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

  • Jump Week, Day and Night

    A Marine with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stows suspension lines preparing a parachute on Jan. 11, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Marine unit spent the week working on their parachute qualifications practicing static line and

  • Fighting to prevent sexual assault

    In an attempt to reduce the frequency of sexual assaults on base, dozens of teens took to the mat alongside Yokota Airmen to practice Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, July 23, 2016, at the Taiyo Community Center. The Gracie Defense Systems is a new program specifically designed to increase awareness and reduce the