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 AFWERX team seeks to invest, innovate, inform

    Twenty members from Yokota Air Base attended the Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) Japan exhibition on March 16, in Tokyo, to seek out new, cutting-edge technology in a trip organized by YokoWERX, an AFWERX spark cell at Yokota that helps innovative Airmen bring their ideas to

  • 374th CES builds partnerships at Cobra Gold 23

    U.S. Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, rolled up their sleeves and got dirty alongside international partner forces from the Royal Thai Air Force and the Indian Army Engineer Corps from Feb. 8 to March 11, in the Chai Badan area of Thailand.Yokota Airmen worked

  • Internal medicine team paves paths to specialty care

    A team within the 374th Health Care Operations Squadron's internal medicine clinic works to facilitate escalated medical care when a patient’s needs exceed the scope of their primary care manager. The internal medicine clinic has a five-person team that is responsible for issuing referrals to

  • Yokota C-130 teams help find mariners lost at sea

    At 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, watchstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam Joint Rescue Sub-Center received a mayday call reporting a vessel taking on water between Rota and Guam. The master stated they had three people aboard, and the vessel was sinking.The three mariners

  • Yokota recognizes newest chief master sergeants

    Yokota Air Base celebrated the promotions of four Airmen and two Japan Air Self-Defense Force warrant officers during the 2023 Chief Recognition Ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 10, 2023. The six members were selected for promotion to chief master sergeant, which is the highest enlisted

  • 36 AS & 374 CMS conduct routine training

    Members of the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Combat Mobility Flight and the 36th Airlift Squadron frequently work together by testing their ability to effectively palletize and transport cargo, ensuring the airlift mission at Yokota is always ready.

  • USAF, USSF Surgeon General visits Yokota

    Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, Surgeon General for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, visited the 374th Medical Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2023.