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

  • Lt. Gen. Rupp Currency Flight

    5th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp recently completed a currency flight to Osan Air Base and back. C-130Js assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron perform touch-and-goes regularly, allowing aircrew to practice take-offs and landings, sharpening their flight skills.

  • Yokota, Japan remember WWII fallen during U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service

    Representatives from Yokota Air Base, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Shizuoka City attended a U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 11, 2022, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka city, Japan, to honor the fallen and reflect on acts of heroism showcased in the aftermath of a raid of Shizuoka City during

  • Yokota – Misawa Airmen participate in joint ACE exercise

    Yokota Air Base’s iconic C-130J Super Hercules has been joined by 12 F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, as Airmen and aircraft participated in a joint Agile Combat Employment training exercise May 12, 2022.

  • Yokota pairs with Royal Thai Air Force for training

    Yokota Air Force and Royal Thai Air Force Airmen participated in a C-130 airframe immersion and training opportunity 27 March to 2 April, at Don Muang Air Base, Thailand.This engagement focused on furthering the strong U.S.-Thailand alliance as well as paving the way for future opportunities between

  • 36th Airlift Squadron conducts training in Thailand

    Airmen assigned to the 374th Maintenance Group and the 36th Airlift Squadron recently visited Thailand for joint training with the Royal Thai Air Force at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield and Don Muang RTAF Base. This was the first training opportunity between Yokota Air Base and the RTAF within

  • Yokota removes outdoor COVID testing tent site

    Airmen stood by and watched as the tent, they spent the better part of two years in, was systematically taken apart and hauled away. This wasn’t the end of a wilderness expedition full of adventurous memories, it was a pivotal moment for Airmen of the 374th Medical Group as they discontinued the use

  • Yokota administers pediatric COVID-19 vaccine

    Ford Campbell, right, receives the pediatric version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 18th 2021. In accordance with Yokota’s mission to attain the highest safety and vaccination rates possible, the 374th Medical Group held a vaccination line specifically for children ages

  • U.S-Japan conducts airborne operation

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade, line up outside a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, before a personnel drop, Nov. 15th, 2021. Yokota’s 374th Airlift Wing and JGSDF’s 1st Airborne Brigade organized this demonstration of interoperability,