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

  • JASDF hosts annual mochi-pounding ceremony

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force members participated in the annual mochi-pounding ceremony hosted by JASDF Operations Support Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025.

  • Yokota lights up the holidays with Winterfest 2025

    Yokota community members kick off the holiday season with the annual tree lighting ceremony during Winterfest 25, at Yokota Air Base, Dec. 1, 2025. Yokota families across the base gathered to celebrate the start of the holiday season in a festive event that has become a local tradition.

  • Yokota’s parcel lockers are now 24/7

    Yokota post office assigned to the 374th Force Support Squadron now offers 24-hour, seven-day access to its self-service parcel lockers, allowing customers to pick up packages.

  • 374 AW runs to commemorate Veterans Day

    Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing participated in a Veterans Day runway run and retreat ceremony, honoring veterans of all wars while strengthening discipline, unity, and readiness across the unit.

  • BM 26-1 concludes, highlights readiness

    Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing, alongside participating tenant units, kicked off exercise Beverly Morning 26-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 14-24.

  • 374 AW establish deployable mission planning cell during BM 26-1

    Airmen assigned to the 374th Operations Support Squadron and 374th Communications Squadron stood up a deployable mission planning cell in a simulated forward deployed location to establish communications and execute a joint forcible entry operation during exercise Beverly Morning 26-1, Oct. 21,

  • Yokota High School hosts DODEA, MOFA SEED event

    American and Japanese students prepared presentations for military and community leaders during the Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue event at Yokota Air Base. The youth exchange program first made its way to every installation in Japan during the 2022 and 2023 school year, with the