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

  • Children mock deploy for Operation K.U.D.O.S.

    Children performed a mock deployment for Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations April 30, 2022. Operations K.U.D.O.S. consisted of toy weapon training, a C-130J Super Hercules tour and a mock medical checkup to simulate a deployed environment.

  • Ambassador’s Youth Council tours Yokota

    The Ambassador’s Youth Council of Kansai visited Yokota Air Base on April 22 as part of a larger study tour to learn more about U.S.-Japan relations.The program, run by the American Consulate General Osaka-Kobe, came to the base to see how Yokota operates in Japan and how it partners with the Japan

  • Yokota Airmen practice ACE concepts at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

    More than 30 members of the 374th Airlift Wing traveled to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to practice an Agile Combat Employment exercise called Operation Mega Force from April 18 to 20.The purpose of the operation was to integrate with III Marine Expeditionary Force and practice airdrop

  • JGSDF personnel conduct joint CBRN study with Yokota Airmen

    The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Biological Chemical Weapons Defense Unit participated in a joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear decontamination study, April 18 and 21, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The study was a two-day event involving familiarization briefings from

  • Biological “Brothers in Arms”

    Staff Sgt. Ja Lee, combat arms instructor, and his oldest brother, Airman 1st Class Dae Lee, patrolman, proudly serve alongside each other in the 374th Security Forces Squadron, at Yokota Air Base.

  • 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

  • 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.