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

  • End of an era: Final UH-1N Huey departs Yokota

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron and the 22nd Airlift Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., load UH-1N Hueys on to a C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd AS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2025. The Huey has supported Yokota since 1980, and its retirement aligns

  • Yokota maintains high-tempo operations following REFORPAC 2025

    Members assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron and 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron conducted routine training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 6.The 36 AS and 374 LRS routinely refine processes and synchronize logistics for the 374th Airlift Wing, ensuring Pacific Air Forces’ only tactical airlift

  • Stateside Wingmen, aircraft gather at Yokota to support DLE 2025 missions

    U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron stand by for mission operations in support of Department-Level Exercise 2025 as part of the 374th Air Expeditionary Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 14, 2025. Through this DLE, the Department of the Air Force is preparing

  • 36 AS displays readiness during routine training

    The 36 Airlift Squadron maintains a forward presence as the sole forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Pacific. The mission-ready C-130J Super Hercules aircrew conduct a wide variety of missions, including theater airlift, search and rescue, and humanitarian relief missions.

  • UH‑1N readiness on display during joint CASEVAC exercise

    The 459th Airlift Squadron, 374th Medical Group and Naval Hospital Yokosuka collaborated for casualty evacuation training at Yokota Air Base, Feb. 20. The 459th AS has a working agreement with the 374th MDG to provide emergency airlift support via UH-1N Huey during certain medical situations. The

  • Yokota celebrates 70 years of C-130 operations

    Resilient, agile and reliable; for seven decades the C-130 has been the crux of international tactical airlift operations, helping sustain air superiority, dominance and operational effectiveness. The 36th Airlift Squadron and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron took to

  • Yokota displays airlift proficiency during Valiant Shield 24

    The 374th Airlift Wing leveraged tactical airlift capabilities and transported Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers during Valiant Shield 24, June 15. VS24 is a multinational, biennial field training exercise focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. As the

  • U.S. supports JSDF humanitarian exercise

    An Airman from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron waits to load cargo on a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during exercise Tomodachi Rescue 22 Feb. 11, 2022. The aerial component of the exercise consisted of one U.S. C-130J, and a KC-130H, C-2, and C-1 from the