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 POL compete in fuels rodeo

    The 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight hosted the 2023 Petroleum Oils and Lubricants Rodeo to bring fuels technicians together for a series of competitive challenges based on their career field, Nov. 11, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • Worth its weight in readiness

    BM 24-1 is a yearly exercise designed to train Yokota Airmen on base readiness, crisis communication and contingency operations.

  • Japan Minister of Defense visits Yokota

    Japanese Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 10, 2023. Kihara has served as Japan’s Minister of Defense since September 2023. Yokota leaders regularly meet with officials from the Japan Ministry of Defense to discuss the shared security of the region and continue

  • MWD Riko retires after 5 years of service

    Riko, a seven-year-old German Shepard, officially retired from his role as a military working dog Oct. 11 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, after serving in the U.S. Air Force for five years.

  • 459th Airlift Squadron aids in local exercise

    The 459th Airlift Squadron assisted the Tokyo Metropolitan Government with a disaster preparedness and response drill at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, Japan, Sept. 3.Disaster preparedness and response drills maintain readiness for both Yokota Air Base and the local community in the event of

  • Speaker Pelosi visits Japan

    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 5, 2022. During her visit to Japan, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

  • Col. Roddan receives command of the 374th Airlift Wing

    Col. Andrew L. Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing incoming commander, formally assumed command of the 374th AW from the outgoing commander, Col. Andrew Campbell, during the 374th AW Change of Command Ceremony June 23.