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

  • An Almost Total Lunar Eclipse Seen in Yokota

    The moon sits in partial lunar eclipse over the Yokota control tower at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 19, 2021. The Moon passes into the shadow of the Earth, creating a partial lunar eclipse so deep that it can reasonably be called almost total. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)

  • TFD and JASDF First Responders visit Yokota Hospital

    (Right to left) U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Brough, 374th Medical Group commander and Col. Dane Campbell, 374th MDG director of operations, exchange their business cards to members of the Tokyo Fire Department 9th Fire District during West Tokyo Emergency Medical Service summit 2021, at Yokota Air

  • Mayors of Japan tour Yokota

    Yokota Air Base leadership hosted a dozen Japanese mayors from the Kanto, Tohoku, and Hokkaido regions, who toured the base, Nov. 15, 2021.The mayors visited Yokota to reaffirm the importance of the U.S. Air Force – Japan Air Self-Defense Force alliance, and to learn the strategic importance of the

  • Yokota administers pediatric COVID-19 vaccine

    Ford Campbell, right, receives the pediatric version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 18th 2021. In accordance with Yokota’s mission to attain the highest safety and vaccination rates possible, the 374th Medical Group held a vaccination line specifically for children ages

  • U.S-Japan conducts airborne operation

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade, line up outside a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, before a personnel drop, Nov. 15th, 2021. Yokota’s 374th Airlift Wing and JGSDF’s 1st Airborne Brigade organized this demonstration of interoperability,

  • COMPACAF visit highlights combat agility and allied interoperability

    Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, PACAF command chief, visited Yokota Air Base and the Government of Japan Ministry of Defense Nov. 1-3, to reaffirm an essential allied partnership and speak with local Airmen on agile airlift’s contribution to

  • The largest administration of the ASVAB test ever given in the Pacific

    The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) examinees from Yokota High School enter the testing venue at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 3, 2021. 120 students from 10th to 12th grade took the exam as part of the ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP), a resource that helps teens determine

  • PACAF commander visits Japan's Air Defense Command HQ

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, participates in an office call with Japan Air Self-Defense Force leadership during an annual site tour of U.S. Air Force and allied commands at Yokota Air Base, Nov. 1, 2021. Wilsbach’s attendance represents synchronizing joint partner

  • Koku-Jieitai practice tactical flights at Yokota

    Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Airmen assigned to the Komaki Air Base 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, trained on and performed tactical flight operations at Yokota Air Base, Nov. 5.