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

  • Friendship Festival 2025

    Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing commander, speaks about Friendship Festival 2025, an open event that celebrates the enduring partnership between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Cayla Hunt)

  • U.S., Japan display interoperability during Friendship Jump 2025

    U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to 412th Test Wing, U.S. Marine Corps marines assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade, conducted military free fall and static line jump demonstrations during the Japanese-American

  • 2025 Japanese-American Friendship Festival: Day Two

    The 374th Airlift Wing hosted the 2025 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 17-18, concluding two days of aircraft static displays, live music performances, and aerial demonstrations.

  • 36 AS, 374 LRS innovate airdrop process

    The 36th Airlift Squadron and 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron implemented a new, reusable system that increases efficiency and cuts overall cost for building container delivery system bundles at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 10. The 36 AS routinely conducts airdrop training with CDS bundles

  • Yokota takes strides toward PFAS filtration

    U.S. Air Force Col. Richard McElhaney, 374th Airlift Wing and Yokota Air Base commander, hosted members of the Government of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and local municipalities to extract samples of treated water on May 14, 2025.