Sept. 3, 2025 Students begin universal pre-kindergarten at Yokota Students began their first day of universal pre-kindergarten at Joan K. Mendel Elementary School on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 2, 2025.
April 14, 2024 YMS students beautify school grounds for Earth Day Yokota Middle School students, equipped with gloves and shovels, planted flowers around the school’s newly-erected sakura tree at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2024.
Dec. 21, 2023 Ready, set, winter break Col. Andrew Roddan, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and his wife, Renee, read to students during the Mendel Elementary School holiday assembly at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15.
Aug. 22, 2023 Back-to-School excitement at Yokota Yokota students headed back to school for the 2023-24 school year at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 21, 2023.
April 19, 2023 500 students explore USAF careers at Yokota Members of team Yokota participated in the Yokota Middle School Career Fair at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2023. The event provided an opportunity for 500 Yokota students, grades 5-12, to learn about different Air Force specialties. Approximately 180 Airmen volunteered to provide insight on