Yokota Airmen help clean local community

Green light, Go: JGSDF conduct jump training from Yokota C-130's

Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and paratroopers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 1st Airborne Brigade, conducted a jump training mission over the Ojoji drop zone, Japan, July 8 and 9.“Bilateral trainings are important because it enhances our warfighting

36th Airlift Squadron Pilot for a Day reinstated

Noah Gifford, 10, tries out the jumpmaster chair in the back of a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 24. Gifford was selected as the 36th AS's pilot for a day and given as close to a real pilot's experience as possible, covering everything from the formation mission brief to the

Yokota Airman Earns Bronze Star Downrange

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Charles, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, was presented the Bronze Star at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, for his meritorious achievement as Maintenance Training Advisor in support of Operation Freedom’s

Yokota-bound Airman aces hydraulic systems course

Airman Rendon W. McClain, assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron at Yokota, aced the 364th Training Squadron’s hydraulic systems apprentice course recently, mastering each testing benchmark with perfect scores.

374th AW Receives Group Meritorious Honor Award

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Johnathan Marker, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operation section chief, represented the 374th Airlift Wing during the presentation of the Group Meritorious Honor Award at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 19. The Meritorious Honor Award is presented to

Yokota PAX; Gateway to the Far East

It’s been over 12 hours since feeling solid ground. Flying from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington, to Yokota Air Base, Japan, on board a Patriot Express aircraft is mentally and physically exhausting. When finally landing, the thought of getting the chance to stretch, breathe fresh

374th AMXS, The Airmen Behind OCD

Twenty-five tons of critical supplies airdropped to 56 Micronesian islands impacting more than 20,000 people. A tall task taken on by the servicemembers who take part in Operation Christmas Drop.While OCD continues on as the longest running airdrop training mission, serving as a platform to better

Team Yokota Spreads Holiday Cheer at Children's Hospital

A member of Yokota Air Base, Japan, dressed as Santa Claus, dances with child at the Kanagawa Children's Medical Hospital, Japan, Dec. 7, 2018. Members of Yokota and the dance group Son's of Hawaii dressed up to spread holiday cheer to the staff, children, and families of the hospital. (U.S. Air

COMPACAF visits Team Yokota

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez, United States Forces Japan commander, salutes Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, as Brown and his wife, Sharene, arrive at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 23, 2018. While at Yokota, Brown emphasized his message on high-quality people,