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-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,

  • Strengthening Ties with Bilateral Exchange

    For over 20 years, Yokota Air Base, Japan has participated in the Bilateral Exchange Program, in which Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen experience what it’s like to work as U.S. Air Force Airmen. This year’s 14 day program gave a chance for all Airmen to learn, grow and strengthen relationships