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

  • Memorial Day ceremony honors fallen veterans

    Members of the 374th Airlift Wing hosted a Memorial Day ceremony to honor and pay tribute the memory all veterans that have made the ultimate sacrifice during military service at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 26, 2023.

  • Yokota, JGSDF leaders exchange Co-Op awards

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force leaders invited U.S. Air Force counterparts from the 374th Airlift Wing to a Defense Cooperation Award ceremony in honor of the collaborative efforts both parties have made to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Japan at Camp Narashino,

  • Yokota HS class of 2023 helps celebrate 50 years of education

    The Yokota High School class of 2023 helped celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary while participating in a graduation ceremony alongside educators, parents and family members at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 25, 2023.

  • Friendship Jump 2023

    The annual Yokota Friendship Festival joint capabilities demonstration draws in festival-goers that are looking forward to viewing airborne demonstrations with the 36th Airlift Squadron using their C-103J Super Hercules to drop Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers, as a display of the strong

  • PACAF RQ-4 Global Hawks arrive at Yokota Air Base

    U.S. Pacific Air Forces began positioning RQ-4 Global Hawks at Yokota Air Base, Japan, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on May 15 to provide theater-wide enduring operations in support of maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.

  • Yokota True North provider and her “Ikigai”

    Each year, we recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month to raise awareness about and normalize mental health struggles. It’s a great reminder to check in with yourself and each other and reinforce healthy coping strategies. It is also a time to intentionally reduce the stigma surrounding mental

  • Yokota hosts 47th annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival

    The 374th Airlift Wing hosted the 47th annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2023 on May 20 and 21, welcoming over 193,000 people to the Yokota Air Base airfield.The base opened to the public for two full days of aircraft static displays, live music, food, fun, and aerial exhibitions of

  • 2023 Friendship Festival highlights: Day 2

    The 2023 Yokota Friendship Festival finishes its two-days worth of events, as Team Yokota thanks the more than 165,000 guests that visited from around the world and helped celebrate the enduring partnership between the U.S. and Japan Self Defense Forces, the strong ties between the base and local

  • 2023 Friendship Festival highlights: Day 1

    The 2023 Yokota Friendship Festival completes the first of its two-days worth of events, as Team Yokota opens its gates to welcome approximately 67,000 guests from around the world to celebrate the enduring partnership between the U.S. and Japan and take the opportunity to help strengthen ties