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

  • USINDOPACOM senior enlisted leader visits Yokota

    On June 1, U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief David Isom, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL), visited Yokota Air Base, as well as several other bases in the Indo-Pacific region, to get an inside look at their capabilities and crisis response procedures. As the CSEL, Isom advises the

  • 374 AMXS Changes Command

    Maj. Michael Mauro assumed command of the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Lt. Col. Robert Leidel during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 8.

  • PACAF Command Chief supports Airmen during Yokota tour

    Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces Command chief, visited Team Yokota’s Airman Leadership School class 23-E, to share his perspective on leadership, followership, and personnel management during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 5.

  • Yokota airlifts supplies to Guam after Typhoon Mawar

    Team Yokota sprung into action and coordinated a delivery of over 36,000 pounds of frozen foods and refrigerated perishable items to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to aid in the ongoing Guam relief effort following Typhoon Mawar, June 3.

  • USAF volunteer efforts uplift Kanoya community

    Members of the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron and 374th Airlift Wing, deployed to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base, have now dedicated dozens of hours volunteering to serve the local area since arriving in October 2022, in addition to their primary mission of supporting

  • US facilitates Japan Air Operations Center training

    Three years in the making, the 505th Training Squadron fulfilled a request by the government of Japan to assist with understanding how an air operations center plans and executes and how to build instructional standards to enable airpower at the operational level of war.

  • 374 OSS Changes Command

    Lt. Col. Scott Branco assumed command of the 374th Operational Support Squadron from Lt. Col. Sean Powers during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 2.

  • US SECDEF Indo-Pacific tour lands at Yokota Air Base

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was welcomed by Team Yokota leadership and a diverse selection of U.S. military members from the area during a diplomatic visit to Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and other senior officials, as they continue talks aimed at strengthening and

  • Yokota schools help kids with military moves

    The 374th Airlift Wing hosted a team of professionals from the Military Interstate Child Compact Commission (MIC3) on May 10, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to amplify the educational resources available to service members and their families.