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

  • Sakura, friendships bloom at Yokota

    U.S. Air Force leaders from the 374th Airlift Wing and their Japanese Air Self-Defense Force counterparts gathered at the Operations Support Wing annual sakura viewing on April 1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan.Sakura, also known as the cherry blossom, is Japan’s unofficial national flower. The blooming

  • Yokota SAPR hosts tournament to begin SAAPM

    The 374th Airlift Wing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office hosted a volleyball tournament April 1, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to begin their Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month informational campaign and symbolically ‘block out’ sexual assault.

  • Yokota Red Cross honors volunteers during recognition ceremony

    The Yokota Air Base American Red Cross chapter recognized nine volunteers who continually went above and beyond in service to the base community during an award ceremony held at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 21, 2023.Two volunteers were coined by Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, for

  • Yokota Airman earns Logistics Officer Association Award

    Capt. Jackson Magdefrau, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance officer in charge, earned the 2022 Maj. Gen. Saunders Chapter Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his superior leadership and service to Yokota’s local Logistics Officer Association chapter.

  • National Prayer Luncheon

    The 374th Airlift Wing held a National Prayer Luncheon on March 23, 2023, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. For 70 years, the 374th Airlift Wing has held a meal in honor of the original “Presidential Prayer Breakfast" in 1953, which was attended by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United

  • Team Yokota stands down for Airmen resiliency

    Airmen from all areas of Yokota Air Base gathered at the Taiyo Community Center to hear resiliency-focused leaders and helping agencies talk about stresses within the military community and the importance of Comprehensive Airman Fitness (CAF) during a Wing stand-down event at Yokota Air Base, Japan,

  • Yokota kids visit AMC and board C-5M Super Galaxy

    Three classes of students from Yokota West Elementary School visited the Air Mobility Command Passenger Terminal at Yokota Air Base to learn about the mission of the 730th Air Mobility Squadron and get an inside-look at a visiting AMC C-5M Super Galaxy, assigned to Travis Air Force Base, California,

  • 353 SOW from Kadena visits Yokota for isochronal inspection

    Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, visited their counterparts at Yokota Air Base, on mainland Japan, to conduct an isochronal inspection on an MC-130J Commando II, from Feb. 22 to March 13.The inspection involved Yokota and Kadena