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

  • Language, culture, and connection: LEAP scholars train at Yokota

    Scholars from the Language Enabled Airman Program embedded with units across the 374th Airlift Wing for three weeks, applying cultural and language skills to strengthen partnerships and enhance mission readiness in the Indo-Pacific.Fluent in multiple languages, particularly Japanese, the scholars

  • Airman uses triumph in powerlifting championship to inspire, motivate others

    Tightly gripping his hands around the cold metal bar, a rush of adrenaline flowed through his body as the echoing sounds of encouragement from his wingmen, friends and family got louder nearby. “I want to be the best I can,” Staff Sgt. Wilmer Hernandez, 374th Surgical Operations Squadron ultrasound

  • 374 MXS checks off mission readiness with ISO inspections

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryan Rivera, 374th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, performs isochronal inspections on a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 1, 2025. Airmen from ten career fields across the 374 MXS come together during ISO inspections,

  • 374 MDG enhances operational readiness at Yokota

    A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing gives blood at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2025. The 374th Medical Group ensures medical readiness for the 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force, and U.S. Forces Japan, managing 64 war reserve material projects, including the U.S. Air

  • 374 LRS performs periodic FORCE functions check

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron conducted a periodic functional check of their war reserve materiel, the Fuel Operational Readiness Capability Equipment.

  • 374 SFS conducts FAS course, advances readiness

    Illuminated by the glow of the full moon, three defenders assigned to the 374th Security Forces Squadron moved out in full battle rattle and rifles poised. The final phase of the four day fly-away security course commenced– a field training exercise that would determine their readiness to serve as

  • Precision in every round: 353 SOW, 374 MXS ensure ammo readiness

    A U.S. Air Force maintainer from the 353rd Special Operations Wing, marks a small arms ammunition cartridge during a roll test operation at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2025. By collaborating with the 374th Maintenance Squadron on ammunition roll testing, the 353rd SOW strengthens operational

  • 374 LRS POL flight engages in bilateral SME exchange with JASDF

    U.S. Air Force 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Material Command members pose for a photo during a bilateral subject matter expert exchange of the aerial bulk fuel delivery system in the petroleum, oil, and lubricants compound at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb.