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 Winter Market

    Yokota hosted a Christmas market opened to the community to provide access to local and homemade goods provided for holiday gifts.

  • Operation Christmas Drop 2022

    U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Zachary Riley, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, flies over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. The aircraft, call sign Santa 51, delivered 9 bundles to islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. OCD is the longest-running

  • The art of baking: bringing back a taste of home

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when people around the world take to their kitchens to bake a variety of sweets. Like any creative pursuit, baking can be a form of self-expression and an opportunity to pour a little bit of passion, creativity and love into each recipe they make. Baking can

  • The C-130J Super Hercules with new tail flash stripe

    The C-130J Super Hercules returned from its mid-cycle paint with new stripes painted on the tail. A bold black outline was added to the existing red stripe making it two inches wider. The change commemorates the Wing's heritage by making Yokota C-130s more noticeable while aligning with the tail

  • Yokota Air Base receives traffic safety award

    Yokota Air Base has continuously demonstrated an interest in traffic safety and actively participated in the prevention of traffic mishaps in the local community. The award was given in recognition of the Safety Office's continuous cooperation with the Metropolitan Fussa Police station to help

  • The 71st Operation Christmas Drop kicks off

    Every December, C-130J aircrews from Yokota deploy to Andersen AFB. The C-130J crews airdrop food, supplies, and educational material to islanders throughout the, Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau. These islands are some of the most remote locations on the globe that span a