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 ALS participates in its first-ever FTX at Tama Hills

    Yokota Airman Leadership School students recently participated in warmup exercises at an ALS field training exercise at Tama Hills, Japan. During the FTX, Airman had the opportunity to practice identifying unexploded ordnance, securing areas, utilizing land mobile radio systems and learning the

  • 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,