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 reveals commemorative UH-1N Huey decal ahead of retirement

    374th Maintenance Squadron structural aircraft mechanics applied a decal to the side of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron in commemoration of the UH-1N Huey’s departure from the 459th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2025. The UH-1N Huey has maintained

  • Yokota Airmen honored by Okutama Fire Department

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Malachi Mustango, 36th Airlift Squadron resource advisor, and Staff Sgt. Danaie Lloyd, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron inventory inspection supervisor NCOIC, received certificates of appreciation from the Okutama Fire Station, Tokyo Fire Department, July 30, in

  • 165 AS delivers during Department Level Exercise

    U.S. Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 165th Airlift Squadron Flew from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, on July 25, 2025. The Department-Level Exercise is the first-in-a-generation series of exercises encompassing all branches of the Department of Defense, along with

  • Against the current: Airman's split-second decision saves a life

    “It was a moment when you knew you had to be fast-acting; you can’t hesitate because losing one second could mean losing a life.”The roar of the current echoed through the air as the icy water surged below, uncontrollable and unforgiving. A Japanese local fell from a bridge into the near-freezing,

  • 36 AS conducts operational subject matter exchange with JASDF aircrew

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H Hercules aircrew members assigned to the 401st Airlift Squadron, Komaki Air Base, visit the 36th Airlift Squadron for a subject matter expert exchange on operational strategies at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 28, 2025. The exchange enhances operational readiness

  • 374 CS renovate MPLS site for Yokota

    The 374th Communications Squadron celebrates the completed renovation of 3 out of 9 multiprotocol layer switching sites during a ribbon cutting ceremony.