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

  • Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 in full swing at Yokota

    Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing and participating tenant units began Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 on Oct. 16 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, in a collective effort to maintain their readiness to respond to any contingency, at any time.

  • 374th IG prepares inspectors for large scale readiness exercise

    Leaders from the 374th Inspector General office conducted a final readiness session and briefing for its Wing Inspection Team (WIT) members helping to inspect all functions and units during an annual large-scale mission readiness exercise at Yokota Air Base on Oct. 5.

  • Readiness through virtual reality

    The 374th Security Forces Squadron conducted an arming and use-of-force training June 12, using the “Street Smarts” Virtual Reality training system, a tool designed to augment military security forces readiness and provide augmentee training to all Airmen that have completed their First Term Airmen

  • Cope North 23: Trilateral integration at Iwo To strengthens capabilities

    Ten U.S. Air Force airfield experts from Yokota and Andersen Air Base flew to the Japanese island of Iwo To, historically called Iwo Jima, to exchange skills with Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force partners as part of the Cope North 23 field exercise, Feb. 21-22.Cope North

  • 730th AMS Airmen train on C-5M Super Galaxy

    Maintenance Airmen of the 730th Air Mobility Squadron trained on a C-5M Super Galaxy to include tire changes, Crash Damaged Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) towing, and propping aircraft on hydraulic jacks, on Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 13, 2022.

  • Yokota CBRN training adapts to pandemic constraints

    Members of the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron Emergency Management team have found a way to continue the mission while limiting the risk of COVID-19 transmission by moving Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training to the great outdoors, July 22, 2020, Yokota Air Base, Japan.

  • Yokota Airmen conduct simulated aircraft crash

    Senior Airman Thomas Smith, left, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, fastens and checks protective gear for Hidekazu Suzuki, 374th CES firefighter, while conducting simulated aircraft fire drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 8, 2018. Aircraft live-fire training is conducted periodically

  • 374 MXG welcomes new commander

    The outgoing commander of the 374th Maintenance Group, Col. Steven James, said farewell to his Airmen during a change of command ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 20.