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

  • US, Indonesian Air Forces to conduct Cope West 22 exercise

    Service members and aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 374th Airlift Wing (AW), Yokota Air Base, Japan and the Indonesian Air Force will participate in Cope West 2022 (CW22), a bilateral, tactical airlift exercise at Abdulrachman Saleh Air Force Base, Malang, Indonesia, June 17-24.

  • New gym opens with Murph challenge

    Yokota hosted a Murph challenge for the opening of a new box gym May 27. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee donated a high-performance box gym to Yokota Air Base during the 2020 Olympic games.

  • 374th SFS perform Police Week retreat ceremony

    The 374th Security Forces Squadron held a Police Week retreat ceremony May 20. The 374th SFS held the ceremony to honor law enforcement personnel as well as recognize the dangers and risks they face every day.

  • 730th AMS Airmen train on C-5M Super Galaxy

    Maintenance Airmen of the 730th Air Mobility Squadron trained on a C-5M Super Galaxy to include tire changes, Crash Damaged Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) towing, and propping aircraft on hydraulic jacks, on Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022.

  • Friendship Jump 2022

    A six member team comprised of U.S. Air Force SERE from the 374th Operations Support Squadron and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade conducted a military free fall demonstration to show their capabilities during the Japanese-American Friendship

  • Yokota reopens base for annual Friendship Festival

    The 374th Airlift Wing hosted the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2022 on May 21 and 22, the first one in three years.During the two-day festival, which aims to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Japan, approximately 110,000 people visited the base.

  • President Biden arrives in Japan

    President of the United States Joseph R. Biden arrived at Yokota Air Base, Japan, onboard Air Force One May 22. President Biden arrived during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival 2022.

  • Yokota, partners highlight aircraft during Friendship Festival

    The 374th Airlift Wing and its partners highlighted numerous aircraft during day one of the Friendship Festival 2022, May 21. The two-day festival was an opportunity for visitors to learn more about the U.S. and Japan bilateral partnership, while strengthening the bonds between Yokota and the local