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

  • Team Yokota celebrates Month of the Military Child

    Students walk through the entrance of a Month of the Military Child event at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 8, 2025. Established in 1986, the Month of the Military Child pays tribute to the children of military service members by recognizing their commitment and sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force

  • Athletes go for gold at 45th KPSO

    Athletes, families and volunteers convened at Yokota High School to take part in the 45th Kanto Plains Special Olympics at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9.

  • Team Yokota stands down for resiliency day

    Team Yokota took a knee to focus on Total Force resiliency, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 6-7.Units across Yokota took time from normal operations to focus on the importance of resilience and participate in team-building activities with the help of resiliency training assistants and master

  • Yokota, JASDF celebrates beginning of spring through Friendship Hanami

    Community members and leaders representing the U.S. Air Force and Japan Self-Defense Force (JASDF) came together to view and celebrate the first sakura blooms of the season during the Operational Support Wing (OSW) -JASDF Bilateral Friendship Hanami at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 30, 2024.

  • Keeping Airborne 24 Soaring: Inside the Crucial Work of 374th AMXS

    Amidst the deafening roars of C-130J Super Hercules engines from the Yokota flightline, the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stands as the faithful backbone of aircraft operability, ensuring mission readiness from the ground up for exercise Airborne 24.

  • Yokota Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign Kick-Off!

    Team Yokota,The annual Yokota Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) campaign will be kicking off again TODAY, 4 March 2024, giving us all another opportunity to help our fellow Airmen and Guardians when they need it most. The AFAF campaign supports four charities that are dedicated to caring for Airmen

  • Yokota, Japan partnership proves powerful in Ishikawa earthquake aid

    A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shocked thousands when it rattled through Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1, 2024. A day that would usually be spent joyfully partaking in “Hatsumode,” the first shrine visit of the New Year, was instead spent mobilizing disaster and evacuation plans. The Jan. 1

  • Rain Fails to Dampen Spirits at 43rd Frostbite Road Race

    Team Yokota hosted the 43rd Annual Frostbite Road Race, featuring three different race routes that spanned across Yokota Air Base, Jan. 21. The event has grown into one of the most popular road races held in Japan since its 1981 inception. This year, approximately 10,000 participants, both Japanese