May 20, 2026 50 Years of Japanese-American Friendship Festival: Celebrating Yokota’s One Community Japanese and American community members gathered at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 16-17, for the 2026 Japanese-American Friendship Festival, marking the event's 50th anniversary and the United States' 250th birthday.What began in 1974 as a word-of-mouth community gathering has evolved into one of the
May 18, 2026 2026 Japanese-American Friendship Festival: Day One The 374th Airlift Wing held day one of the 2026 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, May 16.
July 8, 2025 459 AS visits JASDF sister squadron for bilateral exchange, UH-1N crew bids farewell U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron coordinated a bilateral exchange with members of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force’s Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron at Komatsu Air Base on June 27.
May 18, 2025 2025 Japanese-American Friendship Festival: Day Two The 374th Airlift Wing hosted the 2025 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 17-18, concluding two days of aircraft static displays, live music performances, and aerial demonstrations.
May 17, 2025 2025 Japanese-American Friendship Festival: Day One The 374th Airlift Wing held day one of the 2025 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 17.
Jan. 29, 2025 Yokota celebrates New Year’s with community partners Yokota hosted the Yokota Friendship Clubs’ New Year’s Party and brought in the new year with a celebration of camaraderie and unity, Jan. 25 at the Enlisted Club.
Dec. 19, 2024 PACAF Band Brings Holiday Cheer to Musashimurayama The U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific performed their annual holiday with a concert at Sakura Hall in Musashimurayama, Japan, on Dec. 15.
Oct. 14, 2024 YHS hosts 6th youth exchange program event, focuses on cultural, educational exchange Yokota High School hosted a cultural and educational exchange event as part of the sixth Youth Exchange Program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 6.
Aug. 1, 2024 374 AW leadership visits community civic leaders The 374th Airlift Wing leadership team met with mayors from many of the surrounding municipalities of Yokota Air Base from July 22 through July 25. These meetings help promote positive relations between U.S military members and local Japanese people and immerse leadership in the affairs of the
Jan. 26, 2024 Yokota celebrates unity, reflects on 2023 with Friendship Clubs of surrounding communities Yokota hosted the Yokota Friendship Clubs’ New Year’s Party and brought in the new year with a celebration of camaraderie and unity, Jan. 20 at the Enlisted Club.The first Yokota Friendship Club, named the Fussa-Yokota Goodwill Exchange Club, was established in 1989 as local Japanese community