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

  • Team Yokota celebrates a New Year with JASDF partners

    Leaders from the 374th Airlift Wing and the 5th Air Force participated in a Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) New Year’s Reception hosted by their Operations Support Wing (OSW) in Tachikawa, Japan, on Jan. 21, 2023. The OSW is co-located at Yokota Air Base alongside the 374th AW, 5th AF, and the

  • Bringing health, happiness, prosperity into the New Year

    A few weeks after holiday lights started to illuminate the homes and trees of Yokota Air Base, members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operational Support Wing came to the 374th Airlift Wing headquarters building Dec. 16, to add to the decorations with a touch of Japanese culture.

  • Joint Partner TCCC Medical Training

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force medics participated in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training drill at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. These battlefield simulation drills provide medics and combat personnel with realistic scenarios where they provide life-saving care while

  • Yokota firefighters conduct bilateral training with JASDF

    The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department conducted a joint training with Japan Air Self Defense Force. Practicing standardized firefighting techniques between U.S. and Japanese Airmen gave both sides the opportunity to sharpen joint capabilities and build stronger partnerships.

  • U.S. Air Force observes JASDF exercise at Yakumo Sub Base

    Members from 5th Air Force and the 515th Air Mobility Command flew to Yakumo Sub Base, Oct. 13, to observe a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jieitai) exercise called Sokuou Kidou.Throughout the exercise JASDF showcased their methods for airfield assessment, mobile refueling systems, deployable

  • PACAF and JASDF hosts bilateral civil engineer key leader engagement

    Civil engineer leaders from Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force toured each other’s facilities to learn how they function. They exchanged knowledge and expertise for accelerating interoperability to make both country's civil engineer forces stronger together.

  • Yokota Airmen visit Japan's Komaki Air Base

    U.S. Airmen from Yokota Air Base’s 36th Airlift Squadron flew to Komaki Air Base in Japan to visit their Japan Air Self-Defense Force counterparts at the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron to enhance interoperability through an immersion tour.

  • Yokota celebrates 10 year anniversary of relocation of ADC HQ

    Leadership from the 374th Airlift Wing and 5th Air Force participated alongside their Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jieitai) counterparts in the 10th anniversary of the relocation of the Air Defense Command headquarters to Yokota Air Base, Japan on April 21, 2022.