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.

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  • Misawa F-16s head south for trilateral exercise

    U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons, Misawa Air Base, Japan, park on the flightline in preparation for Exercise Cope North 21 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2021. The primary intent of Cope North is to enhance coordination of combined air

  • U.S. forces enhance joint capabilities during exercise

    U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Air Force military members discuss mission operations for Joint Exercise Littoral Strike at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan. 20, 2021. The two-day exercise focused on integration between the U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Air Force and Navy. It consisted of

  • Yokota Celebrates BSC Airmen

    The Air Force celebrated Biomedical Sciences Corps week, Jan. 25-29, to honor their heritage while recognizing the achievements and continuing efforts of the men and women who comprise the corps.The BSC dates back to 1917, when the Army established the Army Sanitary Corps to combat infectious

  • CV-22 gets cleaned for inspection

    Senior Airman Brody Lee, 753rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, cleans a wing of a CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 23, 2020. Ospreys under-go an inspection every 180 days, which includes using high pressure

  • Newly installed AAS maintains Yokota’s readiness

    An F-16DJ Fighting Falcon assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, approaches a barrier cable during the initial certification test of the newly installed flightline BAK-12 barrier, aircraft arresting system (AAS) at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2021. The tail-hook latches onto

  • Yokota's first jump training of the New Year

    An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron takes off during an Army and Air Force high altitude - low opening jump training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 8, 2021. HALO training not only allows Soldiers and Airmen to practice jumping but also allowed the