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

  • USFJ, 5 AF commander assesses quality of life at Yokota

    Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, participated in an immersion tour to evaluate the lives of Airmen stationed at Yokota Air Base, the premier airlift hub in the Indo-Pacific region, on July 24, 2023.

  • Comedian Iliza Shlesinger visits Yokota

    Comedian Iliza Shlesinger visited to perform at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2023, during a United Services Organizations tour in three U.S. military installations in Japan. Shlesinger also met Airmen stationed at Yokota and received tours and briefs from numerous squadrons to understand the

  • 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Changes Command

    Lt. Col. Michael Pluger assumed command of the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron from Lt. Col. Timothy Scheffler during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 26.

  • Yokota Airmen support largest AMC exercise

    Yokota Air Base saw over 400 additional military members on the ground in July, with multiple concurrent exercises taking place in the Indo-Pacific region. A team of Airmen from the 374th Force Support Squadron stepped in, coordinating and executing the bed down of incoming forces at Yokota.

  • Yokota Hercs find their Northern Edge

    Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, supported units with air mobility operations during Northern Edge 23-2, at Kadena Air Base and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, July 2–21.

  • US, Japan host first-ever Space Engagement Talks

    The ongoing race against adversaries and competitors who possess advanced space capabilities and questionable intentions further emphasizes the need to reinforce norms of behavior in space.

  • USAF Expeditionary Center leaders visit Yokota as MG23 hub

    Maj. Gen. John Klein, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, USAFEC command chief, visited Yokota Air Base as part of Mobility Guardian 2023 and met 374th Airlift Wing leadership to gain a site picture of MG23 operations at Yokota from the host-wing

  • Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff transits through Yokota

    U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, 374th AW command chief, greeted U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 13, 2023.