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

  • JASDF tours Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations at Yokota

    The 374th Force Support Squadron and Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Operating Location Pacific team welcomed Japan Air Self-Defense Force members to the mortuary affairs for a tour of the facility at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 29 - 30.

  • 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

  • Yokota Cookie Crunch 2024

    Forty volunteers from Yokota Air Base spread holiday cheer to unaccompanied U.S. and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen on Dec. 16 and 17, 2024, during the annual "Cookie Crunch" event. Around 13,000 cookies were collected and delivered—nearly doubling last year’s total.

  • 753rd SOAMXS holds redesignation ceremony

    The 753rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was redesignated as the 21st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during a ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 21.

  • Narashino Jump 2024

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade and Airmen assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted an airborne operation at the JGSDF Narashino Training Field, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, April 17.

  • 374th CS reveals new tower

    The 374th Communications Squadron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 2, in celebration of the recent activation of the new land mobile radio tower.

  • Yokota recognizes newest chief master sergeants

    Yokota's newest Chief Master Sergeant selects were recognized during the Chief Recognition Ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 15, 2024. The event highlights the newest chief master sergeant select’s accomplishments and acknowledges their ability to attain a position within the top one percent