Air Cadets from National Defense Academy of Japan tour aircraft at Yokota

Air Cadets from the National Defense Academy of Japan visit Yokota Air Base for an immersion tour, July 26, 2022. Visitors included students from Japan, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar.

374th maintainers keep C-130s flying

374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintains mission-ready aircraft to sustain contingency and peacetime missions throughout the Pacific theater to accomplish U.S. Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces' taskings.

New, improved passenger terminal open at Yokota Air Base

The Yokota Air Base community celebrated the opening of a new Air Mobility Command passenger terminal with a ribbon cutting on Monday, June 13. The $27.5 million project spanned nearly seven years, with planning starting in late 2015, construction starting in June of 2020 and completion in June of

Yokota, Japan remember WWII fallen during U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service

Representatives from Yokota Air Base, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Shizuoka City attended a U.S.-Japan Joint Memorial Service June 11, 2022, at Mt. Shizuhata, Shizuoka city, Japan, to honor the fallen and reflect on acts of heroism showcased in the aftermath of a raid of Shizuoka City during

Yokota supports McConnell Air Force Base with a hot-pit refuel

Yokota recently performed a hot pit refuel on a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 344th Air Refueling Squadron from McConnell Air Force Base.

374th FSS Airmen simulate mass casualty response

Airmen from the 374th Force Support Squadron responded to a simulated mass casualty scenario as part of a Samurai Readiness Inspection (SRI), Oct. 28, 2021.During SRIs, Mortuary Affairs is augmented with 374th FSS Airmen from multiple career fields. It provides experience in this specialized

Team Yokota tests readiness in base-wide exercise

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota members took part in a two-week long Samurai Readiness Inspection exercise, April 25-May 6.The base-wide exercise leveraged multi-domain capabilities to out-match those seeking to challenge the U.S. and Coalition interests in the region through a credible, capable,

Capt. Ryosuke Taki Receives Air Force Commendation Medal

Yokota Hosts Bilateral Aviation Safety

Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing Safety Office and 353rd Special Operations Group Safety Office hosted guests from the Tokyo Aviation Police and the Japanese Coast Guard to speak about Yokota’s operational procedures on Mid Air Collision Avoidance or MACA, April 7, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.“MACA,

Misawa F-16s head south for trilateral exercise

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons, Misawa Air Base, Japan, park on the flightline in preparation for Exercise Cope North 21 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2021. The primary intent of Cope North is to enhance coordination of combined air