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

  • COMPACAF duo visits Yokota community

    Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, and his wife, Cindy, arrived at Yokota Air Base April 18 to meet with base leadership and counterparts at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

  • Earth Week at Yokota

    Yokota’s 374th Force Support Squadron rallied members of the community to celebrate “Earth week” through a series of events, April 15 - 23, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • Yokota hosts overseas environmental conference

    Environmental specialists from U.S. Air Force installations in Japan and the Republic of Korea attended an on-base Overseas Environmental Program Management Review conference hosted by Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 2, April 17-21.

  • 500 students explore USAF careers at Yokota

    Members of team Yokota participated in the Yokota Middle School Career Fair at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2023. The event provided an opportunity for 500 Yokota students, grades 5-12, to learn about different Air Force specialties. Approximately 180 Airmen volunteered to provide insight on

  • SECSTATE lands at Yokota, attends G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 16, 2023. During his visit, Blinken traveled to Karuizawa, Japan to attend the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to discuss a range of global issues in an effort to advance an affirmative vision for a free and open

  • Yokota medics train in cross-cultural exchange

    Yokota Air Base recently concluded a semester of the Japanese Physician Fellowship Program (JPFP), a one-year, rotating education program designed to train Japanese physicians and familiarize them with  U.S. medical practices.This unique program, which began in 2015, is conducted entirely in English

  • 2023 US-Japan Friendship Cup body builder competition

    The 2023 U.S.- Japan Friendship Cup was hosted at the Taiyo Community Center April 16, and hosted contestants from both the U.S. and Japan to help strengthen the bond between the two countries.This is the first time the event has been held in seven years, helping to bring residents of Yokota and

  • USFJ, 374th leaders thank Kanoya team, local leaders

    United States Forces Japan and 374th Airlift Wing command teams visited Kanoya Air Base, Japan, to acknowledge the Airmen of the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron and meet with the Kanoya city mayor, Shigeru Nakanishi, April 10.