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

  • Yokota celebrates Month of the Military Child

    Col. Julie Gaulin, 374th Airlift Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Hauck, 374th Operations Group command chief, signed a Month of the Military Child proclamation at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 7, 2022. Established in 1986 by former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, the Month of

  • 36th Airlift Squadron conducts training in Thailand

    Airmen assigned to the 374th Maintenance Group and the 36th Airlift Squadron recently visited Thailand for joint training with the Royal Thai Air Force at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield and Don Muang RTAF Base. This was the first training opportunity between Yokota Air Base and the RTAF within

  • Yokota hosts first Project Enigma class

    The 730th Air Mobility Squadron hosted a week-long professional development course called Project Enigma, which focused on retention while building supervisor-Airmen relationships, March 28 to April 1.

  • Yokota hosts JASDF Chief of Staff for U.S.-Japan Leadership Program

    Gen. Shunji Izutsu, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff, and local Japan leaders visited U.S. Forces Japan to attend a U.S.-Japan Leadership Program gathering, reaffirming the importance of the U.S. Air Force – Japan Self-Defense Force alliance, March 19, 2022.

  • Yokota members recognized for contribution in Operation Okidough

    Members from the 374th Logistic Readiness Squadron pose for a photo after a recognition ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 24, 2022. Members from the 374th LRS, Bakery and the 730th Air Mobility Squadron produced, loaded and transported 47 pallets containing 987 boxes of bakery products to

  • Yokota removes outdoor COVID testing tent site

    Airmen stood by and watched as the tent, they spent the better part of two years in, was systematically taken apart and hauled away. This wasn’t the end of a wilderness expedition full of adventurous memories, it was a pivotal moment for Airmen of the 374th Medical Group as they discontinued the use

  • Mizuho Town Library re-opens, recognizes Yokota partnership

    The aging Mizuho library began renovations in 2019 to modernize its facilities and offerings, while accepting design ideas and donations from multiple sources to include Yokota Air Base. Its grand re-opening ceremony included Col. Philip Dorsch, 374th Maintenance Group commander, and Chief Master

  • Combat Arms training 2022

    Airman 1st Class Derek Zickafoose, 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, checks an M240 light machine gun before providing it to students during an M240 and M249 machine guns qualification at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, March 10, 2022. The annual training is conducted to