

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Mills, 374th Security Forces Squadron base defense member, poses for a photo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 17, 2024. The 374th SFS creates a secure environment for the entire Yokota community, enabling the base to support the region-wide mission of promoting

  • USFJ/5AF, 374 AW commanders visit Band of the Pacific-Asia

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander and his spouse Kelly Jost; Chief Master Sgt. Shaun Campbell, 5th AF command chief and his spouse Amber Campbell; Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Hauck, 374th AW

  • Athletes go for gold at 45th KPSO

    Athletes, families and volunteers convened at Yokota High School to take part in the 45th Kanto Plains Special Olympics at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9.

  • Team Yokota recognizes CCAF graduates

    Members of Team Yokota gathered to honor graduates at a Community College of the Air Force commencement ceremony in the Officers' Club on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 12, 2024.

  • Team Yokota stands down for resiliency day

    Team Yokota took a knee to focus on Total Force resiliency, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 6-7.Units across Yokota took time from normal operations to focus on the importance of resilience and participate in team-building activities with the help of resiliency training assistants and master

  • Veterans Day at Yokota: Honoring the Brave

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing salute as the national anthem plays during a Veterans Day ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 7, 2024. The ceremony was held to commemorate the temporary ceasefire between Allied nations and Germany during the first World War on the 11th

  • 374 MXG, CES team up for C-130J rudder removal

    U.S. Air Force maintenance personnel, alongside Japanese National workers from the 374th Maintenance Group and 374th Civil Engineering Squadron, prepare to remove the rudder of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron for repair at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Oct. 24, 2024.