Yokota News

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

Feb. 13, 2025
Yokota Students Participate in Resiliency Focus Event

Yokota Middle and High School students participated in a resiliency focus event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 10 - 12.
Feb. 13, 2025
Strengthening Bonds through Music: Japan-U.S. Joint Music Concert

The United States Air Force Band of the Pacific joined together with Mizuho schools in the annual U.S.-Japan Joint Music Concert Feb. 8, in Mizuho Town, Japan.
Feb. 11, 2025
KS25: US, JSDF conduct C-17 static loading test

Approximately 60 members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Air Force conducted a C-17 Globemaster III static loading test at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan Feb. 3-4.
Feb. 10, 2025
36 AS flexes agility, conducts airdrop operations under limited visibility

As the sun set over the Yokota Air Base flightline, four C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron revved engines in preparation for a routine, yet convincing, demonstration of world-class agility, Feb. 6. This night time sortie–also known as a night tac--would take aircrews over
Feb. 9, 2025
374 CES Airmen enhance readiness with RADR training

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2025.
Feb. 8, 2025
Hurricane Hunters fly atmospheric river missions to improve forecasts

During the winter months, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, commonly known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” shifts their focus to flying atmospheric rivers, which are narrow corridors of concentrated moisture that can bring intense rainfall and cause significant flooding in the western United
Feb. 6, 2025
374 CES Firefighters earn EMT certification, strengthening life-saving capabilities

An automated external defibrillator sits on the ground as members of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron practice emergency medical technician procedures during an EMT course at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 5, 2025. With enhanced medical training, 374th CES firefighters expand their role beyond
Feb. 6, 2025
U.S., Japan launch the QZSS-HP in first bilateral national security space cooperation effort

U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Embassy leadership were given the opportunity to tour the Tanegashima Space Center prior to the launch of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System-Hosted Payload in Tanegashima, Japan, Feb. 2, 2024. The QZSS is Japan’s domestically engineered and manufactured
Feb. 6, 2025
Yokota Airmen return from JPMRC 25-02

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lio Shaw, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules crew chief, conducts a thru-flight inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 28, 2025. A TFI is a thorough inspection of an aircraft that is conducted before, during, and after flight to ensure safety
Feb. 5, 2025
CES, LRS team up to relocate Airmen in first iteration of dorm upgrades

Since November 2024, more than 160 Airmen have been relocated to a newly-renovated dormitory tower, marking the first phase of a multi-year effort to upgrade all unaccompanied dormitory facilities at Yokota Air Base, Jan. 31.