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

  • 374 AW hosts JASDF personnel for C-130J static display tour

    Newly assigned members to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operations Support Wing and Air Intelligence Wing gained insight into the mission of the 374th Airlift Wing during a static display tour of a C-130J Super Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4, 2025.

  • 374 AW hosts JASDF pilot candidates during tour

    Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing hosted a tour for 38 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate School students and three JASDF flight instructors at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2024.

  • US facilitates Japan Air Operations Center training

    Three years in the making, the 505th Training Squadron fulfilled a request by the government of Japan to assist with understanding how an air operations center plans and executes and how to build instructional standards to enable airpower at the operational level of war.

  • Yokota leaders showcase partnership with Japanese tradition

    Plenty of laughs were shared as base leaders and their Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jeitai) counterparts gathered at the Operation Support Wing annual mochi pounding ceremony.Mochi is a traditional Japanese rice cake that is made just in time for the New Year and is widely considered a

  • 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.