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 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,

  • 374th FSS Airmen simulate mass casualty response

    Airmen from the 374th Force Support Squadron responded to a simulated mass casualty scenario as part of a Samurai Readiness Inspection (SRI), Oct. 28, 2021.During SRIs, Mortuary Affairs is augmented with 374th FSS Airmen from multiple career fields. It provides experience in this specialized

  • Yokota Airmen simulate triage procedures

    Yokota Air Base, Japan – Airmen from the 374th Medical Group triaged and treated mock patients in response to a simulated air attack during a Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise Oct. 26, 2021.

  • Yokota Hones Active Shooter Response Training

    Airmen assigned to 374th Security Forces Squadron fire blank ammunition during an active shooter exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 5, 2021. Blank ammunition was utilized to simulate combat during an active shooter scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tyrone Thomas)

  • Yokota hosts MSG all call

    Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, speaks at a Mission Support Group all call, May 10, 2021. This was part of Campbell’s first wave of all-calls in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the beginning of a semblance of normalcy as an increased percentage of Yokota Air Base receive

  • Raised on Resiliency: How Military Parents Shape Their Child’s Experiences

    When I was 14 years old, at least once a week I would have dreams about anxiously waiting for my father’s return home from his deployment to Iraq. In the dream, I would be inside our home full of excitement and ready to welcome him with a huge hug.He walked in the door and suddenly I would realize