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 concludes SAAPM with 5K color run

    Yokota Air Base concludes Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month with a 5k color run on April 30,2026. Events like these allow community members to come together and foster a safer community and provide support for survivors.

  • G22 Cafe Grand Opening

    The cafe, formally known as the "Sip n' Play", was renamed the "G22 Cafe" in honor of the fallen aircrew members of the GUNDAM 22 aircraft mishap, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2026. The cafe commemorates their service and preserves their legacy within the Yokota community, standing as a

  • Japan and U.S. Forces compete in TCCC Rodeo

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Medical Group, U.S. Army Medics and members from the Japan Air and Ground Self Defense Forces participate in the tactical combat casualty care rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 21, 2025. The TCCC program trains all service members to perform medical

  • 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.