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

  • 374 AW conducts deployment, force generation training day

    Units within the 374th Airlift Wing completed a deployment and force generation training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 13-14. The training days allowed units an opportunity to gain quality cross-functional whole-wing training while balancing real-world tasks and operations.

  • Yokota, Kadena Airmen save life in real-world AE mission

    Airmen saved the life of a critically injured fellow Airman in a display of rapid response and seamless coordination for an aeromedical evacuation on Oct. 28. To execute the mission, Airmen from the 374th Medical Group, 374th Operations Group, assisted by members from the 18th Aeromedical

  • US, ROK complete Airborne training during Freedom Flag 24-1

    Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command Soldiers assigned the 13th Special Mission Brigade board a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prior to it taking off from Seoul Air Base, ROK, for Freedom Flag 24-1 static-line Airborne

  • BM 25-1 takes off at Yokota

    U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct pre-flight checks on a C-130J Super Hercules during exercise Beverly Morning 25-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20, 2024. Exercise BM 25-1 lasts two weeks with Airmen working throughout each day to conduct mission critical tasks, such as aircraft generation, personnel

  • U.S.-Japan soar through heavy winds for Airborne 24

    As dawn approached on the brisk morning of March 7, relentless winds echoed over the flightline of Yokota Air Base, Japan. The stage was set for Airborne 24, as nearly half of the 374th Airlift Wing’s C-130J Super Hercules fleet, U.S. Army jumpmasters and approximately 300 Japan Ground Self-Defense